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Quiz about Wet Sports
Quiz about Wet Sports

Wet Sports Trivia Quiz


Ten Olympic sports that take place in or on water! Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by tiye. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
tiye
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
377,395
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
652
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Question 1 of 10
1. Michael Phelps is a famous athlete in this sport. It has four styles, freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly.
Which sport is it?
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Question 2 of 10
2. For this sport, mainly young girls compete, dressed in beautiful costumes while music is playing.
Which is this very popular Olympic event?
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Question 3 of 10
3. For this Olympic sport, swimming is one of the five events that take place during the competition process, the other four being fencing, running, pistol shooting and horse riding.
Which sport is it?
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Question 4 of 10
4. This next Olympic aquatic sport features two events, slalom and sprint, and is for both men and women. Its name may bring to mind indigenous people.
What are these fun sports?
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Question 5 of 10
5. This spectacular sport takes place in the open sea and the wind can be a friend or an enemy.
Which sport is it?
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Question 6 of 10
6. In this sport one or two athletes jump from platforms and springboards into a pool.
What sport is it?
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Question 7 of 10
7. This aquatic sport has variations of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9 participants and sometimes a person who shouts loudly and sets the rhythm.
Which sport is this?
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Question 8 of 10
8. This is another Olympic sport where swimming is one of its three events, the other two being running and cycling.
What is this sport?
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Question 9 of 10
9. In this rough and tough aquatic sport, two teams of seven players each play against each other, wearing colored caps.
What is the sport?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Although this sport belongs to the "sailing" group of aquatic sports, its popularity makes it deserving of its own question. For it, you need the open sea, a favorable wind, a board and a sail.
Which fun sport is it?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Michael Phelps is a famous athlete in this sport. It has four styles, freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. Which sport is it?

Answer: Swimming

This very popular sport has been an Olympic sport since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. It is both an individual and a team sport and takes place in a 50-meter pool (when competing in the Olympic Games).
Up to 2012, American swimmer Michael Phelps has won 22 medals in this sport, more than any other athlete in any sport of the Olympic Games.
2. For this sport, mainly young girls compete, dressed in beautiful costumes while music is playing. Which is this very popular Olympic event?

Answer: Synchronized swimming

Present in the Olympic games since 1984 in Los Angeles, synchronized swimming has competitions for duets and teams. It is a combination of swimming, gymnastics and dancing in the water.
3. For this Olympic sport, swimming is one of the five events that take place during the competition process, the other four being fencing, running, pistol shooting and horse riding. Which sport is it?

Answer: Modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon joined the Olympic Games in 1912 at the Stockholm Games. It is based on the military training of a 19th century soldier and it is considered extremely challenging physically. Its name comes from the Greek language, "pentathlon" means a "five-event contest," from the words "pente" (five) and "athlos" (event).
4. This next Olympic aquatic sport features two events, slalom and sprint, and is for both men and women. Its name may bring to mind indigenous people. What are these fun sports?

Answer: Canoeing and kayaking

For these sports, which made their debut in the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, two different boats are used, canoes with 1 or 2 athletes and kayaks with 1, 2 or 4 athletes. Slalom is also called "whitewater slalom."
The word "canoe" comes from the Carib Indians in the Caribbean Sea and the word "kayak" comes from the Greenland Inuits.
5. This spectacular sport takes place in the open sea and the wind can be a friend or an enemy. Which sport is it?

Answer: Sailing

Sailing has been an Olympic sport since the Athens 1896 Games but the races were cancelled that first time because of bad weather conditions.
It has numerous disciplines and different types of boats and crews.
6. In this sport one or two athletes jump from platforms and springboards into a pool. What sport is it?

Answer: Diving

Diving is a very popular sport in the Summer Olympic Games, the divers perform their dives using acrobatic stunts, graceful moves and extreme precision. It first joined the Olympic sports in 1904 at St. Louis. In Sydney 2000, synchronized diving was added to the diving events.
A legendary athlete in this sport is Greg Louganis who dominated both the springboard and platform in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games.
7. This aquatic sport has variations of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9 participants and sometimes a person who shouts loudly and sets the rhythm. Which sport is this?

Answer: Rowing

In Olympic rowing speed races, 14 different events are offered for men and women. Rowing became an Olympic sport in 1900 at the Summer Games of Paris.
In some events a "coxswain" is used: he (or she) steers, keeps the rhythm of the boat, motivates and encourages the crew, and traditionally gets thrown in the water at the end of the race.
8. This is another Olympic sport where swimming is one of its three events, the other two being running and cycling. What is this sport?

Answer: Triathlon

Triathlon's debut was made at the 2000 Sydney Games. Both men and women compete in separate triathlons. The Olympic triathlon consists of 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of swimming, 40 km (25 mi) of cycling and 10 km (6.2 mi) of running, all in one day and consecutively. Again, its name comes from the Greek language, "tria" is three and "athlos" is event.
9. In this rough and tough aquatic sport, two teams of seven players each play against each other, wearing colored caps. What is the sport?

Answer: Water polo

Water polo is a very rough sport that requires excellent physical condition, strength and endurance. It is a contact sport, played in an all-deep pool. Its first appearance at the Olympic Games was in 1900 in Paris for men and in 2000 in Sydney for women.
10. Although this sport belongs to the "sailing" group of aquatic sports, its popularity makes it deserving of its own question. For it, you need the open sea, a favorable wind, a board and a sail. Which fun sport is it?

Answer: Windsurfing

Windsurfing is of Polynesian descent and it is a combination of sailing and surfing. Its first appearence at an Olympic Games was in 1984 in Los Angeles and it's been present ever since. The wind plays a major role in a successful windsurfing competition and there have been instances in the Games where the teams had to wait for days for the right wind.
Source: Author tiye

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