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1 Who was the first gymnast awarded a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games?
A Nadia Comaneci (in 1976)
2 What did Olympic and World Champion ice-skater Christopher Dean do for a living before he turned professional?
A He was a police constable with Nottinghamshire Police
3 What was the name of the official mascot for the 2012 Olympic Games?
A Wenlock (Mandeville was the official mascot for the 2012 Paralympics)
4 Which city would have hosted the cancelled 1944 summer Olympics, cancelled due to World War II?
A London – The games eventually took place in London in 1948 – the 1944 Winter Olympics were due to be hosted in February in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
5 How many gold medals did swimmer Mark Spitz win at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972?
A Seven
6 What rod-like object do competitors pass on in a World Athletics and Olympic relay race?
A A baton
7 Who was the only member of the UKs 1976 Olympic squad not to be sex tested?
A Princess Anne
8 In 1908, in what city did the first modern Olympic marathon take place, establishing the standard distance of 42.195km?
A London (the distance from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, plus 1 lap of the track)
9 Gymnast Olga Corbett won three Olympic Gold medals at the Munich Olympics. What was the year?
A 1972