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With a little help from me and a little help from Wikipedia. Some of the answers may be debatable. Hopefully not too debatable. And some history that may not have happened yet.
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1. Australian, Steven Bradbury, won an Olympic gold medal in 2002. Arguably one of the biggest upsets ever in the Olympics. In what event did he win?
Tennis ✓
Short Track Speed Skating ✓
Long Jump ✓
Softball ✓
2. The first Olympics in modern times (disregarding the one in 2004) was quite fittingly held in Athens. When?
1788 ✓
1892 ✓
1896 ✓
1918 ✓
3. Sweden won a gold medal in this event in the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. Great Britain won the silver medal. Those where the only two countries competing. In which sport?
Tug of War ✓
Sailing ✓
Waiting ✓
Cod shooting with a bow and arrow ✓
4. The attendance between Brazil and Uruguay in the World Cup in 1950 was massive. Possibly close to 200 000. What is the name of the stadium all those people crowded?
Ipanema ✓
Maracana ✓
Copacabana ✓
Manaus ✓
5. Legend, Paea Wolfgramm, won a silver medal in the Olympics` in Super Heavyweight of boxing in 1996. Which country did he represent?
Samoa ✓
Kiribati ✓
Nauru ✓
Tonga ✓
6. Who jumped the longest in the Olympics in 1968?
Mike Powell ✓
Bob Beamon ✓
Ivan Pedroso ✓
Carl Lewis ✓
7. What is the most successful Football/Soccer nation that has never won the World Cup? (Yes. Debatable. But quite obvious...)
Spain ✓
Mexico ✓
Sweden ✓
Netherlands ✓
8. "The Great One". Who`s that?
Wayne Gretsky ✓
Brett Hull ✓
Carls Lewis ✓
Don Cherry ✓
9. The World Cup of Football/Soccer will be hosted by three countries in 2026. Which three countries?
Slovakia, Slovenia and Czechia ✓
Sweden, Norway and Denmark ✓
Canada,USA and Mexico ✓
Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal ✓
10. Unfortunately, legend Tom Simpson from Great Britain, died on Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France in 1967. Why?
He fell off it ✓
He climbed the mountain with a lot of amphetamines and alcohol in his system ✓
He was poisened by a rival team ✓
He was shot ✓
11. A Marathon. How many meters is that?
20 000 ✓
4750 ✓
100 500 ✓
42 195 ✓
12. The first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix. When was that?
1900 ✓
1917 ✓
1924 ✓
1948 ✓
13. When did USA feature a professional basketball team for the first time in the Olympics?
1984 ✓
1985 ✓
1992 ✓
2010 ✓
14. There once was an important boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa. What is it typically called?
The Rumble in the Jungle ✓
Fighting for Survival ✓
Thrilla in Africa ✓
Buffalo Soldier ✓
15. MMA. What does those letters stand for?
Motor Mania Association ✓
Motor Martial Afficional ✓
Mixed Martial Arts ✓
Martial Motor Apple ✓
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