Quizzes - 2012 London

* London was selected to host the games of 2012 on July 5th 2005 in Singapore. In a closely competitive selection process, London beat the committee from Paris by 54 votes to 50. There were 5 cities narrowed down to the list of candidate cities, but which of these were not shortlisted?
* The British Olympic Association (BOA) was the team responsible for the bidding process for London 2012. The Association is mainly made up of ex-Olympic athletes from numerous sports. It was no surprise that the bid chairperson was a major British sporting hero. Who were they?
* Subsequent to London's successful bid for the 2012 games, two sports were removed from the Olympic programme, baseball and softball. These sports were originally planned to be played in temporary stadia in one of London's royal parks. Which one was is?
* At the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Games, London was given an 8-minute slot to showcase the city as part of the handover ceremony. At the end of this ceremony, Beijing's Mayor, Guo Jinlong, handed the Olympic flag to which British figure?
* The London Olympic Committee relied heavily on the support by sponsors to fund the event. Which of these is not one of the 'Tier One' sponsors?