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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
The answers
1. Which were the first two Caribbean countries to participate in the Olympics and in which year? Haiti and Cuba - 1900
2. Who was the first black person to compete in 1900 and which country did he represent? Constantin Henriquez de Zubeiera - France
3. Silvio P. Cator won silver for Haiti in 1924. What is the link to the 2012 Team GB Olympic winners? Haiti issued a stamp in his honour
4. What year were women first allowed to compete? 1900 - it was considered unattractive and impractical when the Games first started.
5. Who was the first woman to win a gold medal – year, city, and her nationality? Charlotte Cooper - 1900, Paris, British. Gold for singles tennis and a second gold for mixed doubles.
6. Who was the first black woman to win gold and in which year? Alice Coachman, 1948 – High Jump
7. The first Asian man to compete was Norman Pritchard. What did he win and when? Silver – 200m and 200m Hurdles
8. In which year did the People’s Republic of China first participate in the Olympics? 1952
9. The first Asian country to compete was Japan. What was the year? 1912
10. What are the colours of the Olympic rings and what do they represent? Blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white background. Representing the 5 continents (the Americas counted as 1)
11. The IOC banned South African from competing – why, which year and the City? Apartheid, 1964 - Tokyo
12. 26 African countries boycotted the Games in Montreal 1976 – why? NZ’s tour of South Africa
13. Who was the Canadian stripped of his medal for taking drugs? Ben Johnson
14. Which swimmer caused a splash for taking recreational drugs? Michael Phelps
15. What do Wilma Rudolph and Ade Adepitan have in common? Both had polio. Wilma Rudolph went on to compete in Italy in 1960 – beating disability, poverty and segregation – to set the record and win 3 Golds. Ade Adepitan lost the use of his legs but played wheelchair basketball and won bronze in Athens. He will be presenting on Ch4 during the Paralympics.
16. Who was the first female Muslim, African gold medal winner? Nawal El Moutawekel – 1984, Los Angeles
17. How many Olympics have been cancelled and what were the reasons? Three – 1916, 1940, 1944 – World Wars I and II
18. When was the last time gold medals were made entirely from gold? 1912 - Stockholm
19. What is the Olympic motto? Faster, Higher, Stronger
20. The London 2012 Games strapline is to what? Inspire a Generation
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