Test Your Olympics IQ

Answer the questions below:

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  • 1. Softball is making its final appearance at the Summer Games. When did it become a medal sport?

    • A. 1984 Los Angeles Games

    • B. 1988 Seoul Games

    • C. 1992 Barcelona Games

    • D. 1996 Atlanta Games

  • 2. Who was the youngest competitor in Olympic history?

    • A. Chinese gymnasts -- take your pick

    • B. Nadia Comaneci

    • C. Dimitrios Loundras

    • D. Mary Lou Retton

  • 3. Who was the first female to win an event at the Modern Games?

    • A. Margaret Ives Abbott

    • B. Charlotte Cooper

    • C. May Sutton

    • D. Annie Taylor

  • 4. At what Olympics did canoe/kayak become a medal sport?

    • A. 1936 Berlin Games

    • B. 1952 Helsinki Games

    • C. 1976 Montreal Games

    • D. 1984 Los Angeles Games

  • 5. At what Olympics did triathlon (swimming, biking, running) become a medal sport?

    • A. 1984 Los Angeles Games

    • B. 1992 Barcelona Games

    • C. 1996 Atlanta Games

    • D. 2000 Sydney Games

  • 6. Who were the first siblings to win medals at a Summer Games?

    • A. William and Charlotte Dod

    • B. Paul and Morgan Hamm

    • C. John and Sumner Paine

    • D. Serena and Venus Williams

  • 7. Who was the oldest competitor to win an Olympic medal?

    • A. Mauritz Andersson

    • B. Pal Gerevich

    • C. Oscar Swahn

    • D. Dara Torres

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