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1 In which Winter Olympic sport might you come across the terms “Axel”, “Butterfly” and “Camel”?
A Figure skating
2 Why don`t Spaniards sing along when their national anthem is played after winning gold medals at the Olympic Games?
A It has no words
3 Roughly, how much did the Rio de Janeiro have spent on the Olympic Games cost Brazil to stage?
A $20 billion / £15 billion
4 Andy Murray was the GB & NI flag bearer at the opening of the Rio Olympics, but who did it at London 2012?
A Chris Hoy (Sir)
5 Which country hosted the 2018 winter Olympics?
A South Korea (in Pyeongchang)
6 What number Olympiad were the 2012 London Olympic Games?
A 30th
7 In 1948, which country hosted the first Summer Olympic Games after the Second World War?
A England (London)
8 Who infamously collided with American Mary Decker causing her to fall in the 3000 m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics?
A Zola Budd – South African middle-distance runner, but she competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain
9 In which year did Athens host the Summer Olympics?
A 2004 (it was the first time Greece had held the Olympics since 1896, other than the since-downgraded 1906 Intercalated Games)
10 Which London Park staged the 2012 Olympic equestrian events?
A Greenwich Park