Trivia Question Answers

Question 1: Which famous literary and film character has been played by no less than four Olympians on screen?

Answer Options: King Kong, James Bond, Tarzan, Batman

Answer: "Tarzan. Johnny Weismuller, who won two swimming gold medals, in 1924 and in 1928. Buster Crabbe, who won a swimming bronze in 1928. Hermann Brix, who won silver in the shot put in 1928. Glen Morris, who took gold in the decathlon in 1936."

Question 2: Which of these is no longer an Olympic event?

Answer Options: Golf, Fencing, Discus throwing, Triple Jump

Answer: Golf. It was an Olympic event in 1900 and 1904

Question 3: In 1904,  American George Eyser won three golds, two silvers and a bronze in gymnastics.Besides the number of medals he took home, what was remarkable about his achievement?

Answer Options: He had a glass eye, He had a wooden leg, He was blind, He was deaf

Answer: He won all these medals even though he had a wooden leg.

Question 4: How many perfect 10s was Nadia Comaneci awarded with in the 1976 Olympics?

Answer Options: Five, Six, Seven, Eight

Answer: Seven