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Pauls Olympic Games Quiz 2 (Questions only)

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

2. The playing of which instrument was once an olympic discipline in ancient Greece ?

3. What are the five ring colours on the olympic flag ?

4. What was unusual about two time olympic marathon winner Abebe Bikila's running style at the 1960 games ?

5. How were false starters punished in ancient Greece ?  
    a. whipped  
    b. stoned  
    c. exciled

6. In which discipline did each of the following superstars excell ?  
    a. Wassil Aleksejew  
    b. Bruce Jenner  
    c. Edwin Moses  
    d. Larissa Latynina  
    e. Xavier Sotomayer

7. The stadium in Athens for the 1896 games was built from which material ?

8. Which Finnish star won nine gold medals before he was unfairly barred from the 1932 games in L.A. ?

9. What do Ben Johnson and Waterford Crystal both have in common ?

10. Which two sports that start with the letter C are no longer olympic ?

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