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What did the winner receive in Ancient Olympic Games?
Crown of olive leaves
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How many sports are in the Olympics this year?
28
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Diving off a 10m building is equivalent to diving off of what?
A three story building
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Who won the cycling race in London 2012 Olympics?
Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov
100
What three places did Rio beat when the country won it's bin to host in 2009?
Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo
200
At the beginning, what did the games consist of?
Short foot races designed to keep men fit for war.
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How many nations are participating in this year's Olympics?
205
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How old was Michael Phelps when he first entered the Olympics and what year?
He was 15 in the 2000 Sydney Olympics
200
Who is the first ranked men's soccer team with 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal?
Hungary
200
How long do the Olympic rugby games last (in minutes)?
15 minutes
300
After the Ancient Olympics was banned, how many years passed before the Modern Olympics came?
1,500 years
300
How many tickets were sold for this year's games?
7.5 million
300
What was one of the first team sports introduced into the Games and what year?
Water Polo in 1900
300
What beach volleyball pair won the final match again in 2004 Athens Games?
Misty May-Teanor and Kerri Walsh from USA
300
How long has golf been absent from the Games?
112 years
400
What year and where was the first Modern Olympics held?
Greece in 1896
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True or False - Is Michael Phelps going to be carrying a torch in the Opening Ceremony this year?
True
400
What year did the USA win every swimming event in the Games?
1948 in London
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What is the fastest speed a person has gone on a bike and brought his talent to London 2012 Games? (Average speed)
167.04 miles per hour
400
How many volunteers are needed this year at the Games?
70,000
500
When did women first start participating in the Olympics?
In Paris in 1900
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What is the Olympic mascot this year?
Vinicius - named after the musician Vinicius de Moraes
500
How many diving events are there total? How many for men and how many for women?
8 total; 4 for men and 4 for women
500
In 2000, controversy arose when the sport's officials mandated that athletes...?
Wear skimpier outfits on the court
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Rules state that all competitors have to have been born before what date in order to compete?
January 1, 2003
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