The Olympics quiz (Questions only)

1. The F.I.E., or Federation International d'Escrime, is the international governing body for which Olympic sport?

2. The life of Billy Mills, the Sioux Indian runner who won the 10,000 metres for America in the 1964 Olympics, was told in a film of 1984. What was the title of the film?

3. German athletes Hartwig Gauder, Peter Frenkel and Christoph H?hne all were Olympic Champions - in what sport?

4. At which olympic games in the USA were there special events for 'ethnic minorities' ?

5. How many metres do Olympic highboard divers fall before they get wet?

6. Where were the 1988 Summer Olympics held?

7. In which event did the Northern Irish athlete Mary Peters win a gold medal in the 1972 Olympic Games?

8. Which country, despite only being a two-time winner of the FIFA World Cup, has four stars on their shirt?

9. Which piece of music accompanied Torvill and Dean to Olympic Gold success?

10. Name the only female competitor at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal who didn't have to undergo a sex test?

11. What was the only country to host a summer olympics and not win a single gold medal?

12. Winners of which olympic games never had to pay any tax again for the rest of their lives?

13. In which year were the first winter Olympics?

14. Which Asian City hosted the 1964 Olympic Games?

15. Which country hosted the Winter Olympics, in Sochi?

16. Scraping the barrel a little regarding the history theme, but, Which actor sang 'We Are Ready' at the end of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games?

17. In the parade at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which country always enters the stadium first?

18. Which athlete lit the Olympic cauldron at Sydney 2000 and then won the 400 metres?

19. Name the British Swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in the 200 metres Breaststroke?

20. Edward "Eddie" Eagan is the only person to have won a gold medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. In which events? (1 point per correct answer)