Quiz on Summer Olympic Games - Water Sports |
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1. Who was the famous US swimmer who won 5 gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics? • Ian Thorpe • Tom Dolan • Michael Phelps • Danyon Loader Answer: Michael Phelps 2. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, USA got the first place in swimming events. How many medals did it win? • 26 • 28 • 30 • 31 Answer: 28 3. Which male swimmer held a record for clearing the 50-m freestyle event at 1992 Barcelona Olympics? • Ian Thorpe • Michael Phelps • Alexander Popov • Grant Hackett Answer: Alexander Popov
4. In which year was swimming made open for women? • 1896 • 1900 • 1908 • 1912 Answer: 1912 5. In the 1972 Munich Olympics, which new event was introduced under water sports? • 1500 m freestyle • Windsurfing • Water polo • White-water canoeing Answer: White-water canoeing 6. Which male swimmer held a record for clearing both, the100-meters and the 200-meters Backstroke at the 2004 Athens Olympics? • Aaron Peirsol • Ian Thorpe • Michael Phelps • Kosuke Kitajima Answer: Aaron Peirsol 7. Which female swimmer held a record for clearing both, the 200-meters and the 400-meters individual medley at the 2004 Athens Olympics? • Misty Hyman • Agnes Kovacs • Brooke Bennett • Yana Klochkova Answer: Yana Klochkova 8. In which year was the water polo event introduced in Olympics? • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 Answer: 1900 9. Who was the first gold medalist to win the 100-meters freestyle event? • Alfred Hajos • Austrian Paul Neumann • Ioannis Malokinis • Kosuke Kitajima Answer: Alfred Hajos 10. Name the male swimmer who created a world record by winning 7 gold medals at the1972 Munich Olympics. • Daichi Suzuki • Mark Spitz • David Berkoff • Ian Thorpe Answer: Mark Spitz 11. Name the male swimmer who has won 5 Olympic medals and 36 national championships. • Mark Spitz • Grant Hackett • David Berkoff • Johnny Weissmuller Answer: Johnny Weissmuller 12. Name the first female swimmer to win 2 gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics. • Kartin Meissner • Dorothea DuPon • Victoria Draves • Brooke Bennett Answer: Victoria Draves 13. What is the duration of each quarter in the Olympic water polo match? • 5 minutes • 7 minutes • 10minutes • 12 minutes Answer: 7 minutes 14. Kayak and Canadian come under which Olympic water sports? • Rowing • Yacthing • Water polo • Canoeing Answer: Canoeing 15. Which class of yacthing is the fastest? • Star • Flying Dutchman • Tornado • Soling Answer: Tornado
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