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1
How many women have completed the Yurchenko double pike in competition?
Five
Three
Two
Just one: Simone Biles
2
Which African American track star won four gold medals at the 1936 track and field events, embarrassing Adolph Hitler?
Carl Lewis
Johnny Weissmuller
Jesse Owens
Mack Robinson
3
True or false: figure skating judges can deduct points if they don't like your costume
false
true
4
How many American Olympic athletes went on to play Tarzan in the movies?
two
three
four
one
5
True or false: Tug of War used to be an Olympic sport
true
false
6
How many Olympic gold medals has the American women's basketball team won?
9
20
16
23
7
The Fosbury Flop is:
a kind of turn used by swimmers
a high-jump technique
a haircut popularized by American figure skater Dorothy Fosbury
nickname given to the 1968 volleyball team, who lost every match
8
What languages could Kobe Bryant cuss you out in?
English, Spanish, Italian, French, Serbian, Slovenian, and Mandarin
English, Spanish, Italian, French, and Serbian
English, Spanish, Italian, French, Serbian, and Slovenian
English, Spanish, Italian, and French
9
True or false: Jamaica really does have a bobsled team
false
true
10
True or false: ancient Olympians competed in the nude
true
false
11
How rigged was the officiating in the 1972 men's basketball final, Soviet Union vs. USA?
so rigged
USA was robbed
it was a crime
wicked rigged
12
How fast does a downhill skier such as Lindsey Vonn travel in a race?
60-80 mph
80-100 mph
40-60 mph
150-170 mph
13
How long a break was there between the ancient and the modern Olympic games?
1503 years
1896 years
1487 years
2004 years
14
Which US basketball player has won the most Olympic gold medals?
Kobe Bryant
Carmelo Anthony
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
15
Dimitrios Loundras was the youngest athlete to compete in the modern Olympics (1896). How old was he?
twelve
eleven
ten
nine
16
The Olympic flame, which never goes out, honors which Greek god/goddess?
Zeus
Apollo
Athena
Hestia
17
How many Olympic gold medals has the American men's basketball team won?
9
23
20
16
18
To win the pentathlon, you have to do which five sports?
swimming, horse jumping, shooting, fencing, and running
swimming, arm wrestling, shooting, fencing, and running
swimming, wrestling, shooting, fencing, and running
swimming, horse jumping, shooting, discus, and running
19
True or false: pistol dueling used to be an Olympic sport
true
false
20
All of the following are figure skating moves EXCEPT:
triple trusova
quadruple toe loop
triple axel
quadruple salchow
21
Who is this 1960 Olympic champion lighting the torch in Barcelona, Spain?
Bob Beamon
Muhammad Ali
Jesse Owens
Johnny Weissmuller
22
Which track and field event determines the title of "fastest man on Earth"?
400 meter
200 meter
100 meter
800 meter
23
How many athletes at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were UVA student-athletes?
eighteen
thirty-one
eleven
two
24
Bob Beamon's 8.90 meter (29.2 foot) Olympic long jump record has been unbroken since:
1964 Tokyo
1960 Rome
1972 Munich
1968 Mexico City
25
Which country was banned from the Olympics on numerous occasions because of racism and refusal to integrate teams?
France
Germany
South Africa
Japan
26
Where will the 2024 Olympics be held?
Paris, France
Barcelona, Spain
Beijing, China
Mexico City, Mexico
27
What is the name of this winner of the decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?
Caitlyn Jenner
Mark Spitz
Bob Mathias
Jesse Owens
28
True or false: if a member of a synchronized swim team drowns, the others have to also drown or they lose points
true
false
29
What is the name of the sport where people cross-country ski with rifles on their backs and shoot at things?
biathlon
triathlon
you're making that up, there is no such event
duathlon
30
What do the rings on the Olympic flag represent?
body, mind, spirit, honor, and hope
the rainbow
continents
Zeus, Apollo, Athena, Hermes, and Hestia
31
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
Michael Phelps
Katie Ledecky
Usain Bolt
Nadia Comaneci
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How many gold medals does Michael Phelps have?
28
23
13
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