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Cold War Sports Quiz
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1
____ is called the “heroine of Mexico City” for her stand against the 1968 Soviet invasion of her country.
Tatiana Romanova
Věra Čáslavská
Sasha Kaidanovsky
Irina Nazarova
2
Which of these Cuban baseball players was an amazing third baseman and stayed loyal to his country in the Cold War
Liam Spec the SS
Deerfield's CT-baum
Omar Linares
Zach Zoogie the second baseman
3
In Seoul, the oldest champion in his sport in over fifty years, he got a 15 minute standing ovation from the crowd.
Kharis Yunichev
Vladimir Salnikov
Ian Thorpe
Michael Phelps
4
Which country did the USSR (Soviet Union) invade that caused the 1980 boycott?
Ukraine
Estonia
Afghanistan
Czech Republic
5
This man was undefeated in wrestling for twelve years, he eventually lost to American Rulon Gardner.
Aleksandr Karelin
Ric Flair
John Cena
Dwayne Johnson
6
Who competed in the famous "Miracle on Ice"?
USA & USSR hockey teams
Cole Hockey
Brody Siegel
Alex Hat Trick
7
Who boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympic games in Los Angeles?
USSR
Ghana
France
United Kingdom
8
Known for being near perfect at her sport, this superstar fled to the US to escape from Cold War repression in Romania
Lorelai D'Angelo Red Team
Julia Kaplan
Wiki Red Team
Nadia Comaneci
9
After losing in the semifinals of the 1975 U.S. Open, this Czech tennis superstar defected to the U.S.
Alexander Ovechkin
Martina Navratilova
Svetlana Khorkina
Jaromír Jágr
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This contest took on larger significance as one of the teams had just seen its country invaded by the other.
1956 U.S.S.R. vs. Romania water polo match
1956 U.S.S.R. vs. West Germany water polo match
1956 U.S.S.R. vs. USA water polo match
1956 U.S.S.R. vs. Hungary water polo match
11
Famously depicted in Forrest Gump, this event preceded a thawing of relations between two Cold War nations.
Vietnam War
Everything about Lieutenant Dan
Bubba Gump shrimp
Ping Pong tournament in China
12
Did the US boycott the Summer or the Winter Olympics in 1980?
Winter
Summer
13
Who won the famous "Match of the Century" in Reykjavik, capturing the world's chess throne from the Soviets?
Isabel Ifkovits
Jacob Levin
Jacob Katz
Bobby Fischer
14
This boxer might have been the best of his era, but we'll never know as he never left Cuba for the pro ranks.
Teofilo Stevenson
Canelo Álvarez
Muhammad Ali
Khabib Nurmagomedov
15
Who was the hulking Soviet athlete who lifted more weight than anyone, became a symbol of this country's power?
Aissana Red Team
Maks Khrabatyn
Vasily Alexeyev
Vlad Red Team
16
Who was
" the most beautiful face of Socialism" and the first female athlete from her country allowed to go pro?
Tara Lipinksi
Katarina Witt
Rachel Kohl
Alina Zagitova
17
Tragedy struck in the ____ when the Israeli Olympic team was murdered by terrorists
1988 Seoul Games
1956 Melbourne Games
1972 Munich Olympics
1976 Montreal Olympics
18
Who was the President of the United States in 1984 while this Soviet boycott was happening?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George Bush
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Why did the United States boycott the 1980 Olympic Games?
The committee didn't choose a US city
Not enough athletes qualified
President Carter just didn't feel like going
Extreme tensions with the USSR
20
What famous political statement does this photo from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics show?
Sit-in at the medal ceremony
“Black power” salute made by Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Solidarity with the Chinese national team
Boycott of the Winter Olympics
21
Turkey paid Bulgaria $1 mil. to allow “Pocket Hercules” become a citizen in time for the 1988 Olympics. Who is this?
Naim Suleymanoglu
Dustin Simon
Mason Young
Nishant Reed Red Team
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These Olympics were boycotted by the Chinese, and had athletes like Cassius Clay, Rafer Johnson, and Wilma Rudolph.
1992 Barcelona Games
1964 Tokyo Games
1960 Rome Olympics
1948 London Games
