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Trivia: Test Your Olympic Knowledge

The Summer Olympics begin on July 27, but how well do you know the Games? All this week, Patch will post trivia questions to test your knowledge.

 

From Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to Nadia Comăneci receiving the first perfect 10 in 1976, there have been several unforgettable moments in Olympic history.

As hundreds of world-class athletes prepare to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games beginning July 27, Patch is celebrating the start of the games by posting Olympic trivia questions all this week.

Select your answers in the polls below (or post them in the comments below) We'll post the correct answers in the comments by 3 p.m. today.


  • One of the events in which men compete directly with women is Sailing. Which is the other?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Fencing
        0 (0%)
    • Gymnastics
        0 (0%)
    • Triathlon
        1 (16%)
    • Equestrian
        5 (83%)
    Total votes: 6
  • Which of these cities has never hosted the Games?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Moscow
        1 (33%)
    • Seoul
        0 (0%)
    • Madrid
        0 (0%)
    • Melbourne
        2 (66%)
    Total votes: 3
  • True or false. The United States has never won a gold medal in any fencing event that is currently still part of the Olympics.

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • True
        2 (66%)
    • False
        1 (33%)
    Total votes: 3
  • When were women first allowed to compete in the modern Olympics?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • 1986
        0 (0%)
    • 1900
        0 (0%)
    • 1904
        0 (0%)
    • 1908
        3 (100%)
    Total votes: 3
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
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Brad Koehn

6:15 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Curious. I "voted" (do you really vote in a trivia challenge, or answer?) each question but only my response to the first one was recorded. Nice software.

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Becky Glander

8:10 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Hi Brad, I'm not sure why that would happen. I assume you clicked answers to all 4 questions before pressing Submit?

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Shakopee Mom

10:51 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012

When will the answers be posted?

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Becky Glander

2:44 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Here are today's answers:
1. Equestrian

2. Madrid. Moscow hosted in 1980, Seoul in 1988 and Melbourne in 1956.

3. True

4. 1900

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