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Team Eggheads at the Olympics

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : 2012 London
Team Eggheads at the Olympics game quiz
"The Scrambled Eggheads had a great time chatting about the 2012 Olympics and have decided to offer this quiz including some of our favorite moments and other trivia from the XXX Olympiad. Hope you win the gold."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. At age sixteen, Gabby Douglas became the first US gymnast to win both the individual all-around gold medal and the team gold in the same Olympic competition. Her achievements earned her what nickname?
    High Flyin' Butterfly
    The Flying Squirrel
    The High Flyer
    The Flying Douglas


2. If there'd been a medal awarded for "Best Helicopter Jump at An Opening Ceremony" who would have won it at the 2012 Olympic Games?
    Pope Benedict XVI
    Queen Elizabeth II
    The Archbishop of Canterbury
    Prime Minister David Cameron


3. Archery, a relatively minor sport in past Olympics, leapt to the forefront of the 2012 Olympics in London thanks in part to which series of books?
    The Hardy Boys
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    Fifty Shades of Grey
    The Hunger Games


4. Which Canadian athlete, who competed in the 2012 Games, had the distinction of being the only Olympic athlete to have won multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics?
    Elvis Stojko
    Cindy Klassen
    Kurt Browning
    Clara Hughes


5. In which event did two brothers from Great Britain win both the gold and bronze medals, enabling them to mount the platform together for the victory ceremony?
    Marathon
    Canoe Slalom
    Modern Pentathlon
    Triathlon


6. Which U.S. hurdler, who surprisingly decided to start out of the blocks on the opposite foot, achieved both a personal best time and a gold medal in 110m hurdles?
    Justin Gatlin
    Jason Richardson
    Dayron Robles
    Aries Merritt


7. The London 2012 Summer Olympics featured a sport which women could participate in for the very first time. Which sport was this?
    Football
    Boxing
    Modern pentathlon
    Wrestling


8. Andy Murray won gold at the 2012 Olympics in the Men's Singles Tennis. Do you know where Andy was born?
    Dublin, Ireland
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Glasgow, Scotland
    Dunblane, Scotland


9. What detail makes the awards ceremonies for rowing different from those of other sports?
    All winners stand on level ground.
    No flowers are presented with the medals.
    All three national anthems are played.
    Winners sit in their boats during the presentation.


10. During the opening ceremonies, there were four athletes whose flag was the Olympic rings, and their country code was "IOA." What does "IOA" represent?
    Initiate Olympic Athlete
    International Olympic Athlete
    Independent Olympic Athlete
    Integrated Olympic Athlete


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Compiled Dec 15 12