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Quiz about Alpha Female
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Alpha Female Trivia Quiz


Women's sports may not get the same recognition as men's sports, but if these athletic women have anything to say about it, that won't be the case for long!

A multiple-choice quiz by merylfederman. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
355,257
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. This swimmer was 17 years old at the 2012 Olympics, when she won 5 medals, 4 of them golds. She represented the United States and medaled in backstroke, freestyle, and relay events - and even met Justin Bieber in the bargain. Who is she? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. London 2012 Olympics- Which U.S Olympian, nicknamed "The Flying Squirrel", won the all-around gymnastics gold medal at age 16? She made history at the event by becoming the first woman of color to win that event - what a pioneer! Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which U.S. Olympian skated in *speed* skating events throughout the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in her becoming the first American woman to win 5 gold medals (she ended up with 6 total medals)? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which American alpine skier participated in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 Olympics, winning two medals (one silver in downhill in 1998 and one gold in the Super G in 2002) over her Olympic career? With a unique name and a wildly successful World Cup career, she became a world-famous superstar and was inducted into the Ski Hall of Fame. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. At the 2012 Olympics, this U.S. gymnast made a famously successful vault in the all-around competition where the team won gold, but could not repeat her performance in the vault competition, where she failed to win her expected gold. Her silver medal led to a world-famous picture of her looking "not impressed". Which member of the American gymnastics team is this? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which female tennis player has a famous older sister tennis player, and while her fame comes from her 15 singles Grand Slam titles and 13 doubles Grand Slam titles with her sister, she also has participated in three Olympic games where she has won four gold medals? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This 1996 Olympian famously performed a gymnastics vault while injured and was then carried back to the bench by her coach Bela Karolyi. Which gymnast was this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which American female athlete from the 1930s and 40s was not only an Olympic track and field star (three medals in the 1932 LA Games), but also a multi-talented golfer and basketball player? She is known for her versatility and for having a nickname famously also held by a male athlete from the same era. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which gymnast, from Romania, was the first female to score a perfect 10 in a gymnastics event? She achieved it in the 1976 Olympics uneven bars competition. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This American female athlete made one sterling name for herself on the football field - which soccer player had more goals (158) international play upon her retirement than any other professional player, and appeared in 275 international games? She also won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic soccer team in 2004. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This swimmer was 17 years old at the 2012 Olympics, when she won 5 medals, 4 of them golds. She represented the United States and medaled in backstroke, freestyle, and relay events - and even met Justin Bieber in the bargain. Who is she?

Answer: Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin, along with Ryan Lochte, were the swimming superstars that the USA fielded to the 2012 Olympics, and Franklin's slew of medals put her up there with the top swimmers of all time; and all that based on her first Olympics!
2. London 2012 Olympics- Which U.S Olympian, nicknamed "The Flying Squirrel", won the all-around gymnastics gold medal at age 16? She made history at the event by becoming the first woman of color to win that event - what a pioneer!

Answer: Gabby Douglas

Gabby Douglas' inspiring win preceded the women's team win for the USA in 2012 as well - those American gymnasts sure did clean up in 2012, earning the nickname "The Fierce Five".
3. Which U.S. Olympian skated in *speed* skating events throughout the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in her becoming the first American woman to win 5 gold medals (she ended up with 6 total medals)?

Answer: Bonnie Blair

Bonnie Blair skated in four winter Olympiads (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994) and won 5 golds and one bronze over the latter three of those competitions, in 500 and 1000-meter races. Until speed skater Apolo Ohno came along and surpassed her total of 6 medals, she held the record for the most winter Olympics medals by one American.
4. Which American alpine skier participated in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 Olympics, winning two medals (one silver in downhill in 1998 and one gold in the Super G in 2002) over her Olympic career? With a unique name and a wildly successful World Cup career, she became a world-famous superstar and was inducted into the Ski Hall of Fame.

Answer: Picabo Street

Picabo Street had a long skiing career of almost a decade, including 17 times of placing in the top three in World Cup events. Her unusual name has likely contributed to her fame, but her skiing skill didn't hurt either!
5. At the 2012 Olympics, this U.S. gymnast made a famously successful vault in the all-around competition where the team won gold, but could not repeat her performance in the vault competition, where she failed to win her expected gold. Her silver medal led to a world-famous picture of her looking "not impressed". Which member of the American gymnastics team is this?

Answer: McKayla Maroney

"McKayla Maroney is not impressed," so read the pictures of her reacting negatively to her silver medal vault win. McKayla took the joke in stride, and has even done the "not impressed" pose with President Obama! All kidding aside, she was a great vaulter who impressed the world with her near-perfect all-around competition vault.
6. Which female tennis player has a famous older sister tennis player, and while her fame comes from her 15 singles Grand Slam titles and 13 doubles Grand Slam titles with her sister, she also has participated in three Olympic games where she has won four gold medals?

Answer: Serena Williams

Serena Williams is has 4 US Open titles, 1 French Open title, 5 Wimbledon titles, and 5 Australian Opens in singles competitions; and 2 US Open titles, 2 French Open titles, 5 Wimbledon titles, and 4 Australian Open titles in doubles competitions. Her career began in 1998.
7. This 1996 Olympian famously performed a gymnastics vault while injured and was then carried back to the bench by her coach Bela Karolyi. Which gymnast was this?

Answer: Kerri Strug

Kerri Strug was part of the U.S. gymnastics team called the "Magnificent Seven" at the 1996 Atlanta games, and injured herself during her first vault. She went on to the second vault anyway - talk about playing through the pain!
8. Which American female athlete from the 1930s and 40s was not only an Olympic track and field star (three medals in the 1932 LA Games), but also a multi-talented golfer and basketball player? She is known for her versatility and for having a nickname famously also held by a male athlete from the same era.

Answer: Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Babe Didrikson Zaharias is one of the few athletes in history to be famous not for one sport or achievement but a multi-sport repertoire that was highly decorated in many fields. She won 41 LPGA tournaments in golf besides her 2 gold medals (80m hurdles and javelin) and 1 silver (high jump) in the 1932 Olympics.
George Ruth (nicknamed Babe Ruth) was a U.S. baseball player in the 1920s and 1930s.
9. Which gymnast, from Romania, was the first female to score a perfect 10 in a gymnastics event? She achieved it in the 1976 Olympics uneven bars competition.

Answer: Nadia Comaneci

Nadia Comaneci's perfect ten was seen as an impossibility, and was incorrectly displayed for a moment before being corrected. Needless to say, she won the gold medal in the uneven bars event, as well as two other golds, a silver, and a bronze in that same Olympics. She went on to win two more golds and two silvers in the 1980 Games.
10. This American female athlete made one sterling name for herself on the football field - which soccer player had more goals (158) international play upon her retirement than any other professional player, and appeared in 275 international games? She also won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic soccer team in 2004.

Answer: Mia Hamm

Mia Hamm's legendary career ended upon her retirement after the 2004 Olympics, and she has written books and appeared in documentaries about her time as a soccer player.
Source: Author merylfederman

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