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Trivia: Test Your Olympic Knowledge, Quiz #3

Test your knowledge of the Olympics. The London 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremonies are this Sunday, Aug. 12.

From Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to Nadia Comăneci receiving the first perfect 10 in 1976, there have been several unforgettable moments in Olympic history.

As the Olympics wind down, Patch is celebrating the start of the games by posting Olympic trivia questions all this weekend.

Select your answers in the polls below (or post them in the comments below) We'll post the correct answers in the comments by noon tomorrow

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 1. "Which of these cities has never hosted the Games?"

  • Moscow
  • Seoul
  • Madrid
  • Melbourne 

2. True or false. The United States has never won a gold medal in any fencing event that is currently still part of the Olympics

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  • True
  • False

3. When were women first allowed to compete in the modern Olympics?

  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908

4. One of the events in which men compete directly with women is Sailing. Which is the other?

  • Fencing
  • Gymnastics
  • Triathlon
  • Equestrian

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