How closely did you watch the olympics?
Were you tuned in for the Games? Let's see what you remember. Scroll down to see the answers (but don't cheat!)
ANSWER KEY
If you scored...
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16-20 points, you're a gold medalist! 🥇
11-15 points, you've have your Olympic facts down. 🏆
6-10 points, you're in training mode, keep trying! 💪
0-6 points... that's a false start, try again. 🚨
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1. The women’s rugby bronze medal match ended with a last-second try for the win. Which athlete scored on the incredible play?
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Answer: Alex “Spiff” Sedrick scored the final try to secure Team USA’s bronze medal match.
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2) South Korea is undefeated in the Team Archery event. How many consecutive gold medals has the team won?
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Answer: South Korea’s women’s archery squad has won 10 consecutive gold medals in the team event.
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3) Both of the women’s skateboarding events featured young medalists. What was the average age of the skateboarding podiums at this Olympics?
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Answer: The average age of both skateboarding event podiums was 15 years old.
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4) Which b-girl won the first-ever Olympic breaking event?
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Answer: B-girl AMI won the historic gold medal in the breaking competition.
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5) Brazil won the gold medal in beach volleyball. How many years has it been since the country’s last gold medal in the event?
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Answer: Brazil last won the beach volleyball event in 1996, which was 28 years ago.
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6) Team USA’s Tara Davis-Woodhall secured the gold medal in the long jump. How far was her longest jump in Paris?
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Answer: Tara Davis-Woodhall secured the gold medal with a jump of 7.10m.
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7) Which of these athletes has the most gold medals?
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Answer: Katie Ledecky now has nine gold medals, the most of any female athlete in Team USA history.
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8) TOGETHXR co-founder Simone Manuel completed her triumphant return from overtraining syndrome to compete at the games. Which medals did Manuel win in Paris?
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Answer: Simone Manuel won two silver medals: one for the 4x100m relay and the other for the 4x200m relay.
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9) Camryn Rogers won Canada its first-ever gold medal in the hammer throw. Canada has only won gold in two other Athletics events: the high jump and the 4x100m relay (both at the same games). How many years has it been since Canada’s last Athletics gold medal?
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Answer: Canada won the high jump and 4x100m relay gold medals in 1928, which was 96 years ago.
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10) Olympian Laurie Hernandez earned praise online for her gymnastics commentary. Which popular online phrase did Hernandez mention during one of the events?
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Answer: Laurie referenced the phrase “And they were roommates” during her commentary.