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1.
  Gymnastics: 1996 Olympics at Atlanta   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Were you a big fan of the 1996 Olympic gymnastics? If so, this is the quiz for you!
Tough, 10 Qns, hatboro96, Oct 04 09
Tough
hatboro96
315 plays
2.
  Magnificent Seven    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a quiz on the 1996 Olympic Champions (the U.S. Gymnastics team). The Magnificent Seven made history by winning the team Gold Medal.
Average, 10 Qns, adidasballer, Aug 15 04
Average
adidasballer
892 plays
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  Gold Medallists [2]    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Prepare For The Olympics III: The Olympics of Sydney 2000 are on their way, so be prepared. See if you remember Atlanta 1996 and know who is defending their title in Sydney. Not easy, but to be done. Have fun and enjoy the Games!
Tough, 10 Qns, Kurf, Sep 20 16
Tough
Kurf
1187 plays
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  Olympic Record Holders 1996    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Prepare For The Olympics I: The Olympics of Sydney 2000 are on their way. To get into the right mood, and to refresh your memory, who are the current Olympic record holders - then you can tell when an Olympic record is broken in Sydney, and who loses it.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Kurf, Sep 17 13
Difficult
Kurf
1381 plays
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  Gold Medallists [1]    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Prepare For The Olympics II: The Olympics of Sydney 2000 are on their way, so be prepared. See if you remember Atlanta 1996 and know who is defending their title in Sydney. Not easy, but to be done. Have fun and enjoy the Games!
Difficult, 10 Qns, Kurf, Mar 19 10
Difficult
Kurf
1547 plays

1996 Atlanta Trivia Questions
1. What is the exercise that took Shannon Miller out of contention for the all-around gold medal?

From Quiz Gymnastics: 1996 Olympics at Atlanta

Answer: Floor Exercise

During her first tumbling pass Shannon took a .3 deduction due to landing short, and not putting her hands down during her double layout. With some small other errors and the score of 9.475, took her out of contention for a medal. She ended up finishing 8th.

2. How many gymnasts returned from the 1992 Olympics to compete in their second Olympics in 1996?

From Quiz Magnificent Seven

Answer: 3

Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, and Kerri Strug competed in 1992 helping lead the team to a bronze medal.

3. Men's cycling mountain bike cross country. Who was the defending titleholder at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [2]

Answer: Bart Brentjens

Dutchman Brentjens won this first-time Olympic event.

4. At 1996 Atlanta, who was the defending champion in men's baseball?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [1]

Answer: Cuba

5. Athletics. Who set the men's Olympic record for 200m im 1996?

From Quiz Olympic Record Holders 1996

Answer: Michael Johnson

Johnson with 19.32

6. When the games came to a conclusion, which country had earned the most gold medals (men, women, and rhythmic)?

From Quiz Gymnastics: 1996 Olympics at Atlanta

Answer: Ukraine

Ukraine earned a gold medal in the women's all-around and floor exercise (Lilia Podkopayeva), men's parallel bars (Rustam Sharipov), and rhythmic gymnastics all-around (Ekaterina Serebianskaya) for a total of 4 gold medals.

7. What was the order of events the team competed in the Team Finals (second day of team competition)?

From Quiz Magnificent Seven

Answer: uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, vault

The team hit every routine in their first rotation to move into the top spot over Russia and Romania, a spot that they held for the rest of the competition.

8. Archery men individual. Name the winner of the gold in Atlanta 1996.

From Quiz Gold Medallists [2]

Answer: Justin Huish

Huish from USA.

9. In Atlanta, the cycling gold medal on the road event was won by who?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [1]

Answer: Pascal Richard

Richard won after 4 hours and 35 minutes.

10. Swimming. Who set the Olympic record for 400m freestyle at the 1988 Games?

From Quiz Olympic Record Holders 1996

Answer: Janet Evans

Evans with 4:03.85.

11. Who was the athlete who vaulted, and stuck on an injured ankle to win the US their first gold medal?

From Quiz Gymnastics: 1996 Olympics at Atlanta

Answer: Kerri Strug

Kerri Strug landed badly on her first vault, and then vaulted once again. Afraid otherwise the US would not win the gold (although they would have), briefly landed on both legs and then was carried off the podium. She was unable to compete in the all-around final or event finals.

12. How many first-time Olympians were on the team?

From Quiz Magnificent Seven

Answer: 4

Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Moceanu, and Jaycie Phelps, competed in their first Olympic Games, but not their first International Competition, as all four have at one point in their careers have represented the USA at the World Championships for Gymnastics.

13. Badminton men's singles. Who won the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta games?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [2]

Answer: Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen

A nice victory for the Dane.

14. The ladies also played soccer in Atlanta. Which country won, and were defending their title in Sydney?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [1]

Answer: USA

USA beat China in the 1996 final.

15. Athletics. The holder of the women's Olympic record for the heptathlon is:

From Quiz Olympic Record Holders 1996

Answer: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner with 7291 points.

16. Where were the gymnastics competitions held?

From Quiz Gymnastics: 1996 Olympics at Atlanta

Answer: Georgia Dome

The Georgia Dome was opened in 1992. Besides the artistic gymnastics competition, the Georgia Dome also hosted basketball and handball.

17. Shannon Miller was one of the best gymnasts in the history of the sport, male or female, and around the world. She finished her Olympic career by winning a gold medal in team competition. Which event did she win her second gold medal in?

From Quiz Magnificent Seven

Answer: Balance Beam

Shannon Miller finished her International career with 16 world Championship and Olympic medals. She has won 2 World All-Around titles, World Championship medals on 3 of the 4 events and has been a world finalist on every event numerous times throughout her career.

18. Badminton, who was the winner at the 1996 Atlanta games in the women's tournament?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [2]

Answer: Soo-Hyun Bang

Korean Bang won instead of the favorite Susanti.

19. Men's hockey was a great tournament in Atlanta. But who won it?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [1]

Answer: Netherlands

Holland stayed ahead of Spain in the final.

20. Athletics. The holder of the Olympic record men's decathlon is:

From Quiz Olympic Record Holders 1996

Answer: Daley Thompson

Thompson with 8847 points. Dvorak holds the world record with 8994.

21. Soviet Union gymnast Ludmilla Tourischeva won the all-around gold medal while defending her World Championships title. How many gymnasts had accomplished this feat prior?

From Quiz Gymnastics: 1996 Olympics at Atlanta

Answer: 0

Lilia Podkopayeva was the first gymnast in 24 years to be the reigning World Champion when they won the all-around gold medal.

22. Dominique Dawes was one of the most successful gymnasts to ever compete at the US Gymnastics National Championships. How many individual event national titles has she won in her career?

From Quiz Magnificent Seven

Answer: 14

Dominique has won national championships in every event numerous times, as well has winning the 1994 All-Around National Championship. Here is a break down of her many nation titles: Vault 3(93, 94, 96), Uneven Bars 3(94, 95, 96), Balance Beam 3(96, 94, 96), Floor Exercise 4(91, 94, 95, 96). Dominique also won a bronze medal in Atlanta on the floor exercise.

23. Men's beach volleyball. The first winners of Olympic gold in this discipline and defenders of that title at the Sydney 2000 Olympics were ___________ .

From Quiz Gold Medallists [2]

Answer: Kach Kiraly and Kent Steffes

Legdn Kiraly and Steffes got the gold.

24. Which country came to Atlanta 1996 and won its second gold medal in women's field hockey?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [1]

Answer: Australia

The Aussies' field hockey team took Olympic Gold! They'd previously won gold in 1988. South Korea were the losing team in both finals.

25. Swimming. The holder of the Olympic record men's 100m freestyle is:

From Quiz Olympic Record Holders 1996

Answer: Matt Biondi

Biondi with a time of 48.63

26. Which US Gymnast won the only individual gold?

From Quiz Gymnastics: 1996 Olympics at Atlanta

Answer: Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller who was inches away from winning gold in 1992, finally struck gold twice. She won the Olympic Gold in team along with her US teammates and an individual beam gold medal. Her medals after the Olympics gave her 18 World and Olympic medals. She became the most decorated US gymnast.

27. Which event did Kerri Strug perform to help the team clinch the gold medal?

From Quiz Magnificent Seven

Answer: Vault

In Atlanta, Kerri Strug proved to the world that she is one of the best gymnast not only in the USA but in the World. She qualified for the Individual All-Around Finals, which was a goal of hers to prove to everyone the she was one of the best, unfortunately she was injuried and unable to compete the rest of the competition.

28. Women's basketball. Who was the winning team in Atlanta?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [2]

Answer: USA

29. Who was the men's judo champion in the 95lb+ class at Atlanta?

From Quiz Gold Medallists [1]

Answer: David Douillet

France reigned.

30. Athletics. Famous event, the men's long jump. Who holds the Olympic record?

From Quiz Olympic Record Holders 1996

Answer: Bob Beamon

It's long ago, but still the best jump in the history of the Olympics (8.90m).

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