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1. The year is 1976. I am in Montreal, Canada watching Nadia Comaneci's amazing, dreamlike performance. In a wild applause of cheers, I am waving, alongside the other spectators, the mascot of the Games. Its name is Amik, but what animal is it?
2. I am in Munich, the year being 1972. But, my joy and gladness was shattered, swept away by the attack of the terrorists of Black September. When I look to the mascot of those Olympics, I remember my grief and horror. What's the name of that mascot?
3. The first thing I did when I came in Moscow in 1980 was to buy the mascot of the Olympics. I was saddened a bit by the boycott of the Games by 65 countries. Anyway, the mascot of those Games is perhaps the most famous one. What's its name?
4. Ah, how happy were my times in Barcelona during the Olympics in 1992. I remember buying the mascot of the Games and noticing that it was designed in a Cubist fashion, the very first mascot having that distinction. What's its name?
5. For the Olympics of 1996, I traveled to Georgia, the peach state. Arriving in Atlanta, I went straight to buy the mascot of the Games. Seeing it, I was a bit confused. It was just a figure, didn't look like a human or an animal. What is its name?
6. Breathless, I am witnessing Ben Johnson breaking the world record and finishing first in men's 100m sprint. Amidst the wild cheering, I notice that the mascot of the 1988 Olympics I bought when I arrived in Seoul is missing. Luckily, I bought another one the next day. The mascot's name is Hodori, but what kind of animal is it?
7. Unfortunately, I was sick and could not go to Los Angeles for the Olympics of 1984, but I watched it on TV, anyway. It was there that Carl Lewis won his first gold medal. The mascot of those Games always reminds me of him. What's its name?
8. The 2012 Olympics in London were an amazing sight, although I was disappointed by the fact that while many people didn't manage to acquire a seat, many seats were empty during even the most notable phases of the Games. Luckily, I made it and bought the mascot. What's its name?
9. In 2008, the time was ripe for a trip to Beijing, because the Olympics were to start there. It is said by several reports that these Games were the most expensive ones in Olympic history. Me, too, spent quite an amount of money for buying all the five mascots of the Games. With what collective name are they referred to?
10. The country that bore the Olympic Games: Athens lives most bright moments as I do, holding in my hands the mascots of the 2004 Olympics Games. What are their names?
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