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Question of
Who was the first modern Olympic champion and which event did he win?
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A) Jesse Owens – 100m Sprint
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B) James Connolly – Triple Jump
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C) Carl Lewis – Long Jump
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D) Mark Spitz – 200m Freestyle
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Question of
Which athlete won gold in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
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A) Eddie Eagan
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B) Michael Phelps
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C) Shaun White
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D) Wilma Rudolph
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Question of
How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in the 1972 Munich Olympics?
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A) Five
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B) Six
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C) Seven
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D) Eight
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Question of
What iconic protest did Tommie Smith and John Carlos make during the 1968 Olympics?
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A) Boycotting the Games
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B) Black Power salute
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C) Refusing their medals
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D) Wearing black armbands
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Question of
Which American gymnast needed a perfect 10 on her final vault to win gold in 1984?
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A) Simone Biles
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B) Gabby Douglas
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C) Kerri Strug
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D) Mary Lou Retton
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Question of
Which legendary swimmer broke the record for most golds in a single Olympics in 2008?
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A) Mark Spitz
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B) Michael Phelps
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C) Katie Ledecky
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D) Ryan Lochte
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Question of
What was the significant achievement of the U.S. “Dream Team” in 1992?
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A) First Olympic gold in basketball
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B) First mixed-gender team
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C) Dominating with NBA stars
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D) Winning gold in water polo
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Question of
What did Florence Griffith Joyner, also known as “Flo Jo,” set world records in during the 1988 Olympics?
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A) 100m and 200m
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B) 400m and 800m
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C) 100m and 400m
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D) 200m and 800m
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Question of
Which Winter Olympian won all five speed skating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Games?
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A) Bonnie Blair
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B) Shaun White
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C) Eric Heiden
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D) Dan Jansen
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Question of
Who became the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948?
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A) Wilma Rudolph
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B) Gabby Douglas
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C) Debi Thomas
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D) Alice Coachman
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Question of
In what year did the U.S. women’s soccer team win their first Olympic gold?
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A) 1996
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B) 2000
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C) 2004
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D) 2008
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Question of
Which American gymnast won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics?
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A) Mary Lou Retton
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B) Kerri Strug
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C) Simone Biles
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D) Aly Raisman
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Question of
Who won the first-ever Olympic gold medal for the U.S. in women’s cross-country skiing in 2018?
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A) Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall
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B) Bonnie Blair and Dorothy Hamill
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C) Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin
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D) Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski
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