Olympic History Trivia Questions
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In the 1960 Olympics, Abebe Bikila won which event barefoot and then repeated his victory 4 years later, this time wearing shoes?
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marathon
In what country did Sonja Henie win her third consecutive gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics, which also hosted the Summer Olympics that year?
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germany
In which sport did Michael Stich and Boris Becker win the doubles gold in the 1992 Olympics?
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tennis
What discontinued lawn game, initially one of the first Olympic contests open to women, uses a mallet?
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croquet
Who is the Olympic figure skating champion of 1984 and 1988, nicknamed 'Katarina the Great'?
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katarina witt
Which city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics and later turned its Olympic Stadium into the home of the Expos?
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montreal
In which sport did Helen Wills and Steffi Graf win gold medals consecutively 64 years apart in the Olympics?
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tennis
What was the 40,000 meter race, slightly shorter than its current length, called at the first modern Olympics?
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marathon
In which 7-event Olympic competition did Ghada Shouaa win Syria's first gold medal in 1996?
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heptathlon
Who is the 4-letter named athlete who collided with Mary Decker during the 3,000 meter track final at the 1984 Olympics?
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zola budd
Which Communist Caribbean country won its first Olympic gold medal in baseball in 1992?
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cuba
Who achieved a perfect '10' in the gold medal vault at the 1984 Olympics?
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mary lou retton
Which athlete won an Olympic bronze medal in the 100 meter freestyle in 1968 and went on to achieve greater success?
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mark spitz
In which country did Yael Arad become the first female Olympic medalist in 1992, dedicating her silver medal to the athletes who were slain in the 1972 games?
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israel
In which continent did Fatuma Roba become the first woman to win an Olympic marathon in 1996?
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africa
In what year following World War II were the Summer Olympic Games held in Helsinki?
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1952
Who became the youngest athlete to win the women's figure skating gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics?
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tara lipinski
Which athlete had to return his gold medal from the 1912 Olympic decathlon, which Hugo Wieslander, the runner-up, refused to accept?
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jim thorpe
Which athlete asked to run the 400m relay in 1996 to attempt a record tenth Olympic gold but was denied?
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carl lewis
Which Olympic event has been won by American athletes Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson, and Bruce Jenner?
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decathlon
Who was the 1983 world track champion who might have questioned Zola Budd's problem during the 1984 Olympics?
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mary decker
Which invader faced Hungary in a bloody water polo match during the 1956 Olympics?
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soviet union
Who had their Olympic medals restored by the IOC in 1982, nearly 70 years after they were stripped?
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jim thorpe
Which U.S. Olympic gymnast announced her retirement in 1986 to focus on her education?
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mary lou retton
In 1936, who tied or set three Olympic records in individual track and field events?
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jesse owens
Who was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press after winning 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics?
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jesse owens
Who won the decathlon at the 1912 Olympics with a then-record 8,412 points?
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jim thorpe
In which city did Richard Strauss conduct his own 'Olympische Hymne' at the opening of the Olympic Games in 1936?
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berlin
Who is the only woman to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in figure skating?
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sonja henie
Who won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the long jump in 1992?
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carl lewis
In which new Olympic sport did the USA's Ross Powers win a bronze in the halfpipe event at the 1998 Winter Olympics?
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snowboarding
In which city were the 1968 Olympic games held, where one of the mascots was a red jaguar?
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mexico city
Who is the only man to have won four Olympic gold medals in diving?
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greg louganis
In which city did Michael Jordan win an Olympic gold medal in 1984?
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los angeles
Which German figure skater placed 7th in the 1994 Olympics while attempting to win her third gold medal?
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katarina witt
Which country hosted the Summer Olympic Games for the first and only time in 1896?
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greece
Which city, the capital of Hokkaido, hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1972?
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sapporo
In what year were the summer Olympics held in Seoul?
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1988
In which capital city were the 1968 summer Olympics, the first to be telecast in color, held?
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mexico city
In which city did U.S. triple jumper James Connolly win the first Olympic gold medal in 1896?
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athens
At which Swiss resort was the men's 10,000-meter speed skating event canceled in 1928 because the ice melted?
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st. moritz
Which Middle Eastern country did Yael Arad represent when she won its first Olympic medal, a silver in women's judo, in 1992?
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israel
Which martial arts sport, founded by General Choi Hong Hi in the 1950s, was recently added to the Olympic Games?
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taekwondo
In which race did Joan Benoit become the first female Olympic gold medalist in 1984?
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marathon
Which city was the destination of the first Olympic torch relay that started in Olympia, Greece in 1936?
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berlin
Who was the 18-year-old athlete involved in a collision with Mary Decker during the 1984 Olympics?
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zola budd
Who became the first man in 56 years to win both the springboard and platform diving events in the same Olympics in 1984?
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greg louganis
Which country did swimmer Michelle Smith, the first woman from there to win Olympic gold, represent when she won 3 gold medals and 1 bronze in the 1996 Olympics?
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ireland
Who won the gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1984 Olympics with a time only .11 of a second slower than his 1976 victory?
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edwin moses
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