Olympics

Where were the U.S. Olympic archery 
trials held in preparation for the 
Seoul Olympics?

*Oxford, Ohio

Lake Placid, New York

Los Angeles, California

What country will host the 1988 
Summer Olympics in its capital city, 
Seoul?

North Korea

*South Korea

Indonesia

One Summer Olympic game is the long 
jump.  Approximately how long a jump 
is the current world record?

15 feet

*24.5 feet

36.25 feet

The winners of the dressage trials in 
Gladstone, New Jersey will go on to 
perform in what Summer Olympic 
competition?

Baseball

Fencing

*Horseback riding

Which Summer Olympic competition has 
specialists in the sabre, foil, and 
epee?

Archery

Horseback riding

*Fencing

Korea became divided into North and 
South after what war?

Korean War

World War I

*World War II

Which of these is NOT a Summer 
Olympic sport?

*Biathlon

Boxing

Basketball

When gold, silver, and bronze Olympic 
medals are presented in the victory 
ceremony, where does the gold medal 
winner stand?

At the left

*In the center

At the right

Which Olympic game features a 4,000 
meter individual pursuit, a 2,000 
meter tandem, and a 1,000 meter 
sprint?

*Cycling

Running

Swimming

In the Olympic field events, which of 
these is thrown the farthest?

Shot put

Discus

*Hammer

How much longer does it take an 
Olympic runner to complete the 400-
meter run, compared to the 100-meter 
dash?

Four times as long

Six times as long

*Ten times as long

To what Olympic sport did American 
Gold Medalist Dick Fosbury contribute 
the technique known as the "Fosbury 
Flop"?

*High jump

Steeplechase

Springboard diving

In the Olympic Games, the shot put 
has been thrown nearly seventy feet.  
In men's competition, how much does a 
shot put weigh?

6 pounds

*16 pounds

24 pounds

Which of these events was part of the 
Olympic Games just once?

Cricket

Polo

*Croquet

What type of Olympic event includes 
pommeled and long horses?

Equestrian

*Gymnastics

Field Hockey

Approximately how much higher can 
an Olympic pole vaulter go, compared 
to an Olympic high jumper?

*2.5 times as high

4 times as high

10 times as high

How often has a Tug of War event been 
included in the modern Olympic Games?

Never

Once

*Six times

What Summer Olympic sport once 
included the Canadian Singles and 
Canadian Slalom events?

Turf skiing

Water skiing

*Canoeing

Which pair of Olympic sports divide 
competitors into weight classes?

*Boxing and weight lifting

Boxing and gymnastics

Judo and fencing

Which of these weight classes for 
Olympic boxing is heavier than the 
others?

Bantamweight

*Light welterweight

Lightweight

In the 1972 Olympics, Olga Korbut 
emerged as a favorite gold medal 
winner in which competition?

Swimming

*Gymnastics

Shot put

Mark Spitz came away from one year's 
Olympics with seven gold medals in 
swimming.  What year and what city 
was that?

1968 Olympics in Mexico City

*1972 Olympics in Munich

1972 Olympics in Los Angeles

Which of these cities has hosted the 
Summer Olympics twice since the games 
were revived in 1896?

*Los Angeles

Munich

Athens

Which of these countries has played 
host to Summer, but not Winter, 
Olympic Games?

Japan

*England

United States

Which city has NOT ever been selected 
to host the Summer Olympics?

*New York

Melbourne

Helsinki