Summer Sports Trivia
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Online sports trivia quiz plus olympic history
Do you like summer sports? This lens is chock full of trivia quizzes challenging your knowledge of sports trivia and olympic history in a number of sports including archery, boxing, cycling, rowing, swimming, and table tennis.
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That means it is time to ask yourself:
Are you ready for some online trivia fun?
Are you ready to learn some trivia facts?
Then dive in to our online sports trivia quizzes!
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Summer Sports Trivia Quiz 1
“Life is about timing ~ Carl Lewis”
The Ancient Olympics
A History
The Ancient Olympics: A History
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Summer Sports Trivia Fun Facts - Part 1
- New York and four European capitals - London, Madrid, Moscow and Paris - were selected as finalists to host the 2012 Olympics.
- The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom.
- Four cities were finalists for the 2016 Summer Olympics: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo The Games of the XXXI Olympiad will be held in Rio de Janeiro.
Summer Sports Trivia Quiz 2
“Sports do not build character. They reveal it. ~ Heywood Broun”
Summer Olympics
The Definitive Guide to the World's Greatest Sports Celebration
Summer Olympics: The Definitive Guide to the World's Greatest Sports Celebration
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Summer Sports Trivia Fun Facts - Part 2
- The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
- A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events (a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games).
- The 2008 Summer Olympics was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in Asia, after Tokyo, Japan in 1964 and Seoul, South Korea in 1988.
Summer Sports Trivia Quiz 3
The Olympics
A history of the modern games
The Olympics: A HISTORY OF THE MODERN GAMES (2D ED.) (Illinois History of Sports)
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Summer Sports Trivia Fun Facts - Part 3
- Athens defeated Rome, Cape Town, Stockholm, and Buenos Aires, to host the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
- Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance. It was also the first time since 1896 that the Olympics were held in Greece. The motto for the games was "Welcome Home"
- 10,625 athletes competed, 600 more than expected, from 201 countries. There were 301 medal events in 28 different sports.
Summer Sports Trivia Quiz 4
“Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold. ~ Joseph Chilton Pearce”
Complete Book of the Summer Olympics
Complete Book of the Summer Olympics
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Summer Sports Trivia Fun Facts - Part 4
- Aquatics consist of four Olympic disciplines: Swimming, Water polo, Diving, and Synchronized swimming.
- The first bicycle race took place in 1868 in Paris. The first World Championship was held in 1895.
- Rowing first appeared as a competition sport in England in 1716. In 1793 it entered its University era, with its adoption by major colleges. In 1829, the annual traditional rowing regatta between the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford was established, marking the beginning of the sport's rapid development. Unfortunately, the first Olympic Rowing events planned for Easter 1896 in Piraeus were cancelled due to bad weather conditions and inadequate international participation. Rowing events for men were first held in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, while women's events were first included in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Summer Sports Trivia Quiz 5
“Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture. ~ Juan Antonio Samaranch”
The Naked Olympics
The True Story of the Ancient Games
The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
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Summer Sports Trivia Fun Facts - Part 5
- Many British kings and queens, such as Queen Victoria and Henry VIII, have supported the sport of archery. The latter staged contests and founded the first Archery club - the Brotherhood of St. George - in 1537.
- Swimming has been on the Olympic Games programme since the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. At the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, swimming competitions took place in the yachting marina at Zea (Piraeus). The swimmers got on a boat, and having reached the chilly waters of the Saronic Gulf, they leapt into the sea, swimming towards the finishing line at the Marina Zeas' shore.
- The sport of boxing was never intrinsically linked with aggressive attack and heavy hitting. Since ancient times people "did not consider beating and quarelling to be evidence of bravery". To the contrary, the aim of the 'un-injured' (atravmatistos) athlete in ancient Greece was the constant defense and the avoidance of blows, until his opponent was exhausted in attack and was led to 'apagorefsi', namely surrender by raising either one or two fingers, a sign that he acknowledged his defeat. A boxer called Melagomas from Karia in Asia Minor was famous in ancient times for this 'un-injured' style of boxing. He was able to avoid his opponents' blows and defend himself for two days, until his opponents conceded defeat.
Summer Sports Trivia Quiz 6
“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. ~ Michael Jordan”
Inside the Olympics
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Politics, the Scandals and the Glory of the Games
Inside the Olympics: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Politics, the Scandals and the Glory of the Games
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Summer Sports Trivia Fun Facts - Part 6
- Ping Pong was originally named after the sound the ball makes when it hits the table. Ping pong was used as a commercial name by the J. Jaques & Son Ltd. company. In 1936, the term "ping pong" was replaced by the term "Table Tennis", during the Prague Convention.
- Men's Shooting was one of the nine sports on the programme of the first Olympic Games of modern times in Athens in 1896.
- The International Rowing Federation (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron - FISA), founded in 1892, is the oldest international sports federation in the Olympic movement. The Federation's headquarters are situated in Lausanne and its membership totals 115 countries. FISA's main goals are to spread the sport globally and to ensure the maximum possible participation of countries in Olympic Games Rowing events.
Summer Sports Trivia Quiz 7
First to the Wall
100 Years of Olympic Swimming
First to the Wall, 100 Years of Olympic Swimming
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Summer Sports Trivia Fun Facts - Part 7
- The first bicycle was built in 1790 by a French aristocrat, Count Sivrac. The original two cycling disciplines - Road race and Track cycling - were included in the first Olympic Games of modern times in Athens in 1896. A Greek athlete, Aristides Konstantinidis, was crowned gold Olympic winner on March 31, 1896 for the 87km endurance road race, which started from Athens, went out to Marathon and ended at Faliro.
- Although archery was a way of life for hunting and war, later in history, archery began to spread purely as a sport of leisure. The first recorded Archery contest of recent times was in Finsbury, in 1583; where three thousand archers took part. The first international competition was held between English and French archers in 1900, the year that archery was accepted into the Olympic Games, in Paris.
- The London Swimming Association drew up the first rules of Water polo in 1870. They allowed: sinking opponents; holding the ball underwater; and scoring with the use of both hands. Today's version of the sport is based on a set of rules introduced in Scotland in 1880, which made important changes in the way Water polo was played. There were seven players on each team, and the dimensions of the goal were fixed. The changes made Water polo more popular and within a short time it had won over many fans, mostly in the countries of the former British Empire.
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TapIn2U Aug 17, 2011 @ 10:51 pm | delete
- Trivias are fun. Learned a lot! This is an informative lens about sports! Loved the quote of Michael Jordan!
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Chris-H
Aug 11, 2011 @ 1:33 pm | delete
- Hmmm...maybe I should stick to martial arts trivia :p
Thanks! I had fun and learned a thing or two (or six or seven...)
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