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Answer the following questions related to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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1.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which discipline started even before the official opening ceremony?

  Football

  Sailing

  Gymnastics

  Swimming

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2.

Which female track athlete won 2 Gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  Yelena Isinbayeva

  Dinara Safina

  Tirunesh Dibaba

  Elena Dementieva

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3.

Who officially opened the Beijing Olympics on 8 August 2008?

  Hu Jintao

  Jacques Rogge

  Liu Qi

  George W. Bush

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4.

For the first time in Olympic history, the medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics included material besides metal.  An inlaid disc of which stone was included in the 2008 Olympic medals?

  Ruby

  Jade

  Onyx

  Emerald

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5.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, who equalled Alexander Dityatin's record for the most medals (of any type) at a single celebration of the Olympic Games?

  Nikolay Andrianov

  Michael Phelps

  Larissa Latynina

  Mark Spitz

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6.

Which character designs are incorporated in the five 'good luck dolls' that are the mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  Porcupine, Crocodile, Wind, Chinese Dragon, and Hawk

  Fish, Giant Panda, Fire, Tibetan Antelope, and Swallow

  Hedgehog, Kangaroo, Earth, Indian Elephant, and Eagle

  Beaver, Koala, Water, American Eagle, and Duck

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7.

Which stadium features on the medals awarded at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  Panathinaiko Stadium

  Stockholms Olympiastadion

  White City Stadium

  Vélodrome de Vincennes

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