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Trivia: Test Your Olympic Knowledge (Part 4)

The Summer Olympics begin on July 27, but how well do you know the Games? All this week, Patch will post trivia questions to test your knowledge.

 

From Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to Nadia Comăneci receiving the first perfect 10 in 1976, there have been several unforgettable moments in Olympic history.

As hundreds of world-class athletes prepare to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games beginning July 27, Patch is celebrating the start of the games by posting Olympic trivia questions all this week.

Select your answers in the polls below, and tell us about your favorite Olympian in the comments section. We'll post the correct answers in the comments at 5 p.m. today, and make sure to check back tomorrow for another quiz!

Looking for a way to celebrate the Olympics locally? You can find local events for Olympic Fun Day on July 28 on the Let’s Move website, which has a page about how to set up your own local Olympics

Also check out our Directory and Events Calendar for listings of places where you can learn and participate in Olympic sports ranging from basketball to karate, gymnastics, swimming and more.

  • Which of these colors is not on the Olympics flag?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Black
        3 (10%)
    • Blue
        1 (3%)
    • Red
        0 (0%)
    • Brown
        24 (85%)
    Total votes: 28
  • Which country has won at least one gold medal in every Summer Games?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • The United States
        6 (54%)
    • China
        1 (9%)
    • Australia
        0 (0%)
    • Great Britain
        4 (36%)
    Total votes: 11
  • What color of medal was presented to the winners in the first modern Olympics in 1896?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Gold
        5 (45%)
    • Silver
        1 (9%)
    • Bronze
        3 (27%)
    • Copper
        2 (18%)
    Total votes: 11
  • Who won a gold medal for the 100 meter in 1924 and was featured in the film Chariots of Fire?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Usain Bolt
        0 (0%)
    • Muhammad Ali
        0 (0%)
    • Harold Abrahams
        6 (54%)
    • Steve Prefontaine
        5 (45%)
    Total votes: 11
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Michelle Obama, Olympic Fun Day, and Olympics 2012
Who's your favorite Olympian of all time? Tell us in the comments.

Mike F.

4:05 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Kurt Angle. Oh it's true! It's damn true!

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Flora Dora

4:55 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

I could not be more disinterested in the Olympics ! It is all so overdone.

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Michael Sewall

10:48 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Brown-Great Britain, Silver and Harold Abrahams are the answers!

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