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Test Your Olympic Knowledge

Posted by Jason in behind the scenes

Take this quiz and see how your Olympic knowledge stacks up.  Let me know if you want more quizzes like this in the future by posting your comment at the bottom of this post.

Where were the first modern Summer Olympics held?





In the first Olympic Winter Games, who won a Silver Medal in the 5000m speed skating event and a Gold Medal in the 10,000m speed skating event?





During which Olympic Games did the IOC first join the West Germany and East Germany teams into the Germany team?





Which of the following is Spain's IOC country code?





How many men athletes competed in the 1948 London Summer Games?





In-between what two dates were the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics held?





On February 12, 2010, luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died after crashing, flying over a wall, and hitting his head on a metal support beam on the Whistler Sliding Center in Vancouver, Canada. Which country was he competing for?





Which city hosted New York's first-ever Olympic Games?





In 1980 Lake Placid Games, the USA men's ice hockey team beat the USSR 4-3 in the round-robin tournament. What was this game nicknamed?





How many nations competed in the 2004 Athens Summer Games?







 

One Response to “Test Your Olympic Knowledge”

  1. ChrisWDP says:
    March 4, 2010 at 12:25 pm

    Jason the quiz was fun. I would be interested in more quizzes.

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