Olympic Games History

Q: Nadia Comăneci became famous at the 1976 Montreal Olympics for which unique achievement?

First athlete to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics. Comăneci scored 7 perfect 10s across multiple events, revolutionizing women's gymnastics. The scoreboard couldn't display 10.00, so it showed 1.00.

Q: Which winter sport made its Olympic debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games?

Curling mixed doubles. Curling mixed doubles, featuring teams of one man and one woman, debuted as an Olympic event in 2018.

Q: Which Olympic athlete won gold medals in both Summer and Winter Games in different sports?

Ester Ledecka. Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic) won gold in alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Games and gold in skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Games.

Q: The Olympic torch relay tradition originated at which modern Olympics?

1936 Berlin. The Olympic torch relay debuted at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, starting from Olympia, Greece and traveling to the host city.

Question 1

Nadia Comăneci became famous at the 1976 Montreal Olympics for which unique achievement?

Accepted Answer

First athlete to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics

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First female to win 10 gold medals

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Youngest Olympic champion

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First to perform backflip on balance beam

Question 2

Which winter sport made its Olympic debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games?

Accepted Answer

Curling mixed doubles

Answer

Skateboarding

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Snowboarding slopestyle

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Speed skating short track

Question 3

Which Olympic athlete won gold medals in both Summer and Winter Games in different sports?

Accepted Answer

Ester Ledecka

Answer

Eddie Eagan

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Natalia Mishkutenok

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Eric Heiden

Question 4

The Olympic torch relay tradition originated at which modern Olympics?

Accepted Answer

1936 Berlin

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1896 Athens

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1912 Stockholm

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1952 Helsinki

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Olympic Games History