8. Answer Wives of Tommie Smith and John Carlos who received an Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2008 ESPY Awards honoring their action in the Mexico Olympics !
11. 5.A text question about a inspirational Olympian! Four Months before an Olympics , his coach told him to start preparing for the Olympics coming after 4 years .But he wanted to compete in that year’s event itself , so he worked hard and achieved success in all national events . And competed in that year’s Olympics itself and became the youngest winner of that event .He won the gold medal in the next Olympics as well . He also acted in couple of films & TV series . Who ?
13. 6.Two time gold medalist .What exactly was his claim to fame ?
14. Answer KarolyTakacswho won two Olympic gold medals in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event even after his right hand got disabled .
15. 7. The film,shares its name with a surfing song was filmed during an Olympics , the film also marked the last appearance of a legendary actor in a feature film. In the beginning of the film a thanking message was added to the hosting nation for putting up with them during the Olympics .Id the film & the Olympics .
16. Answer Walk, Don't Run , the last known appearance of Cary Grant released during Tokyo 64
17. 8.He is the inventor of a certain system . What’s his connection to Winter Olympics ?
18. Answer MelvilDewey , inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, and a founder of the Lake Placid Club. Lake Placid best known as the two-time site of the Winter Olympics, in 1932 and 1980.
19. 9. Thomas Hicks , Johnny Hayes & Frank Shorter are the only Americans to have won the Olympic Marathon .What ‘s so special about all these victories ?
20. Answer In all these three instances the winner did not enter the stadium first Thomas Hicks : Fred Lorz Johnny Hayes :DorandoPietri Frank Shorter : Norbert Sudhaus
21. 10.Who & what special privilege was given to her during an Olympics ?
22. Answer Princess Anne of the UK was the only female competitor not to have to submit to a sex test in 1976 Montreal Olympics .
24. Answer This gesture is known as Bras d honneuror the arm of honour.In Poland this gesture is known as “GestKozakiewicza" named after the Polish pole vault jumper WladyslawKozakiewicz..who showed the gesture in 1980 Moscow Olympics to many soviet spectators after winning the gold .
25. 12.A simple one to end with .Which port city has hosted the sailing events in a certain Olympics & was also the subject of a famous painting which resulted in naming an art movement ?
26. Answer Le Havre , which hosted the sailing events of the 1900 Olympics & immortalized by Claude Monet work, Impression, soleil levantwhich in turnresulted in the naming of Impressionism !