olympic quiz help please

[mccfluff]

Hi i have to set an olympic themed quiz and i need some Q&A i will start some reasearch on the net but in the meatime if any of you loveley peeps want to help that would be much appreciated x

[Magyar]

This is a round of Olympic trivia I set for a fun quiz during the last Olympics:

Olympic Trivia


1) Ron Clarke in 1956, Muhammed Ali in 1996 and Cathy Freeman in 2000. What is the connection?

2) At the first three modern Olympic Games the marathon was run over a distance of 26 miles. However, at the 1908 London Olympics it was extended by 385 yards at the �suggestion� of which Queen consort?

3) Only three countries have competed at every modern Summer and Winter Olympics. Can you name them? (one point for each).

4) In the Olympics, the dimensions of what, must be a minimum of 60mm across and 3mm thick?

5) Which nation traditionally leads the parade of competing countries?

6) Which country is the leading medal winning nation in modern Olympic history, inclusive of the Winter Olympics?

7) What is the name for the playing area for fencing bouts, the name being more familiar with an entirely different Olympic sport not being contested at these Olympics?

8) In what year were women allowed to compete at the Olympics for the first time?

9) Great Britain are the reigning Olympic Tug-Of-War champions, but which emergency service provided the members of the winning team?

10) What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

[Magyar]

Oops, I suppose you want the answers too.

Answers:

1) They all lit the Olympic flame in those years
2) Queen Alexandra (Consort of Edward VII)
3) France, Great Britain and Switzerland
4) The medals
5) Greece
6) USA
7) Piste
8) 1900
9) Police Force
10) Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red

[mccfluff]

your a star thanks v much