POP QUIZ (Game for a challenge)

With the 2012 Olympics in full swing, it's time to look at notable moments in the history of the Games.

1. This American was the first Olympic champion of the modern era, securing the gold in the triple jump in 1896.
a) Jim Thorpe
b) Thomas Burke
c) James Connolly
d) Walter Tewksbury
2. Who was the first female champion?
a) Charlotte Cooper
b) Halina Konopacka
c) Helene Prevost
d) Fanny Rosenfield
3. This American gymnast won three golds, two silvers, and one bronze all on one day in 1904 --- competing with a prosthetic wooden leg.
a) Archie Hahn
b) Harry Hilman
c) James Lightbody
d) George Eyser
4. In 1912, the king of Sweden greeted this champion with the words, "You, sir, are the greatest athiete in the world."
a) Jesse Owens
b) Jim Thorpe
c) Fred Kelly
d) Charles Reidpath
5. This Swede is the oldest medalist ----- 72 when he competed ----- winning silver in the men's running target, double shot team in Belgium in 1920.
a) Oscar Swahn
b) Olaf Swahn
c) Alfred Swahn
d) Ingmar Swahn
6. This year is London's third Olympics.  What other years were the Games held there?
a) 1912 and 1944
b) 1900 and 1956
c) 1908 and 1948
d) 1936 and 1980
7. At what Olympics was the tug-of-war last staged?
a) Antwerp, 1920
b) Los Angeles, 1932
c) Melbourne, 1956
d) Atlanta, 1996
8. Eric Liddell's achievements at the 1924 Paris Games inspired this Oscar-winning film.
a) The Best Years of Our Lives
b) An American in Paris
c) A Man for All Seasons
d) Chariots of Fire
9. Women competed in track and field for the first time in 1928, and the first champion was this 16-year-old American.
a) Myrtle Cook
b) Betty Robinson
c) Leni Schmidt
d) Bobbie Rosenfeld
10. In 1960, this Ethiopian became the first African marathoner to win a gold medal ---- running barefoot because his running shoes didn't fit.
a) Haile Gebrsellassie
b) Abebe Bikila
c) Wami Biratu
d) Meseret Defar



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Answers :  1. c  ; 2. a  ; 3. d  ; 4. b  ; 5. a  ; 6. c  ; 7. a  ; 8. d  ; 9. b  ; 10. b