Moscow Olympics 1980 Quiz

Moscow Olympics 1980 Questions

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)

1) Which was the opening date of Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) 19 July 1980
b) 15 May 1980
c) 21 June 1980
d) 14 November 1980

2) Who declared the opening of Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) Yuri Andropov
b) Leonid Brezhnev
c) Mikhail Gorbachev
d) Andrei Gromyko

3) What was the reason for boycott of Moscow Olympics 1980 by many countries?
a) Severe winter in Moscow
b) Shooting down of Korean Air Lines aeroplane
c) Invasion of Afghanistan by USSR in December 1979
d) USSR annexed Baltic Republics

4) How many countries participated in Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) 94
b) 80
c) 83
d) 120

5) Who won the gold medal in men’s hockey in Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) USSR
b) Poland
c) Romania
d) India

6) Who won the gold medal in women’s hockey in Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) Zimbabwe
b) Czechoslovakia
c) USSR
d) Yugoslavia

7) Who won the gold medal in men’s 1500m in Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) Jurgen Straub
b) Sebastian Coe
c) Stephen Ovett
d) Richard Mitchell

8) How many gold medals did USSR win in Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) 73
b) 80
c) 60
d) 48
9) Who swam men’s 1500m freestyle swimming under 15 minutes and won gold medal in Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) Graeme Brewer
b) Alexander Chaev
c) Max Metzker
d) Vladimir Salnikov

10) Which was the closing date of Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) 1 June 1980
b) 7 July 1980
c) 30 November 1980
d) 3 August 1980

Moscow Olympics 1980 Questions with Answers

1) Which was the opening date of Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) 19 July 1980

2) Who declared the opening of Moscow Olympics 1980?
b) Leonid Brezhnev

3) What was the reason for boycott of Moscow Olympics 1980 by many countries?
c) Invasion of Afghanistan by USSR in December 1979

4) How many countries participated in Moscow Olympics 1980?
b) 80

5) Who won the gold medal in men’s hockey in Moscow Olympics 1980?
d) India

6) Who won the gold medal in women’s hockey in Moscow Olympics 1980?
a) Zimbabwe

7) Who won the gold medal in men’s 1500m in Moscow Olympics 1980?
b) Sebastian Coe

8) How many gold medals did USSR win in Moscow Olympics 1980?
b) 80

9) Who swam men’s 1500m freestyle swimming under 15 minutes and won gold medal in Moscow Olympics 1980?
d) Vladimir Salnikov

10) Which was the closing date of Moscow Olympics 1980?
d) 3 August 1980

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