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Karekare Olympics Quiz
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1
How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
4
2
3
5
2
Name the team event in the Winter Olympics that involves racing a specially designed sled down an ice track?
Snow Boarding
Extreme skiing
Curling
Bobsleigh
3
How many athletic throwing events are there?
4
10
6
5
4
Foil, epee and sabre are three forms of which type of Summer Olympic sport?
Fencing
Heptathalon
sailing
Triathlon
5
Which country has won more medals in total than any other nation at the Summer Olympic games?
Russia
Japan
USA
China
6
Which type of Olympic Games first took place in Rome in 1960?
Fighting
Sparkle Games
Athletics
Paralympic Games
7
The Olympic Games are held every how many years?
3
4
5
1
8
What name is given to the platform on which winning competitors stand on to collect their medals?
stage
Platform
Stand
Podium
9
Which city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1908, 1948, and 2012? It's the only city to host the event on three occasions.
London
Tokyo
Rio
Sydney
10
Bob Beamon's superhuman leap of nearly 9 metres in the 1968 Olympic Games is still an Olympic record in which event?
Hammer throw
High Jump
Long Jump
Pole Vault
11
What sport did we win our first gold medal in this year?
Curling
Rowing
Triathlon
Rugby
12
In which sport do two teams play each other on ice and sweep stones towards a target?
Figure Skating
Curling
Tennis
Lacrosse
13
An Olympic-size swimming pool is how many metres long in length?
25m
50m
15m
100m
14
Which country has won the most medals in total at the Winter Olympic Games?
Norway
Great Britain
Russia
USA
15
Which American swimmer was the most successful Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals?
Danyon Loader
Richie McCaw
Michael Phelps
Ian Thorpe
16
The Modern Olympic Games are based on the Olympic Games of which ancient country?
Greece
China
USA
Italy
17
Who are the women representing NZ in shot put at Tokyo this Olympics?
Katie Perry and Justin Bieber
Glenys and Miss Brashier
Dame Valerie Adams and Maddi Wesche
Sarah Ulmer and Maddi Wesche
18
If gold medals are awarded for first place and silver for second, which medal is awarded for third?
diamond
Iron
Copper
bronze
19
Out of all the Summer Olympic sports which sport comes first alphabetically?
Badminton
Arm wrestling
Archery
Athletics
20
How many athletes are there in the NZ Olympic team this year?
300
124
1000
211