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Trivia: Test Your Olympic Knowledge

The Summer Olympics begin on July 27, but how well do you know the Games? This week, Patch will post trivia questions to test your knowledge.

 

From Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to Nadia Comăneci receiving the first perfect 10 in 1976, there have been several unforgettable moments in Olympic history.

As hundreds of world-class athletes prepare to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games beginning July 27, Patch is celebrating the start of the games by posting Olympic trivia questions this week.

Select your answers in the polls below (or post them in the comments below). We'll post the correct answers in the comments by 3 p.m. today.

  • How many perfect 10s was Nadia Comaneci awarded during the 1976 Olympics?

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    • 5
        2 (66%)
    • 6
        1 (33%)
    • 7
        0 (0%)
    • 8
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 3
  • Which famous literary and film character has been played by no less than four Olympians on screen?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • King Kong
        0 (0%)
    • James Bond
        0 (0%)
    • Tarzan
        2 (100%)
    • Batman
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 2
  • Which of these is no longer an Olympic event?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Golf
        2 (100%)
    • Fencing
        0 (0%)
    • Discus
        0 (0%)
    • Triple jump
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 2
  • In 1904, American George Eyser won three golds, two silvers and a bronze in gymnastics. Besides the number of medals he took home, what was remarkable about his achievement?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • He had a glass eye
        0 (0%)
    • He had a wooden leg
        0 (0%)
    • He was blind
        0 (0%)
    • He was deaf
        2 (100%)
    Total votes: 2
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
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Becky Glander

2:44 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

We have answers!

1. Seven

2. Tarzan.
Johnny Weismuller, who won two swimming gold medals, in 1924 and in 1928.
Buster Crabbe, who won a swimming bronze in 1928.
Hermann Brix, who won silver in the shot put in 1928.
Glen Morris, who took gold in the decathlon in 1936.

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Becky Glander

2:45 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

3. Golf. It was an Olympic event in 1900 and 1904.

4. He won all these medals even though he had a wooden leg.

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