They all competed in the Olympic games. Borbon – sailing in 1992; Spock – rowing (gold medal in Paris 1924) and Nero – chariot racing in 67
The Olympics
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In which decade did Carl Lewis first win four Olympic golds?
In which country were the 1996 Olympic Games held?
Which Conservative MP was a middle-distance runner who won two Olympic gold medals and set eleven world records during the 1970s and 1980s?
In which sport did Hollywood star Sonja Henie win Olympic Gold?
How old was Nadia Comaneci when she won Olympic Gold?
Who was ejected in the men’s basketball final in 1972?
Which country hosted the 1992 Winter Olympics?
Who beat Carl Lewis in 1988 in Seoul but was later disqualified?
What Olympic requirement was waived for Princess Anne when she competed as an equestrian the 1976 summer games in Montreal?
When its big neighbor made its debut at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, this country was asked to use a different name. It refused and thus became the only country to boycott the Winter Olympics. What is the country in question?
What Olympic record did Jesse Owens hold for 25 years?
What year was the first summer Olympiad televised live?
According to the modern Olympics founder Baron de Coubertin, “The essential thing is not conquering but…” what?
How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
How many of Mark Spitz’s Olympic golds were for solo events?
In which city were the 2008 Olympics be held?
How many years after men’s field hockey became an Olympic sport did the women’s game become an Olympic event?
Under the rules outlined in the charter of the International Olympic Committee, how much pure gold must there be in each gold medal awarded to first-place winners?
What country had a swim team that swore off drinking and Big Macs for the 1996 Olympics?
Which Florence won Olympic gold on the athletics track?
How many of Carl Lewis’ Olympic gold medals were won in long jump competitions?
Sir Eyre Massey Shaw hold what Olympic record from 1900?
In 1988, Christa Rothenburger-Luding of East Germany became the only Olympic competitor to earn medals in winter and summer games of the same ear. What events did she win?
Where did Torvill and Dean win Olympic gold with their Bolero routine?
Laura Flessel and Marie Jose Perec come from which island?
Which country won most medals in the last 20th century winter Olympics?
Bruce Springsteen won an Oscar for which song/film in 1994?
What was Blossom’s last name in the comedy series?
Who’s the lead vocalist for the band Tom Robinson Band?
Name this film by adding the vowels: RDRS F TH LST RK – 1981
Sam Duckworth’s the lead singer for what group?
Who duetted with Peabo Bryson on Beauty and the Beast?
Maureen Tucker played drums in which influential art rock band?
Which two cities are referred to in the title of Charles Dickens’ ‘Tale Of Two Cities’?
In which European country would you find Tuscany?
What part of the eye may be obscured by cataracts?
Yeo Hoonmin’s the lead singer for what group?
HOW MANY LANES DOES AN OLYMPIC STANDARD SWIMMING POOL HAVE?
WHAT FAMOUS AMERICAN TENNIS PLAYER’S FATHER BOXED FOR IRAN IN THE 1948 AND 1952 OLYMPICS?
IN 1996 WHO LIT THE OLYMPIC FLAME IN ATLANTA GEORGIA?
OLYMPICS QUESTION: AT WHICH GAMES WAS THE WOMANS 400 METERS HURDLES FIRST INCLUDED?
WHAT IS THE GREATEST DISTANCE THE OLYMPIC TORCH EVER HAS BEEN CARRIED WITHIN A SINGLE COUNTRY?
IN WHICH YEAR WILL LONDON HOST THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES?
Which female athlete lit the Olympic flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn’t ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn’t live where I wanted. I wasn’t invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn’t invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either. Whose words?
In which events did Gert Frederiksson win six Olympic gold medals? A: Canoeing.
What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics?
OLYMPICS QUESTION: WHO WAS THE OLDEST 100 METERS OLYMPIC CHAMPION WHEN HE WON IN 1980?
FOR WHICH OLYMPIC ATHLETIC EVENT IS THERE NO OFFICIAL WORLD RECORD?
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