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Pub quiz question 4102 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many upright supports are permitted for an Olympic high jump crossbar?
Answer: A: Two
Categories: Sports (3) Olympics (3) Athletics (3)

Pub quiz question 235 by pjh2

Question: Q: In the 1968 the Swedish pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall was the first Olympic athlete to do what?
Answer: A: Get disqualified for drug use (it was alcohol; he had some beers before starting)
Categories: Sports (7) Olympics (6)
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Pub quiz question 4728 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4725 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4753 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which surgically enhanced Olympic gold medal swimmer appeared on Gladiators as Amazon?
Answer: A: Sharon Davies
Categories: Swimming (5) Sports (5) Television (5) Names (5) Olympics (5)

Pub quiz question 3174 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the only British athlete to have achieved one of the top ten longest javelin throws of all time at the start of 2006?
Answer: A: Steve Backley
Categories: Sports (8) Olympics (8) 2000s (8)

Pub quiz question 1124 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year was the Olympic Torch first introduced into the modern Olympic Games?
Answer: A: 1928
Notes: *: The IX summer games. The relay from Greece to the venue didn't start until 1936 however.
Categories: Sports (6) Olympics (5)
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Pub quiz question 4099 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city's 1980 Olympic Games were the target of a US-led boycott?
Answer: A: Moscow's
Categories: Sports (5) Olympics (5) Geography (5) 1980s (5)

Pub quiz question 618 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4106 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Olympic event involves a plant in the box prior to a drop onto the pit?
Answer: A: Pole vault
Categories: Sports (4) Athletics (4) Olympics (4)