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The Big Games QuizGold

Round 1:

Olympic Games

1 What are the names of the London 2012 mascots?

2 Which Olympic sport does Tom Daley compete in?

3 In which country were the ancient Olympic Games held?

4 Where did the most recent Winter Olympics take place?

5 What’s the name of the venue where the Track Cycling will happen?

6 After the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which country will host the Games next?

7 Including London 2012, how many times has London hosted the Olympic Games?

8 Which country is current 100m world record holder and Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt from?

9 How often do the Olympic Games take place?

10 In which part of London can you find the Olympic Park? (North, south,

east or west?)

Go through the questions in order.

The rounds alternate (roughly) between ones where teams answer questions read by the Quizmaster, and ones where they’ll need to use their team handouts to decide answers.

Each round should take about 10 minutes. Some of these questions are tricky, so give people time to confer.

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Which sports are these athletes competing in?Round 2:

Name the sport

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Name the Sport 1 Archery

2 Hockey

3 Badminton

4 Sailing

5 Basketball

6 Table Tennis

7 Football

8 Wrestling

9 High Jump

10 Volleyball

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Round 3:

Paralympic sports

1 What are the three colours of the Paralympic symbol? (Known as the ‘Agitos’).

a) Blue, Red and Green b) Green, Yellow and Purple c) Red, Black and Orange

2 How many different sports will there be at the London 2012 Paralympic Games?

a) 12 Sports b) 20 Sports c) 26 Sports

3 How many days of competition will there be for the London 2012 Paralympic Games?

a) 16 Days b) 6 Days c) 11 Days

4 How many gold medals will be won at the Paralympics?

a) 471 b) 725 c) 253

5 How many gold medals did the Great Britain Paralympic team win at the Beijing 2008 Games?

a) 42 b) 34 c) 22

6 Which martial art is a Paralympic sport? a) Judo b) Karate c) Kick Boxing

7 In 120 Paralympic 7-a-side football games, how many goals has England Captain David Clarke scored?

a) 55 b) 84 c) 113

8 South Korean power-lifter Jung Keum-Jong lifted just under four times his body weight at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. This is the same weight as:

a) A Shetland pony b) A brown bear c) A buffalo

9 What is the equivalent length of British Paralympian Dan Greaves’ world record breaking discus throw?

a) Six double-decker buses in a line b) Nelson’s Column laid on its side c) Twelve London taxis parked end to end

10 Dutch Wheelchair Tennis champion Estheer Vergeer is on one of the longest winning streaks in Sporting History. How many matches has she gone undefeated?

a) Between 200 and 300 matches b) Between 300 and 400 matches c) Over 400 matches

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Where is the ball hidden: a, b, c or d?Round 4:

Spot the ball

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