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Olympics 121 questions.
Expensive junket held most leap years. Unless it's the winter one.
Pub quiz question 600 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where would the 1916 summer Olympic games have been held?
  2. Answer: A: Berlin, Germany
  3. Notes: *: Cancelled because of WWI
  4. Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7)
  5. Times used:
Pub quiz question 3193 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which of Canada's nation games was a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1948?
  2. Answer: A: Lacrosse
  3. Categories: Sports (7) Olympics (7) 1920s (7) 1930s (7)
Pub quiz question 530 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the nickname of the swimmer from Equatorial Guinea who took over two minutes to complete the 100m freestyle at the 2000 olympics?
  2. Answer: A: Eric the eel
  3. Notes: *: At the time of writing, the world records for the 100m are 47s(long course) and 45s(short)
  4. Categories: Olympics (3) Sports (3)
  5. Times used:
Pub quiz question 5739 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who won the men's 800m and 1500m in the 1964 Olympics?
  2. Answer: A: Peter Snell
  3. Categories: 1960s (8) Olympics (8) Athletics (8) Sports (8)
Pub quiz question 5677 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who won gold for Great Britain in the 1500m at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow?
  2. Answer: A: Sebastian Coe
  3. Categories: Olympics (6) 1980s (6) Sports (7) Athletics (5)
Pub quiz question 597 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1906 summer Intercalated Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Athens, Greece
  3. Notes: *: Medals awarded at these games are no longer recognised by the IOC
  4. Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8)
Pub quiz question 633 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where would the 1944 winter Olympic games have been held?
  2. Answer: A: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Cancelled because of WWII
  3. Categories: Olympics (8) Sports (8) 1940s (8)
Pub quiz question 603 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1928 summer Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Amsterdam, Netherlands
  3. Categories: Olympics (7) Sports (7) 1920s (7)
Pub quiz question 622 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 2004 summer Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Athens, Greece
  3. Categories: Sports (5) Olympics (5) 2000s (5)
Pub quiz question 644 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where were the 1988 winter Olympic games held?
  2. Answer: A: Calgary, Canida
  3. Categories: Olympics (6) Sports (6) 1980s (6)
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