2018 TU Elite Sports Trivia Tournament ROUND #1

Question 1

Which of the following countries did not host the Olympics while under totalitarian rule?

Accepted Answer

Iran

Question 2

Who composed the song sung by Sarah Brightman and Jose Carreras at the 1992 Games?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Question 3

Which vault athlete broke his leg in the 2016 Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Samir Ait Said

Question 4

What was the only thing Brianna Scurrgy wore during her celebration lap in Atlanta?

Accepted Answer

Her gold medal

Question 5

In which event did Eddie the Eagle take part?

Accepted Answer

Ski Jumping

Question 6

Who holds the World and Olympic record for Clean & Jerk in the +105 kg weight class?

Accepted Answer

Hossein Rezazedeh

Question 7

What is an Olympiad?

Accepted Answer

The time period of 4 years between the Olympic Games

Question 8

For the 2018 Winter Olympics which group typically consumed 7,000 calories a day?

Accepted Answer

Men's Cross Country Skiing

Question 9

What technical device was televised for the first time during the 1984 Olympics?

Accepted Answer

A jetpack

Question 10

In which year did the Modern Olympic flag debut?

Accepted Answer

1920

Question 11

Which nation is the only nation to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 12

Blue, red and green are three of the five rings of the Olympic flag. What are the other two?

Accepted Answer

Yellow and Black

Question 13

Who is credited as "inventing" the modern Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Question 14

Which 1994 Olympic speed skater set a world record in the 1000 meter event?

Accepted Answer

Dan Jansen

Question 15

Which of the following cities has held the Games three times?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 16

Who was the first gymnast to win a perfect 10 gold medal in the Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

Nadia Comaneci

Question 17

Which woman was the only U.S. athlete to win a gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Peggy Fleming

Question 18

A National Organizing Committee must uphold the Olympic Charter above all global issues.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Who is the oldest person to receive a Winter Olympics medal?

Accepted Answer

Anders Haugen

Question 20

What do the five Olympic rings represent?

Accepted Answer

The five major regions of the world

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