QUIZ - 2023/34

 

1) The International Olympic Committee announced that 2 sports will make their debut at the 2028 Games. One of them is Flag Football. What is the other in which Indians have been performing well?

2) Name the firebrand Trinamool Congress MP who has been embroiled in a bribery scandal for asking questions in Parliament?

3) The Israel – Gaza war is sharply polarising the world. Name the venerable newspaper that sacked its long time cartoonist Steve Bell on charges of antisemitism for his caricature of Benjamin Netanyahu.

4) What German Think-Tank allegedly sacked Dr Gianluca Grimada, a climate researcher, for not flying home after his field work in Papua New Guinea as he wanted to minimise his carbon footprint?

5) USA eased oil sanctions against which country?

6) Name the legendary English footballer who helped them win their only World Cup in 1966 and who passed away at the age of 86?

7) What West African capital was plunged into darkness after Turkish company cut off electricity supply due to an unpaid debt of $17 million?

8) Which country’s Prime Minister announced separation from partner?

9) India’s first Rapid Rail Transit System was inaugurated between Delhi and which other city?

10) What is the name of the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza through which humanitarian aid is beginning to trickle in?

Answers to Quiz - 126

1)      Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to get the perfect score of ten. In which apparatus did she achieve this distinction at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?

Uneven Bars

2)      The first man to win back to back gold medals in Marathon at the Olympics was the legendary Ethiopian Abebe Bikila, who achieved this at the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo games. Name the German (then East Germany) who emulated this feat in 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow games.

Waldemar Cierpinski

3)      Name the high-jumper who unveiled a new revolutionary technique of jumping at the 1968 Mexico games.

Dick Fosbury

4)      Whose record did Michael Phelps break for the most number of Olympic medals?

Larisa Latynina

5)      Name the only 2 Olympians who have won gold medals in the same individual event at 4 consecutive games. Also name the events.

Al Oerter (1956-68) in Discus Throw and Carl Lewis (1984-96) in Long Jump

6)      Name the legendary diver who swept away both the springboard and platform events at consecutive games in 1984 and 1988.

Greg Louganis

7)      What Olympic record is shared by Mark Todd of New Zealand and Aladár Gerevich of Hungary?

The most (28) years between the first and the last Olympic medals

8)      Name the legendary Australian swimmer who was the first to win the same event in 3 consecutive games

Dawn Fraser

9)      Which Olympic sport did Steven Redgrave rule between 1984 and 2000, winning 5 gold and 1 bronze medals?

Rowing

10)  Who set the longest standing Olympic record and in which event?

Bob Beamon in Long Jump. 8.90m Stood for 23 years from 1968 to 1991

QUIZ - 126

1)      Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to get the perfect score of ten. In which apparatus did she achieve this distinction at the 1976 Montreal Olympics? 

2)      The first man to win back to back gold medals in Marathon at the Olympics was the legendary Ethiopian Abebe Bikila, who achieved this at the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo games. Name the German (then East Germany) who emulated this feat in 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow games.

3)      Name the high-jumper who unveiled a new revolutionary technique of jumping at the 1968 Mexico games.

4)      Whose record did Michael Phelps break for the most number of Olympic medals?

5)      Name the only 2 Olympians who have won gold medals in the same individual event at 4 consecutive games. Also name the events.

6)      Name the legendary diver who swept away both the springboard and platform events at consecutive games in 1984 and 1988. 

7)      What Olympic record is shared by Mark Todd of New Zealand and Aladár Gerevich of Hungary?

8)      Name the legendary Australian swimmer who was the first to win the same event in 3 consecutive games

9)      Which Olympic sport did Steven Redgrave rule between 1984 and 2000, winning 5 gold and 1 bronze medals?

10)  Who set the longest standing Olympic record and in which event?

Answers to Quiz - 125

1)      What is the sequence of strokes in individual medley swimming?

Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle

2)      Name the three types of swords used in Olympic fencing.

Sabre, Epee and Foil

3)      What is the Japanese name of the winning point awarded in Judo?

Ippon

4)      Omnium and Keirin are formats of which Olympic sport?

Cycling

 

5)      Why was boxing dropped at the 1912 games in Stockholm?

Because it was banned by Swedish law

6)      How many arrows are usually shot in an End?

Six

7)      In Artistic Gymnastics, which is the only apparatus that is common to men and women?

The Vault

8)      How many hurdles must a runner clear in 3000 m Steeplechase?

28 barriers and 7 water jumps

9)      How many different colours are used to distinguish the weights in weightlifting? What are they?

Seven – Chrome, Black, White, Green, Yellow, Blue, Red

10)  By introducing women’s boxing, the 2012 London Olympics is the first in which men and women will compete in all 26 sports. What other historic first will this Olympics be known for?

All the 204 countries were represented by both men and women

QUIZ - 125

If you have been following the London Olympics for the last 10 days, these 10 questions should be easy:

1)      What is the sequence of strokes in individual medley swimming?

2)      Name the three types of swords used in Olympic fencing.

3)      What is the Japanese name of the winning point awarded in Judo?

4)      Omnium and Keirin are formats of which Olympic sport?

5)      Why was boxing dropped at the 1912 games in Stockholm?

6)      How many arrows are usually shot in an End?

7)      In Artistic Gymnastics, which is the only apparatus that is common to men and women? 

8)      How many hurdles must a runner clear in 3000 m Steeplechase?

9)      How many different colours are used to distinguish the weights in weightlifting? What are they?

10)  By introducing women’s boxing, the 2012 London Olympics is the first in which men and women will compete in all 26 sports. What other historic first will this Olympics be known for?

QUIZ - 60

1. Name the French monk of the Dominican order and a close friend of Pierre de Coubertin who coined the slogan of the modern Olympics - Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger).

2. The distance over which the Marathon was run at the first Olympics in Athens in 1896 was 24.85 miles (40kms). In which Olympics was an extra 2 kms added and why?

3. Name the Russian gymnast who holds the record of having won the most number of Olympic medals (18)

4. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?

5. What dubious distinction is held by the Swedish modern pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwal?

6. What is the ‘Antwerp Ceremony’ held during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games?