The NZ Team - heading to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Question 1

Which sport is currently NOT included at the Summer Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

bowls

Question 2

At the London 1908 and Amsterdam 1912 Olympic Games New Zealand athletes

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competed as part of the Australasian Team

Question 3

Nine swimming athletes will represent New Zealand at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. How many are current World Champions?

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2

Question 4

New Zealand’s oldest athlete at 45, is Tim Price. He competes in ...

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equestrian

Question 5

France has hosted the Winter Olympic Games.

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True

Question 6

Dylan McCullough, Hayden Wilde, Nicole van der Kaay and Ainsley Thorpe will swim WHERE for the triathlon in Paris?

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the Seine River

Question 7

New Zealand’s youngest athlete is Milly Clegg who is just 18 years old. She plays ...

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football

Question 8

Women’s artistic gymnast Georgia-Rose Brown competes in the all around competition, but her favourite event is...

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uneven bars

Question 9

Erin Routliffe & Lulu Sun will represent New Zealand in doubles at the Paris Games. Both will make their Olympic debuts.

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True

Question 10

The first Olympic Games that allowed female competitors happened in France in ....

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1900

Question 11

New Zealand judoka Moira Koster is heading to her second Olympic Games, she first competed at Olympic level ? years ago.

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12 (London 2012 Olympic Games)

Question 12

Dylan Schmidt & Maddie Davidson are off to the Paris 2024 Olympics for trampoline. How many times have they been before?

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Dylan 2 Maddie 1

Question 13

The New Zealand Team has named it’s largest ever women’s canoe sprint team for the Olympic Games. How many athletes?

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6

Question 14

What do the 5 Olympic rings represent?

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The five inhabited continents, united by sport

Question 15

Which country enters first at an Olympic Games opening ceremony?

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Greece

Question 16

There are 3 Olympic shooting disciplines-rifle, pistol & shotgun. Rifle & pistol athletes aim at targets at distances of

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10m, 25m and 50m

Question 17

The first official 'modern' Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece.

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True

Question 18

Lydia Ko heads into the Paris Olympic Games looking to complete her set of Olympic medals. She needs to win ...

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a gold medal

Question 19

Diver Lizzie Roussel will compete in what event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

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3m Springboard

Question 20

How many different competition sites will there be at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

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35

Question 21

Football is one of the few sports at the Games where the tournament starts before the opening ceremony.

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True

Question 22

A new sport at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is called "breaking."

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True

Question 23

Approximately how many athletes will participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

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10,500

Question 24

How were the athletes of the Ancient Greek Games dressed?

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They were naked.

Question 25

Since 1908, how many athletes have proudly represented New Zealand at the summer & winter Olympic Games?(prior to Paris)

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1527

Question 26

Which New Zealander has won the most Olympic medals?

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Dame Lisa Carrington

Question 27

At the Paris 2024 Games, Emma Twigg will become the first ever New Zealand rower to compete in how many Olympic Games.

Accepted Answer

5

Question 28

Justina Kitchen & Lukas Walton-Keim compete in the kitefoil events, the fastest Olympic class, reaching speeds of ...

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40 knots

Question 29

The Paris 2024 Olympic flame lighting and handover ceremony took place in

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Ancient Olympia, Greece

Question 30

The hockey kit pays homage to the 1976 side, featuring a similar design and the names of the athletes inside the shirt.

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True

Question 31

How have the New Zealand Rugby Sevens teams done in the past at the Olympic Games?

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Women - 1 gold, 1 silver Men - 1 silver

Question 32

Surfing events for the Paris Summer Olympic Games will happen on the coast of France.

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False, the surfing events will take place in Tahiti.

Question 33

New Zealand’s Olympic athletes receive pendants made from Tahutahi “snowflake” pounamu. It is true that ...

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The rich and intense green stone has a striking white snowflake effect., Tahutahi pounamu is one of the rarest types of pounamu., Ngāti Māhaki carvers dedicated a year to create the pieces., Tahutahi pounamu is only found on the Cascade Plateau, south of Haast.

Question 34

New Zealand Sportsman of the Year, Aaron Gate is part of a 16 strong track & road cycling team. This will be his ? Games

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4th

Question 35

There will be a public marathon in Paris the same day and on the same course as the Olympic event.

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True

Question 36

How many sports will take place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

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32

Question 37

The New Zealand athletics team named for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is made up of how many athletes?

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17

Question 38

Under which monument, a symbol of the city of Paris, will the beach volleyball events take place?

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The Eiffel Tower

Question 39

Eva Morris and Nina Brown will represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games in artistic swimming, formally know as ...

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synchronised swimming

Question 40

Equestrian is the only entirely mixed-gender sport at the Olympic Games.

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True

Question 41

Raglan’s Billy Stairmand and Gisborne’s Saffi Vette will be surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at....

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Teahupoʻo in Tahiti

Question 42

The most medalled New Zealand Olympic sport is ....

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rowing

Question 43

David Liti will be representing New Zealand at the Olympic Games in weightlifting and also tells people he is a ....

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professional croissant eater

Question 44

What colours are the Olympic rings?

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blue, yellow, black, green, red

Question 45

New Zealand canoe slalom athlete Luuka Jones has been selected for how many Olympic Games?

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Five

Question 46

Who has won the most Olympic gold medals?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Question 47

Tayla Ford (Tainui) is set to become the first ever New Zealand woman to compete in what sport at the Olympic Games?

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wrestling

Question 48

The New Zealand Team earned this many medals (total) in the Tokyo Olympics:

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20

Question 49

The New Zealand Olympic Committee and which TWO Olympians came up with the idea to write the song ‘Ain’t Just Dreaming’

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Max Brown and Ellesse Andrews

Question 50

The New Zealand Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is made up of how many athletes?

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195

Question 51

Speed climbing is a form of sport climbing. How high is the climbing wall where athletes compete for the fastest time?

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15m

Question 52

How many times has Paris already hosted the Olympic Games?

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2

Question 53

Environmentally friendly! ____ % of the Paris 2024 venues already exist or will be temporary.

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95%

Question 54

Veerle ten Have and Josh Armit will represent New Zealand in the new discipline of iQFOIL and will reach speeds of up to

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55 - 65kph

The NZ Team - heading to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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The NZ Team - heading to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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