Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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So far, the country to have had the most medals (14) stripped away for doping violations at the 2008 Olympics is ____________. | Russia | 100%
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So far, the country to have had the most medals (13) stripped away for doping violations at the 2012 Olympics is ____________. | Russia. | 100%
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2000: Chinese gymnast Dong Fangxiao lost her bronze medal as she was younger than the rules allowed. How old was she? | 14 | 65%
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Who am I? In 1988, I wasn't the only one in the men's 100 metres final to have a history with steroids, but I am the one who was disqualified after winning gold. | Ben Johnson | 65%
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1956: Which nation won the infamously violent "Blood in the Water" water polo match? | Hungary | 62%
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1972: "It's a fake, Frank!". These words were uttered in which race? | Marathon | 54%
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In 2012, 8 female badminton doubles players were thrown out for trying to LOSE matches. 2 came from Indonesia, 2 from China, and 4(!) came from ____________. | South Korea | 54%
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It's been called "The Chemists' Games", and it had the first recorded case of blood doping, but in which city did this Olympics take place? | Moscow | 50%
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1992: In which men's race did a Moroccan runner who had already been lapped interfere with a leading Kenyan runner so that his teammate, Khalid Skah, could "win" gold? | 10,000m | 46%
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1976: Boris Onischenko and the Soviet team were disqualified for illegally using technology to win fencing matches in which sport? | Modern Pentathlon | 42%
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2000: Which American athlete was (eventually) stripped of her 5 medals, including 3 golds, due to the BALCO scandal? | Marion Jones | 35%
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1988: American boxer ______ ______ Jnr. was cheated out of a gold medal by judges who the IOC later found had been wined and dined by South Korean officials. | Roy Jones | 35%
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Football, 1936: Which nation was scandalously allowed to advance to the semi-finals despite losing their quarter-final to Peru? | Austria | 27%
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Who am I? I have the same name as a famous horror movie director AND a sci-fi hero connected to Mars, and I was disqualified for blocking in the men's 400 metres in 1908. | John Carpenter | 27%
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2004: An Iranian Judoka, Arash Miresmaili, chose to get himself disqualified for being overweight rather than face an Israeli opponent. How did he manage this? | Overeating | 19%
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