Trivia Day 3: 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.
List your answers in the comments below. We'll post the correct answers in the comments by 6 p.m. today.
1. "Which of these cities has never hosted the Games?"
- Moscow
- Seoul
- Madrid
- Melbourne
2. True or false. The United States has never won a gold medal in any fencing event that is currently still part of the Olympics
- True
- False
3. When were women first allowed to compete in the modern Olympics?
- 1896
- 1900
- 1904
- 1908
4. One of the events in which men compete directly with women is sailing. Which is the other?
- Fencing
- Gymnastics
- Triathlon
- Equestrian
Looking for a way to celebrate the Olympics locally? You can find local events for Olympic Fun Day on July 28 on the Let’s Move Web site, which has a page about how to set up your own local Olympics.
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Liz Kennedy
6:42 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Good evening Patchers,
Here are today's answers to our Olympic quiz:
1. Madrid. Moscow hosted in 1980, Seoul in 1988 and Melbourne in 1956.
2. TRUE
3. 1900
4. Equestrian
There you go - did you get any right?