Lost Olympic Sports
Music in Color
World Leaders in Movies
Royal Olympics
Same, with another name
100
A demonstration sport in the 1988 and 1992 winter Olympics, this discipline was part of acrobatic skiing along with moguls and aerials
Ski Ballet
100
Minnesota-native singer who had a song and a movie named after a weather event of this color.
Purple (Rain)
100
In The Iron Lady, this actress transformed into Britain’s first female Prime Minister, earning her third Oscar.
Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
100
Queen Elizabeth II arrived at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 in this most unusual way.
100
Kitchener
Berlin
200
Before water polo made a splash, this version kept things dry—and required both horses and hand–eye coordination.
Polo
200
Whether you prefer Edit Piaf or Grace Jones’ version, if you see life in this color, things are going well.
Rose - La vie en rose
200
In this movie, Morgan Freeman portrayed Nelson Mandela who inspired his country in the conquest of the 1995 Rugby World Cup
Invictus
200
Prince Albert of Monaco competed in five Olympic games in this discipline.
Bobsleigh (1998-2002)
200
Iqaluit
Frobisher Bay
300
This sport made it to the Olympics only once. It’s like baseball, but a game can last for days and scores can go in the hundreds
Cricket
300
Title of the first major hit of this British band who inadvertently unveiled an in-office affair during a show this summer.
Yellow (Coldplay)
300
This actor poked fun at himself in portraying Julius Ceasar in Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques – Ave Moi
Alain Delon
300
This King met his future queen when he visited her home country when it last hosted a summer Olympiad
King Frederik of Denmark – Sydney Olympics
300
Val-des-Sources
Asbestos
400
Think you’ve got a strong handshake? Early Olympians had to prove it in this weightlifting event dropped after 1924.
One-hand lift
400
Chris de Burgh and Michel Louvain’s biggest hits share a name, but the subjects of their respective songs wore these two colors
Lady in Red
La dame en bleue
400
Tom Selleck portrayed this major WWII military figure in a 2004 TV movie
General Dwight Eisenhower
400
Princess Anne represented Great Britain at this Olympiad
Montreal 1976 – equestrian
400
Lethbridge
Fort Whoop Up
500
From 1900 to 1920, medals were awarded for this playground favorite that literally pulled nations in opposite directions
Tug-of-war
500
This band leader wanted to make sure to remember the color, so he has it in both his name and the name of his band.
Jack White & White Stripes
500
Before yelling “Give me back my son!” in Ransom, this actor yelled “Freedom!” in blue face paint as Scotland’s national hero
Mel Gibson in Braveheart
500
Crown Prince Haakon lit the Olympic cauldron the last time the games were held in his home country
Norway – Lillehammer 1994
500
Regina
Pile of Bones