Summer of Sport Quiz 2016
Quiz by Peter Carey
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- Q1After winning Gold in London 2012, what position did long-jumper Greg Rutherford finish in Rio 2016?1st- Gold4th- No Medal2nd- Silver3rd- Bronze30s
- Q2What sport took place in the velodrome?CyclingSwimmingShootingHockey30s
- Q3How old is British distance runner, Mohamed Farah?2841333630s
- Q4Fiji's Rugby 7s team won their countries first ever medal- a gold! But who did they beat in the final and by what score?Australia 39-38Ireland 54-10Brazil 21-17Great Britain 43-730s
- Q519 year old gymnast Simone Biles took the Games by storm, producing a stunning performance to win the women's all-around Olympic gold medal. Which country did she represent?Great BritainNorth KoreaCanadaUSA30s
- Q6Strange thing were going on in the Aquatics Centres diving pool.... but what happened?Diving was suspended during the Mens 3m springboard final due to an invasion of ducks.Diving was postponed during day 2 as the water levels dropped continuously due to a fault with the drainage system.The colour of the water turned from aquatic blue to a murky green overnight.A drunken fan was found dead in the pool after breaking into the arena in the early hours of the morning.30s
- Q7Which female swimmer took nearly two seconds off her own world record to win the women's 800m freestyle final in eight minutes 4.79 seconds - finishing nearly 12 seconds clear of the rest of the field.Penny OleksiakKatie LedeckySharon Van RouwendaalCate Campbell30s
- Q8Usain Bolt cause internet madness when he was captured doing this at the Olympics. But what even is he winning with ease here?100m Final200m Semi-Final200m Final100m Semi-Final30s
- Q9German manager Jochim Low was mercilessly laughed at on social media after repeatedly being caught on camera doing what?Spitting down his own shirtWinking at women in the crowdSniffing his fingersPicking his nose30s
- Q10What was the name of the official Euro 2016 mascot.DriblouLa VictoireGoalixSuper Victor30s
- Q11The Viking Thunder-Clap was made famous by the fans of Iceland; but at which club used it before them?Manchester CityMotherwellTampa Bay LightningBreidablik UBK30s
- Q12Who's stunning overhead kick for Switzerland sent their match against poland into extra time?Xherdan ShaqiriHaris SeferovicBreel EmboloGranit Xhaka30s
- Q13Whos Cruyff-turn confused the Belgian defense to give Wales the lead in their quarterfinal match.Hal Robson-KanuAaron RamseyGareth BaleJoe Allen30s
- Q14Which Italian was ruthlessly mocked on social media after his tippy-tapy penalty run-up.Emanuele GiaccheriniSimone ZazaGraziano PelleMatteo Darmian30s
- Q15Who was the only team to not score at Euro 2016?UkraineCzech RepulpicAlbaniaAustria30s