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Quiz about Nadia Comaneci
Quiz about Nadia Comaneci

10 Question Sports Quiz: Nadia Comaneci | Gymnastics


An easy quiz about the marvelous gymnast, Nadia Comaneci.

A multiple-choice quiz by E-Blast. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
E-Blast
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
191,453
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1634
Last 3 plays: Hando (8/10), Guest 151 (7/10), Godwit (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was Nadia's coach? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How old was Nadia when she began training for gymnastics? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who did she marry on April 27, 1996? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was Nadia's nickname as given to her by the media? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. During her years as a gymnast, Nadia created a skill performed on the uneven bars. From A-E (A being the easiest) what was the level of her exercise? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many perfect 10s did she win in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Where was she born? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How many brothers and sisters does she have?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Nadia's first competition was in the Romanian National Junior Gymnastics Championships. What place did she finish in? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How old was Nadia when she won the perfect 10s in the Montreal Olympics? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was Nadia's coach?

Answer: Bela Karolyi

Bela Karolyi found Nadia in her first year at school. When he first saw her, she and her friend were pretending to be gymnasts. This was in 1968, less then 10 years before she made history.
2. How old was Nadia when she began training for gymnastics?

Answer: 6

She retired when she was 21.
3. Who did she marry on April 27, 1996?

Answer: Bart Conner

She met Bart after she defected to the USA in 1989.
4. What was Nadia's nickname as given to her by the media?

Answer: Little Miss Perfect

Nadia was called Little Miss Perfect because she went through her routines with an unsmiling, ice-cold precision.
5. During her years as a gymnast, Nadia created a skill performed on the uneven bars. From A-E (A being the easiest) what was the level of her exercise?

Answer: E

In the gymnastics world all skills are ranked from A (the easiest) to E (the most difficult). The exercise Nadia invented was considered too dangerous but Nadia performed it anyway.
6. How many perfect 10s did she win in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal?

Answer: 7

Nadia won three gold medals in those events including two for individual routines and one for the overall composition. She said the 10s didn't surprise her much, since, "I've done it 20 times in previous competitions."
7. Where was she born?

Answer: Onesti, Romania

Nadia was born in Onesti on November 12, 1961, and lived there until the government moved the entire team to Budapest.
8. How many brothers and sisters does she have?

Answer: 1

Nadia has only one little brother named Adrian.
9. Nadia's first competition was in the Romanian National Junior Gymnastics Championships. What place did she finish in?

Answer: 13

After the competition her coach, Bela Karoloyi, gave her a doll and told her never to finish 13th again, and she never did.
10. How old was Nadia when she won the perfect 10s in the Montreal Olympics?

Answer: 14

When the scoring for her routine was announced, the screen showed 1.0 because no one ever thought a perfect ten was possible.
Source: Author E-Blast

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