August Quiz

In honour of the Rio Olympics – which were so very successful – this month's quiz has an Olympic theme.  As always, you can check the answers by highlighting the line under the question.  Have fun.

1             How many times has the Olympics been held in South America?

            Once

2             Where were the opening and closing ceremonies held in Rio?

            Maracanã Stadium

3             Athletes in the fencing events are very good at:

a)    Using swords

b)     Jumping fences

c)     Riding horses

            a)

4             Which athletes compete in a velodrome?

            Cyclists

5             Blue, red and green are the colours of 3 of the Olympic rings.  What are the other 2 colours?

            Gold and black

6             Eddie the Eagle became famous at the Calgary 1988 Olympics.  In which event did he compete?

Ski Jumping

7             How far is an Olympic marathon (to the nearest mile/kilometre)?

            26m or 42k

8             Rhythmic gymnastics includes the rope, ball, ribbon, hoop and what other piece of equipment?

            Clubs

9             How many track events are there in a Decathlon?

        4 – 100 meter sprint, 400 meter run, 110m hurdles and 1500m run

10          USA swimmer, Michael Phelps, finished his career with how many individual swimming medals?

            16 (an incredible 13 gold)