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1. What was the name chosen by the media for the 1992 U.S. Men's Olympic basketball team?

From Quiz More Than Average

Answer: Dream Team

After a rule change in 1989, the international basketball's governing body allowed professional players from all countries to compete in the Olympics, for the first time. The NBA was approached to supply players but was lukewarm in response. Eventually, twelve players were chosen to represent the U.S. at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. "Sports Illustrated" dubbed them the Dream Team and featured them on their cover.

From Quiz USA at Vancouver 2010

Answer: Seattle, Washington

Ohno said that competing in Vancouver felt like coming home for him, because he often trained there in his youth. Many of his supporters from Seattle were evident in the crowd at his races as well. Ohno's skates from the 2002 Olympic Games were placed on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. He competed on "Dancing with the Stars" and won - he and his partner Julianne Hough received the first perfect score in the history of the show. In Vancouver, Apolo Ohno won a silver medal in the 1500 meters on February 13. This tied him with Bonnie Blair as the US athlete with the most medals in the Winter Olympics. He passed her with a bronze in the 1000 meters, and another bronze in the 1500m relay. Including the 2010 Olympics, Ohno has two gold, two silver, and four bronze medals in Short Track.

From Quiz Americans in the Throwing Events

Answer: Hammer Throw

Harold and Olga finally married in 1957 after after the Communist government finally allowed her to emigrate. She later competed in four additional Olympic games for the United States. Connolly won the gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Olympic Games. He was a member of four Olympic teams. From 1956 to 1965, he held the world record and during that time, and broke his own record six times.

From Quiz The 1992 Dream Team

Answer: Christian Laettner

The selection committee chose Laettner for his overall game, his competitveness, and his winning record. They believed he could handle playing with and against 11 NBA players.

From Quiz Original Dream Team 4.0

Answer: 12

Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers, Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks, Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, Christian Laettner of Duke University, Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors, Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls, David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, and John Stockton of the Utah Jazz formed the roster for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Basketball team.

From Quiz The Original Dream Team

Answer: Chuck Daly

Chuck Daly led the Detroit Pistons to back to back championships in 1989 and 1990. He was inducted in to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994. Daly retired from coaching in 1999.

From Quiz USA at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Chris Witty

She was the only US athlete to win 2 medals in Nagano of any color, winning a silver and bronze medal in Speed Skating.

From Quiz More Than Average

Answer: Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan admitted in a 2012 documentary that he wouldn't have played if Isiah Thomas played and declined the team captain's spot. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird became co-captains. Shaquille was not chosen to be on the team, Christian Laettner being chosen from Duke instead.

From Quiz USA at Vancouver 2010

Answer: A Jerk

When Dutch bank DSB dropped out as a sponsor of the speed skating team, Colbert rallied fans of his show, known as the "Colbert Nation", to make up the short fall so Americans could compete in Vancouver. Colbert attended the Vancouver Olympics and cheered on the speed skating team, even taping his show at the games. Colbert even brought a large moose along. He had nicknamed it Ebersol (after NBC Sports executive producer Dick Ebersol), but Ebersol renamed the moose Colbert. On Thursday February 25, Davis apologized to Colbert during an interview on "The Colbert Report". Davis won gold at 1000 meters in every world championship between 2004 and 2009. Davis is 6 foot, 2 inches, quite tall for a speed skater. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois. In Vancouver, Davis made history again as the first skater to win consecutive golds in the 1000 meter race. Davis also won a silver at 1500 meters, being edged out by Mark Tuitert of the Netherlands. Davis finished 12th in the 5000 meters race and dropped out of the 500 meters.

From Quiz Americans in the Throwing Events

Answer: Discus

One of the most famous of throwing events athletes, Oerter won four consecutive gold medals in the discus (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968) and broke the Olympic record each time. He held the world record on two different occasions, and also won the Gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games.

From Quiz The 1992 Dream Team

Answer: Chuck Daly

Chuck Daly's recent NBA success, including back-to-back NBA titles with the Pistons made him an obvious choice.

From Quiz Original Dream Team 4.0

Answer: 10

Only Chris Mullin and Christain Laettner were not selected. Barkley, Bird, Ewing, Johnson, Jordan, Malone, Pippen, Robinson, and Stockton are all members of this all-star team.

From Quiz The Original Dream Team

Answer: 1992

The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain.

From Quiz USA at Vancouver 2010

Answer: Germany

Hamlin's win marked the first time a German woman had lost an international luging competition since 1997. The American beat out German Natalie Geisenberger by 0.187 seconds. In Vancouver, Hamlin finished 16th with a combined time of 2:49.108. The Germans were once again back in form, taking Gold (Tajana Hufner) and Bronze (Geisenberger).

From Quiz Americans in the Throwing Events

Answer: Shot Put

Matson was one of the most successful United States shot-putters ever. He won the silver medal at the Olympics in 1964 and gold in 1968. He held the world record from 1965 to 1973. During one six-year stretch, he entered 79 competitions and won 73. He was the first man to throw over 70'.

From Quiz The 1992 Dream Team

Answer: Croatia

The United States smashed Croatia 117-85.

From Quiz Original Dream Team 4.0

Answer: Chuck Daly

Chuck Daly, then the head coach of the Detroit Pistons, surprisingly, did not call one single time-out during the entire run to the gold.

From Quiz The Original Dream Team

Answer: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson

Bird and Johnson were great friends that always had a famous rivalry during their years playing for Boston and Los Angeles, respectively.

From Quiz USA at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Paul Wylie

He won a Silver medal in 1992.

From Quiz More Than Average

Answer: they idolized them

The Olympic games typically allowed the opposing team to pose for pictures with the stars and allowed for autographs to be taken. For the most part, the opposing players knew that they were outclassed but they didn't care, as they were getting a chance to play with their idols.

From Quiz USA at Vancouver 2010

Answer: Harvard

Chu graduated with honors with a psychology degree from Harvard in 2007. During her years at Harvard, she scored 284 points. The Olympics in Vancouver will be her third. She won a silver in Salt Lake City and a bronze in Turin. In 2007, Chu won the Patty Kazmaier award, the ice hockey equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. In Vancouver, Chu added another silver medal to her trophy case. The US women lost to the Canadians 2-0 in the Gold Medal match. The United States women outscored their opponents 40-2 in getting to the final. Standouts in Vancouver included Jenny Potter, who had two hat tricks, and goalie Jessie Vetter, who had a save rate of 95.7 percent (68 saves).

From Quiz Americans in the Throwing Events

Answer: Discus

Silvester was a four-time Olympian, winning a silver medal in 1972. He broke the world record four times and held it from 1968 to 1975. He was the first man to throw 60 meters and over his years of competition, raised the world record by more than 30 feet.

From Quiz Original Dream Team 4.0

Answer: Croatia

Team USA beat Croatia 117-85, the team's closest winning margin.

From Quiz The Original Dream Team

Answer: Isiah Thomas

Thomas was selected for the USA team in the 1980 Olympics but did not play due to the US boycott. There were rumors that Thomas's rivalry with Michael Jordan was the reason he was not included on the 1992 team. There is no way of knowing if these rumors were true or not.

From Quiz USA at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Speed Skating

In general, if you're not sure about what event to choose regarding US medal victories in these quizes, especially if the options are more traditional categories, choose Speed Skating.

From Quiz More Than Average

Answer: winning both the Olympics and the NBA title

As members of the Chicago Bulls and the Dream Team, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were the first players to win both an Olympic and an NBA title in 1992. The Chicago Bulls took on the Portland Trail Blazers in 1992 and were victorious in six games.

From Quiz USA at Vancouver 2010

Answer: The Flying Tomato

On top of his sporting achievements, White also received a "Golden God Award" from "Revolver" magazine naming him "Most Metal Athlete". Shortly before the Vancouver games, White announced that he had grown tired of the tomato nickname and wished to be known as Shaun "Snow" White. In Vancouver, White may just earn the title of "Snow White". He won the gold medal in the half-pipe (for the second time) in grand style. After winning on his first run alone, he did the second run for fun and was even more impressive. He did just about everything short of pulling out an accordian in mid-air.

From Quiz Americans in the Throwing Events

Answer: Javelin

Roggy was a young shining star for the United States in the javelin. He was the country's top ranked thrower four times in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Roggy was ranked number one in the world during 1982 with a throw of 314'4". Tragically, he died in 1986 when he fell out of a truck bed at a meet, striking his head on the pavement.

From Quiz The 1992 Dream Team

Answer: 2

Jordan and Pippin also went on to win the NBA title in 1993.

From Quiz The Original Dream Team

Answer: David Robinson

Robinson retired from the San Antonio Spurs after the 2002-2003 season with a championship victory.

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