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Lillehammer Winter Olympics 1994 Quiz

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) Who was attacked on legs to prevent her from participating in Lillehammer Olympics 1994 by hooligans of Tanya Harding?
a) Nancy Kerrigan
b) Sarah Hughes
c) Svetlana Bazhanova
d) Cathy Turner

2) Who declared the opening of Lillehammer Olympics 1994?
a) Harald V
b) Elizabeth II
c) Beatrix
d) Juan Carlos

3) Who designed the medals for Lillehammer Olympics 1994?
a) Ingrid Bergman
b) Kari Karing
c) Vegard Ulvang
d) Ingjerd Hanevold

4) Who won third consecutive gold medal in women’s 500m speed skating in Lillehammer Olympics 1994?
a) Lee-Kyung Chun
b) Bonnie Blair
c) Cherie Blair
d) Claudia Pechstein

Commonwealth Games 2010 Quiz

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. Which was the opening date of Commonwealth Games 2010?
a) 1 March 2010
b) 5 May 2010
c) 6 July 2010
d) 3 October 2010

2. Where were Commonwealth Games 2010 held?
a) Vancouver
b) Delhi
c) Kuala Lumpur
d) Pretoria

3. Who won the gold medal in men’s singles in tennis in Commonwealth Games 2010?
a) Rohan Bopanna
b) Leander Paes
c) Somdev Devvarman
d) Mahesh Bhupati

Beijing Olympics 2008 Quiz

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) Which was the opening date of Beijing Olympics 2008?
a) 7 July 2008
b) 5 May 2008
c) 6 June 2008
d) 8 August 2008

2) Who lit the Olympic flame in Beijing Olympics 2008?
a) Liu Xiang
b) Li Ning
c) Guo Jingjing
d) Wu Minxia

3) Who did the lip synching for Yang Peiyi at the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics 2008?
a) Amei Chang
b) Lin Miaoke
c) Wu Bai
d) Evonne Hsu

4) Who declared the opening of Beijing Olympics 2008?
a) Jackie Chan
b) Wen Jiabao
c) Hu Jintao
d) Hua Kuo Feng

5) Who won the gold medal in men’s 10m air rifle shooting in Beijing Olympics 2008?
a) Matthew Emmons
b) Jason Turner
c) Vincent Hancock
d) Abhinav Bindra

Turin Olympics 2006 Quiz

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official. Turin is known as Torino in Italian)

Turin Olympics 2006 Quiz Questions

1) Who declared the opening of Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Silvio Berlusconi
b) Roberto Baggio
c) Carlo Azaglio Ciampi
d) Ban Ki Moon

2) Who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating in Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Irina Slutskaya
b) Sasha Cohen
c) Shizuka Arakawa
d) Tatiana Navka

3) Who won the gold medal in men’s curling in Turin Olympics 2006?
a) Italy
b) Canada
c) Finland
d) USA

Seoul Olympics 1988 Quiz

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Seoul Olympics 1988 Quiz Questions

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)

1) Which was the opening date of Seoul Olympics 1988?
a) 1 January 1988
b) 17 September 1988
c) 28 July 1988
d) 17 May 1988

2) How many countries participated in Seoul Olympics 1988?
a) 120
b) 159
c) 80
d) 140

3) Which of the following countries did not boycott Seoul Olympics 1988?
a) Cuba
b) Ethiopia
c) India
d) North Korea

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Quiz

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Quiz Questions

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)

1) Which was the opening date of Tokyo Olympics 1964?
a) 2 June 1964
b) 27 April 1960
c) 14 August 1964
d) 10 October 1964

2) Why was Yoshinori Sakai chosen as the the final torchbearer for Tokyo Olympics 1964?
a) Crown Prince
b) Born in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima
c) Prime Minister
d) Olympic gold medal winner

3) Which countries refused to participate in Tokyo Olympics 1964 as many of their athletes were disqualified?
a) Indonesia and North Korea
b) Pakistan and South Korea
c) Australia and New Zealand
d) Norway and Sweden