BMOOVIES [AND TV]
What were the "medals" made of in the episode titled, "Office Olympics," from the hit show The Office (2005-2013)?
Yogurt lids and paper clips
Where does the Olympic Torch Relay always begin?
Olympia, Greece
DAILY "DOUBLE"
Only five countries have competed in every Olympic Summer Games. $200 for every correct answer.
Greece, Switzerland, Great Britain, Australia, and France
Which famous Edmond, OK native athlete won two gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics?
Shannon Miller | Gymnastics
The modern day Olympics award its athletes with medals, what did the ancient Greeks give their winners?
Olive branch crown/wreath
Who is the star of the seven minute cartoon short, The Olympic Champ (1942)?
Goofy
Team USA has athletes from all but four states competing in Paris this year, name one of those four states.
You can write up to four state names
Wyoming, Maine, North Dakota, West Virginia
Vernon Turner is the only Oklahoma native athlete competing this year. He's from Yukon and goes to OU.
As of right now, what city has hosted the most Summer Olympic Games?
London | 1908, 1948, 2012
Paris will have also hosted three times after this year. LA will have hosted three times during 2028.
What logo/brand did Michael Jordan cover up, with the American flag, during the medals ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Games?
Reebok
Jordan is a Nike guy through and through. And so is Michael Jordan.
The 1904 Olympics is known for having one of the "weirdest Olympic events of all time." Which sporting event gained this bizarre reputation?
The marathon
America’s first time hosting the Olympics in 1904 included a marathon run in 90 degree temperatures, deliberate dehydration, and a champion fueled by rat poison and brandy
This movie, from 1981, shares the same name as its main theme song, and is about a couple of British runners in the 1924 Olympics.
Chariots of Fire (1981)
According to a survey of 24 co-workers, what are the three most popular Summer Olympic sports to watch.
$200 per correct answer.
Gymnastics
Swimming
Track and Field
When was the last time Paris hosted the Olympics?
1924
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. How many gold medals does he have?
23
He has 28 medals in total.
What do the Olympic rings represent?
The inhabited continents
The five intertwined rings symbolize Africa, the Americas (North and South America), Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
What movies are being referenced in these photos?
$200 per correct answer.
Titanic (1997), Titanic (1997), Lion King (1994), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
How many different sports will be played during the Paris 2024 Olympics?
32
What do Bermuda, Burundi, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Grenada, Jordan, Mozambique, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, UAE, and Vietnam all have in common?
They all have won one gold medal in total in history
Who composed the "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" first heard during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles?
John Williams
How many times have the Olympics been canceled since its rebirth in 1896?
3 or 4 depending on how you look at it.
1916, 1940, 1944, 2020*
*the 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021.
The movie Unbroken (2014) is about which famous track and field American Olympian that competed in the 1936 games in Berlin before becoming a POW during WWII?
Louis Zamperini
Louis's plane was shot down over the Pacific. He and two others floated in a raft for 47 days before the Japanese navy found and captured him.
During the 1900 the Paris Olympics, this sport has only ever been played one time in history.
Live Pigeon Shooting
Over 300 birds met their feathery demise. The gold medalist, Leon de Lunden of Belgium, personally dispatched 21 pigeons.
Where will the surfing events be held during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics?
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Who is the most decorated female Olympian of all time?
Larisa Latynina | Soviet Russia | Gymnastics
She has 18 medals: 9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze
Doves were released at every Olympic opening ceremony from 1920 until 1988, but the tradition came to an abrupt end. Why?
The doves used in the 1988 Seoul Games flew into the lit Olympic cauldron and incinerated themselves.