- Seven countries have held both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Three of those held the Winter and Summer Olympics in the same year. Which were those three countries?
- George S. Patton, the US World War Two General, represented the United States in which event in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm?
- Which foot race takes place over the longest distance in the Olympics?
- In the Ancient Olympic Games, the first 13 games had only one event. What kind of event was it?
- Which famous Czech runner won the gold medal in the 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon (the first he had ever run in his life) at the 1952 Olympics?
- In the 1976 Montreal Olympics, sex verification testing was carried out on all female athletes except one. Which one?
- What is the most northerly city to have hosted the Olympics?
- Who is the only person to have both lit the flame and won an Olympic gold medal at the same Olympics?
- “Blood in the Water” is the nickname for a match that took place in the 1956 Olympics between Hungary and the Soviet Union. In which sport?
- Which Olympics is associated with the Bird’s Nest Stadium?
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- Seven countries have held both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Three of those held the Winter and Summer Olympics in the same year. Which were those three countries?
A: France (1924), United States (1928), Germany (1936) - George S. Patton, the US World War Two General, represented the United States in which event in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm?
A: Modern Pentathlon - Which foot race takes place over the longest distance in the Olympics?
A: 50km walk - In the Ancient Olympic Games, the first 13 games had only one event. What kind of event was it?
A: A sprint race - Which famous Czech runner won the gold medal in the 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon (the first he had ever run in his life) at the 1952 Olympics?
A: Emil Zatopek - In the 1976 Montreal Olympics, sex verification testing was carried out on all female athletes except one. Which one?
A: Princess Anne - What is the most northerly city to have hosted the Olympics?
A: Helsinki - Who is the only person to have both lit the flame and won an Olympic gold medal at the same Olympics?
A: Cathy Freeman (Sydney, 2000) - “Blood in the Water” is the nickname for a match that took place in the 1956 Olympics between Hungary and the Soviet Union. In which sport?
A: Water Polo - Which Olympics is associated with the Bird’s Nest Stadium?
A: Beijing 2008
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