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What is the name of the human-like stone landmark built by the Inuit, which inspired the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics?

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An inukshuk (inuksuk)

Question 4 of Canada Quiz 2 in Geography/Places
Which Australian city will host the 2032 Summer Olympics?

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Brisbane

Question 6 of Australia Quiz 5 in Geography/Places
On 1 October 1964, Japan opened the world's first high-speed rail line, just before Tokyo hosted the Olympics. What are these trains called, and which two cities did the first line connect?

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The Shinkansen ("bullet trains"). The first line connected Tokyo and Osaka.

Question 7 of 1st October Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
An American athlete born on 12 September 1913 won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. In which city were those Olympics held?

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Berlin (the athlete was Jesse Owens)

Question 7 of 12th September Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
At the 1924 Olympics, Eric Liddell refused to run the 100 metres heats on a Sunday. Which distance did he win gold in instead?

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400 metres

Question 18 of Scotland Quiz 5 in Geography/Places
A tournament played at the 1900 Paris Summer Olympics marked the first appearance of women in the modern games. In which leisurely sport, played on grass, did the women compete agianst men?

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Croquet

Question 11 of Pauls Quiz 469 in General Knowledge
Which two countries that do not exist today topped the medals table at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul?

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The Soviet Union and East Germany

Question 5 of Pauls Quiz 465 in General Knowledge
A French skier born on 30 August 1943 won all three men's Alpine skiing gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Who is he?

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Jean-Claude Killy

Question 13 of 30th August Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
An American sprinter born on 13 September 1967 won the 200m and 400m at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics wearing gold shoes. Who is he?

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Michael Johnson

Question 16 of 13th September Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
With 6 gold medals, the West German Kristin Otto was the most successful athlete at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In which discipline did she excell?

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Swimming

Question 4 of Pauls Quiz 460 in General Knowledge
An American born on 14 June 1958 won all five men's speed skating gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Who is he?

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Eric Heiden

Question 16 of 14th June Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
On 4 September 1972, at the Munich Olympics from your 26 August round, an American swimmer won his seventh gold medal of the Games. Who was he?

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Mark Spitz

Question 9 of 4th September Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
The Moscow Olympics opened on 19 July 1980, boycotted by the US and many other countries. Which Soviet invasion prompted the boycott?

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The invasion of Afghanistan

Question 9 of 19th July Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
On 9 August 1936, the athlete from your 12 September round won his fourth gold medal of the Berlin Olympics. In which event?

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The 4 x 100 metres relay

Question 4 of 9th August Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
On 16 October 1968, two American sprinters raised black-gloved fists on the medal podium. Name both. In which city were the Olympics held?

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Tommie Smith and John Carlos, at the Mexico City Olympics

Question 7 of 16th October Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
Which flop turned into a success at the 1968 Summer Olympics?

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Fosbury Flop

Question 2 of Pauls Quiz 386 in General Knowledge
A volcano erupted on 7 April 1906, and the cost of rebuilding forced Italy to give up hosting the 1908 Olympics. Name the volcano, and the city that hosted the Games instead.

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Mount Vesuvius. The Games went to London instead.

Question 4 of 7th April Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
All of the events at the 1956 Summer Olympics except one were held in and around the host city Melbourne. Which events were held five months earlier in Stockholm Sweden?

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Equestrian

Question 10 of Pauls Quiz 321 in General Knowledge
Which European country with a population of some 16 million outscored the United States in the points table at the 1988 Summer Olympics?

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East Germany

Question 15 of Pauls Quiz 317 in General Knowledge
A Soviet gymnast born on 16 May 1955 became a star at the Munich Olympics from your 26 August round. Who is she?

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Olga Korbut

Question 16 of 16th May Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
At which Summer Olympic Games did 28 African countries refuse to participate?

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1976 Summer Olympics, in Montreal

Question 1 of Pauls Sports Quiz 6 in Sports Quizzes
At which Summer Olympic Games did 28 African countries refuse to participate?

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1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal

Question 9 of Pauls Quiz 312 in General Knowledge
The London 2012 Olympics opened on 27 July 2012. Which film director staged the opening ceremony?

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Danny Boyle

Question 8 of 27th July Quiz 2 in Calendar Quizzes
What was the only country to have hosted the Summer Olympics and not win a single gold medal?

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Canada (Montreal 1976)

Question 15 of Pauls Quiz 289 in General Knowledge
Which four cities have hosted the Summer Olympics two times (or more)? One point for each correct answer.

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Athens, Paris, London and LA.

Question 1 of Pauls Quiz 246 in General Knowledge
Which fashion designer, daughter of a famous musician, designed Team GB's kit for the 2012 Summer Olympics?

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Stella McCartney

Question 18 of Quiz of the Year 2012 in QOTY Quizzes
Wenlock and Mandeville have been described as a "drunken one night stand between a Teletubby and a Dalek". Who are Wenlock and Mandeville?

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Official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London

Question 8 of Pauls Quiz 223 in General Knowledge
On 18 August 1964, the International Olympic Committee banned a country from the Tokyo Olympics because of its racist policies. Which country?

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South Africa

Question 7 of 18th August Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
In the 1994 Winter Olympics, how many athletes represented Israel?

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One

Question 2 of Olympic Games Quiz 3 in Sports Quizzes
What connects the following athletes: runners Zola Budd and Bernard Lagat and basketball player Becky Hammon?

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They each changed their citizenship in order to compete at the Olympics

Question 3 of Olympic Games Quiz 3 in Sports Quizzes
Which Summer Olympic Games was the first to be televised live?

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1936 (XI Olympiad) Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany

Question 8 of Olympic Games Quiz 3 in Sports Quizzes
Which track athlete won the gold medal in both the 200 and 400 metres in gold shoes at the 1996 Olympics?

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Michael Johnson

Question 12 of Olympic Games Quiz 3 in Sports Quizzes
Athlete Robbie Brightwell won a relay silver medal at the 1964 Olympics, but his wife went one better and won the 800 metres gold. What was her name?

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ANN PACKER

Question 9 of Connections Quiz 64 in Connections Quizzes
Name the Frenchman who won a clean sweep of gold medals at the 1968 winter Olympics in Grenoble?

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Jean Claude Killy

Question 4 of Connections Quiz 55 in Connections Quizzes
Instead of their national anthems, which joyful song was played at the 1968 winter Olympics for winners from both East and West Germany?

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Ode to Joy. From Beethoven's 9th symphony.

Question 5 of Pub Quiz 129 in Complete Pub Quizzes
At which Olympics did Cassius Clay win his Gold Medal?

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1960 Rome Olympics

Question 26 of Pub Quiz 117 in Complete Pub Quizzes
Who won the only medal for Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, a silver in the women's skeleton event?

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Shelley Rudman

Question 17 of Pub Quiz 115 in Complete Pub Quizzes
Which British athlete won the women?s pentathlon at the 1972 Olympics?

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Mary Peters

Question 19 of Pub Quiz 110 in Complete Pub Quizzes
The word PARALYMPICS is a contraction of which two-word phrase ?

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Parallel Olympics.

Question 2 of Pot Luck Quiz 9 in Pot Luck Quizzes
Which four cities have twice hosted the summer olympics?

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Four Answers:

Question 3 of Pauls Olympic Games Quiz 3 in Sports Quizzes
Which was the only country to host the summer olympics and not win a single gold medal?

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Canada

Question 3 of Pauls Olympic Games Quiz 1 in Sports Quizzes
In which discipline did the father of the modern olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, win an olympic gold medal?

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Literature, for his song 'Ode to sport'

Question 4 of Pauls Olympic Games Quiz 1 in Sports Quizzes
Which British athlete won a bronze medal in the 100m at the 1988 Olympics, later upgraded to a silver?

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Linford Christie

Question 6 of Brass and Bronze Quiz 1 in Other Quizzes
Which two Britons won the gold and silver medals in the 1,500 metre final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

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Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram.

Question 22 of Pub Quiz 82 in Complete Pub Quizzes
What was the first discipline/event of the Beijing Olympics 2008?

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Football - it got going before the opening ceremony.

Question 17 of History Quiz 24 in History Quizzes
Name the 2 cities in the Southern Hemisphere that have hosted the Olympics?

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Sydney & Melbourne

Question 1 of Olympic Games Quiz 2 in Sports Quizzes
The invasion of which country caused a boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980?

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Afghanistan

Question 3 of Olympic Games Quiz 2 in Sports Quizzes
Where were the 1964 Olympics held?

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Tokyo

Question 6 of Olympic Games Quiz 2 in Sports Quizzes
Whose long-jump record in the 1968 Olympics lasted for 24 years?

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Bob Beamon's

Question 10 of Olympic Games Quiz 2 in Sports Quizzes
Which Japanese City hosted the winter Olympics in 1972?

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Sapporo

Question 5 of Japan Quiz 1 in Geography/Places
Which title did Sebastian Coe defend at the 1984 Olympics?

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1500m

Question 2 of Sport Quiz 25 in Sports Quizzes
Which sport was reintroduced to the Seoul Olympics after an absence of 64 years?

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Tennis

Question 9 of Sport Quiz 25 in Sports Quizzes
Which Caribbean country entered a bobsleigh team in the 1988 Winter Olympics?

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Jamaica

Question 6 of Winter Quiz 1 in Other Quizzes
Who was men's figure skating gold medallist at the 1976 Winter Olympics?

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John Curry

Question 9 of Winter Quiz 1 in Other Quizzes
Who won a men's figure skating gold medal for Britain in the Winter Olympics?

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John Curry

Question 10 of Quiz of the Year 1976 in QOTY Quizzes
Which former MP won gold medals at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics?

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Sebastian Coe

Question 9 of British Politics Quiz 2 in Other Quizzes
In which city were the 1968 Summer Olympics held?

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Mexico City

Question 10 of Sport Quiz 22 in Sports Quizzes
Which relatively new watersport was added to the Olympics in 1984?

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Synchronised swimming

Question 15 of Sport Quiz 22 in Sports Quizzes
Where were the 2004 Olympics held?

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Athens

Question 30 of Pub Quiz 72 in Complete Pub Quizzes
Name the Irish swimmer who won 3 gold medals in the 1996 Olympics?

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Michelle Smith

Question 6 of History Quiz 17 in History Quizzes
The 20th of 22 children, unable to walk until 11, she won three sprint golds in the Rome Olympics. Who?

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Wilma Rudolph

Question 4 of Sport Quiz 19 in Sports Quizzes
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 this film?

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Running Brave

Question 2 of Movie and Moviestars Quiz 12 in TV/Movies Quizzes
In which year were the first winter Olympics?

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1924

Question 6 of Winter Sports Quiz 1 in Sports Quizzes
Which women only sport was introduced into the Summer Olympics of 1984?

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Synchronised Swimming

Question 19 of Pub Quiz 61 in Complete Pub Quizzes
Who won Great Britain's first Gold medal at the 2000 Olympics?

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Jason Queally

Question 15 of Sport Quiz 17 in Sports Quizzes
Which two countries are the only two to have competed in all modern Olympics?

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greece and Australia

Question 6 of Random Trivia Quiz 2 in Other Quizzes
Which female Dutch athlete won 4 gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics?

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Fanny Blankers-Koen

Question 14 of Sport Quiz 15 in Sports Quizzes
Countries from which continent boycotted the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal?

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b. Africa

Question 2 of Pauls Multiple Choice Quiz 1 in Pauls Themed Quizzes
When were the first Winter Olympics held?

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1924

Question 9 of Numbers Quiz 2 in Other Quizzes
At the Barcelona Olympics, who partnered Matthew Pinsent to Gold in the rowing coxless pairs?

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Steve Redgrave

Question 8 of Sport Quiz 13 in Sports Quizzes
In which country were the equestrian events held at the Melbourne Olympics?

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Sweden

Question 17 of Sport Quiz 13 in Sports Quizzes
Name the British Swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in the 200 metres Breaststroke?

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David Wilkie

Question 17 of Sport Quiz 12 in Sports Quizzes
Which terrorist group killed eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972?

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Black September

Question 3 of Colours Quiz 3 in Other Quizzes
What is thrown in the Olympics weighing 4lb 6oz?

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Discus

Question 23 of Sport Quiz 11 in Sports Quizzes
In the 1984 Olympics, who did Zola Budd accidentally trip up?

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Mary Decker

Question 3 of Sport Quiz 10 in Sports Quizzes
What year did Mexico City host the Summer Olympics?

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1968

Question 6 of Sport Quiz 9 in Sports Quizzes
How many Israeli athletes were killed at the Munich Olympics?

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Eleven

Question 12 of Sport Quiz 9 in Sports Quizzes
What was won for the first time by Koroibos, a naked chef.

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Event at the first Olympics

Question 14 of Billys Fun Quiz 5 in Other Quizzes
Which company tailor made Michael Johnson?s spikes, which he wore at the 1996 Olympics?

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Nike (The Gold Ones)

Question 2 of Sport Quiz 8 in Sports Quizzes
Which athlete introduced a new high jumping technique at the Mexico Olympics?

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Dick Fosbury

Question 8 of Quiz of the Year 1968 in QOTY Quizzes
Which American won the heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Mexico Olympics?

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George Foreman

Question 18 of Quiz of the Year 1968 in QOTY Quizzes
What nickname was given to Eric Moussambani, the worst swimmer to compete in the 2000 Olympics?

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Eric The Eel

Question 8 of Quiz of the Year 2000 in QOTY Quizzes
Who at the 1984 Olympics, won the 100m, 200m, the print relay and the Long Jump?

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Carl Lewis

Question 3 of Sport Quiz 7 in Sports Quizzes
Which Briton won a gold medal in the 20km walk at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics?

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Ken Matthews

Question 4 of Japan Quiz 1 in Geography/Places
Where were the 1968 Summer Olympics held?

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Mexico

Question 4 of Summer Quiz 1 in Other Quizzes
Who carried the flag for Great Britain at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympics?

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Stephen Redgrave

Question 6 of Pub Quiz 47 in Complete Pub Quizzes
Name three of Britain's 4 gold medal winning athletes at the 1980 Olympics

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Three of Sebastian Coe (1500m), Steve Ovett (800m), Allan Wells (100m) and Daley Thompson (Decathlon).

Question 18 of History Quiz 9 in History Quizzes
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?

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Running Brave

Question 14 of Movie and Moviestars Quiz 4 in TV/Movies Quizzes
Eddie the Eagle became famous at the Winter Olympics of 1988, where were these held?

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Calgary

Question 2 of Sport Quiz 4 in Sports Quizzes
Where were the 1988 Summer Olympics held?

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Seoul, South Korea

Question 9 of Sport Quiz 4 in Sports Quizzes
Name the athlete who won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

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Jesse Owens

Question 10 of Sport Quiz 4 in Sports Quizzes
On this day 1976, who won the men?s figure skating world championships in Stockholm following his gold at the Winter Olympics?

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John Curry

Question 10 of 4th March Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
Died on this day 1937 Baron Pierre de Coubertin, which modern sporting event did he found?

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The Olympics

Question 4 of 2nd September Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
1936, who won gold medals for the 100 metres at the Olympics?

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Jesse Owens (Berlin)

Question 9 of 3rd August Quiz in Calendar Quizzes
What was the name of the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

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Misha the bear

Question 18 of Olympic Games Quiz 1 in Sports Quizzes
What country does athlete Frankie Fredericks represent at the Olympics?

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Namibia

Question 19 of Olympic Games Quiz 1 in Sports Quizzes
Which athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

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Jesse Owens

Question 1 of Sport Quiz 3 in Sports Quizzes
Which Canadian was stripped of his gold medal at the 1988 Olympics after being found to have taken banned steroids?

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Ben Johnson

Question 3 of Sport Quiz 3 in Sports Quizzes
In which event did Britons Nash and Dixon win a gold medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics?

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2 man bob

Question 17 of Sport Quiz 3 in Sports Quizzes
Helsinki 52, Melbourne 56 , Rome 60 what comes next?

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Tokyo 64 - venues Olympics

Question 7 of Pub Quiz 38 in Complete Pub Quizzes

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