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Olympics 121 questions.
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Pub quiz question 3190 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What playing surface is used for Bandy, a form of football introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics?
  2. Answer: A: Ice
  3. Categories: Sports (4) Football (4) Olympics (4) 1950s (5)
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Pub quiz question 5801 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How long is an Olympic swimming pool?
  2. Answer: A: 50m
  3. Categories: Sports (4) Swimming (2) Olympics (3)
Pub quiz question 594 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1896 Summer Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Athens, Greece
  3. Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8)
Pub quiz question 631 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1936 winter Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
  3. Categories: Olympics (9) Sports (9) 1930s (9)
Pub quiz question 4726 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What form of Olympic coverage did the BBC offer for the first time in 2004?
  2. Answer: A: Online/Internet
  3. Categories: Sports (6) Olympics (6)
Pub quiz question 4103 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Australian city staged the 2000 Games where Sir Steven Redgrave became the first rower to win five consecutive Olympic gold Medals?
  2. Answer: A: Sydney
  3. Categories: Geography (2) Olympics (2) 2000s (2) Sports (2)
Pub quiz question 602 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1924 summer Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Paris, France
  3. Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7) 1920s (7)
Pub quiz question 8017 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Sochi in Russia; Pyeongchang in South Korea, Beijing in China, Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy?
  2. Answer: A: Host cities of Winter Olympics
  3. Notes: *: 2014; 2018, 2022, 2026
  4. Categories: Connections (9) Sports (5) Olympics (1)
Pub quiz question 630 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1928 winter Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: St Moritz, Switzerland
  3. Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7) 1920s (7)
Pub quiz question 78 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which athlete won a Gold medal in the Long Jump in 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996
  2. Answer: A: Carl Lewis
  3. Categories: Olympics (5) Sports (5)
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