Olympics Quiz 2008 Finals

Prateek VijayavargiaSahil KumarRohit JagtaniVaibhav Chugh

Rules• 3 Round in all – 36 Questions

• All Questions are Passable

• No Negatives (We encourage guesswork!)

• Infinite Bounce Passing

• Flat Scoring – 10 Points for a correct answer

Round 1 CITIUS

1At the 1980 Moscow Olympics, a U.S.-led boycott reduced the

number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since

1956. To protest against what did USA and many other nations

boycott these Olympics?

The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

In December 1979

2The powerful sprinter emerged from the 1960 Rome Olympics as "The

Tennessee Tornado," the fastest woman on earth. The Italians nicknamed her

"La Gazzella Nera" (the Black Gazelle); to the French she was "La Perle Noire"

(The Black Pearl) Simply Identify her.

Wilma Rudolph

3

Connect/Put Fundaez.

These are the flags of Australia, Sweden, China and Hong Kong. The

FUNDA is Equestrian Events held at different countries (or two different

continents) than the host country. During the 1956 Melbourne Olympics,

the Equestrian Events were held at Stockholm, Sweden because of strict

quarantine requirements of China. Again in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the

Equestrian Events are being held at Hong Kong, due to high levels of

equine disease in Beijing. Hong Kong was chosen the site, because it has

high standards of quarantine for horses (due to the horse racing industry).

4What is the Beijing National Aquatics Centre nicknamed as?

The Water Cube

5

Instituted in 1936, who is awarded the Val Barker Trophy at

the Olympic Games?

The Most Stylish Boxer

6Who is the CEO of the company, which is the sole distributor of

Walther Arms (A German Arms Manufacturer) in India?

Abhinav Bindra

Company: Abhinav Futuristics

7

Which beverage drink is named after a famous ancient Greek athlete,

who was a six-time Olympic victor in wrestling?

Milo

8Which Chinese Gymnastics legend lit the Olympic cauldron at the

Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Hint: He founded a company which sells footwear and sporting apparel in

China.

Li Ning

9

• He got the title from his first coach, Pankaj Gupta, who had

predicted that he would one day shine like a Chand or Moon.

• 29 August, his birthday is celebrated as the National Sports Day

in India.

Whom are we talking about?

Dhyan Chand

10She was banned for 10 years for stealing a flag from the

Japanese Emperor's palace in Tokyo at the 1964 Olympics.

This ban was later reduced to 4 years. Simply Name her.

Hint: An Australian Champion Swimmer

Dawn Fraser

The sport was contested as a team event in the Summer Olympics at every

Olympiad from 1900 to 1920. Originally the competition was entered by

clubs, which meant that one country could win several medals. This

happened in 1904, when the United States won all three medals, and in

1908 when the podium was occupied by three British teams.

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Tug-of-War

12At which edition of the Olympics, did the host country, with only

five silver and six bronze medals become the first ever nation in

Olympic history (Summer Olympics) to have won no gold medals?

1976 Montreal Olympics (Canada)

Round 2 ALTIUS

13Simply Connect.

The 1968 Olympics

Black Power Salute

14

Cassius Clay won the Light Heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Rome

Olympics. In his 1975 autobiography, he states that he threw his Olympic

gold medal into the Ohio River after being refused service at a 'whites-only'

restaurant, and fighting with a white gang. He was given a replacement

medal during the opening ceremony of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where

he lit the torch to start the games. How do we better know him?

Muhammad Ali

14

Where were the first ever Winter Olympic Games held in 1924?

Chamonix, France

15Shiva Keshavan competed in three Winter Olympic and earned his best finish

of 25th in the men's singles event at Turin in 2006. Which event?

Luge

16Simply Connect.

1972 Munich Olympics Massacre

17Simply Fill in the Blanks.

• Ahmed Al Maktoum (UAE)

• ______________________

• Wang Zheng

(China)

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

18Which event has been scheduled to take place at the Lord’s Cricket Ground

at the 2012 London Olympics?

Archery

19

• X was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.

• In his youth, X was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit

Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

• According to an article in The Guardian, X eats around

12,000 kcal each day, or about six times the intake of a

normal adult male.

Identify X.

Michael Phelps

20

It was first taken by Victor Boin, a fencer/water polo

player for the first time at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.

It was for the first time taken by a judge at the 1972

Saporro Winter Olympics.

What are we talking about?

The Olympic Oath

21

Legendary Exploits. Fill the blank.

1960 – Rome – 400 m

1. Otis Davis – US – 44.8 s

2. Karl Kaufman – Ger - 44.8 s

3. Mel Spence - SA - 45.5 s

4. _____________

Milkha Singh

22

“___ X”

(Women's basketball player,

Munich 1972, no medal)

“___ X”

(Hockey player, Munich 1972,

bronze)

“___________ X”

X is the common surname. What is “X”

and fill blanks for the bottom box.

X: Surname - Paes

Leander Paes

Parents: Vece Paes and Jennifer Paes

Simply Connect.

Hint – Think Movies.

23

Jim Thorpe

24

In 1924, what was standardized based on a decision of the British

Olympic Committee to start the 1908 Olympic race from Windsor

Castle and finish it in front of the royal box in the stadium at London?

The Olympic Marathon Distance

Round 3 FORTIUS

Which was the only major Chinese brand sponsoring the 2008 Beijing

Olympics (worldwide)? The Olympic Torch was also designed by this

company's design team.

Clue : New Legend

25

Lenovo

Which two sports featured for the last time at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

and have been axed from the 2012 London Olympics?

26

Baseball and Softball

27Identify this Olympic Legend.

Mark Spitz

28She was known as the Sparrow from Minsk. She who won four gold

medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympics, in which she

competed in 1972 and 1976 for the USSR team in gymnastics.

Name her.

Olga Korbut

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28Cryptic Clues - Connect.

Usain Bolt

29Who was the first athlete to be awarded “The Pierre de Coubertin Medal” ,

a special medal given by the International Olympic Committee to those

athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympic events?

Luz Long (Germany)

Which city was originally awarded the 1908 Olympic Games, but due to

the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the venue was changed to London?

30

Rome

31

This movie is based on the true story of British athletes (Harold Abraham

and Eric Liddell) preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer

Olympics. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won

four, including Best Picture.

Name the movie.

Hint: Soundtrack

Chariots of Fire

32This is the statue of?

Pierre De Coubertin

33___________ is a French word meaning "to rescue" or "to save. In

many contact sports tournaments, single elimination brackets are

used to determine the two athletes who will compete in the final

match for first and second place. The _________ bracket is built by

selecting all of the athletes who were knocked out by the finalists

and building brackets to determine third place. ______________

addresses the possibility of two top competitors meeting in an early

round, allowing the loser a chance to compete for a bronze medal.

Hint: In the News Recently, Sushil Kumar won a Bronze Medal for

India in Wrestling due to this practise.

Repechage

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