The Great Olympic Quiz

Now that the Olympic Games have ended, let's play with Teens 2! 

How much do you know about the different olympic sports? Try to answer these questions written by our students, and click below for the answers...

Ahora que se terminaron los Juegos Olímpicos, jueguemos con Teens 2! 

Cuánto saben de los distintos deportes olímpicos? Traten de responder estas preguntas escritas por los chicos, y hagan click abajo para ver las respuestas...

Olympic Sports Quizzes

The information was taken from the official website for the Olympics

Teens 2 – Mondays and Wednesdays

Tomás  – Archery

1. How many metres are there from the shooting to the target?
2. When did this sport make its debut in the Olympic Games?
3. What is its object?
4. How many events are there in Archery?
5. Who is the Bowman?

Juan Ignacio – Basketball

1. How many athletes of each country can compete in this sport?
2. How many substitutes has each team got?
3. How many players has each team got?
4. How do the teams compete in the preliminary stage?
5. How many teams of each country can compete in this sport?

Franco A. – Weightlifting

1. On what surface do athletes compete?
2. How many athletes can compete in this discipline?
3. How many athletes from each country can compete in this discipline?
4. When did women’s weightlifting become an Olympic sport?
5. Who lifted the heaviest weight?
6. How many categories are there in this discipline?
7. How many referees judge the success of each attempt?
8. Why do weightlifters put chalk on their hands?

Matías – Swimming

1. How long, wide and deep is the swimming pool?
2. How many strokes are used in the Olympic competitions? Can you name them?
3. Where can you find a complete set of rules?
4. How many swimmers progress to the semi-finals?
5. How many officials are there in a swimming event?
6. What activity results in disqualification?
7. Who decides the penalty to impose?
8. How does an athlete swim in a negative split?
9. What is an open turn?
10. What is a tumble turn?

Paloma – Rhythmic Gymnastics

1. How many competitors are there in this category?
2. What did the FIG do in 1963?
3. What equipment do the athletes use?
4. Who was the first world champion?
5. Where do the athletes compete?

Camila – Swimming

1. What will be key for athletes in the competition?
2. How many medal events will there be?
3. How many competitors are there?
4. How many strokes are there in the Olympic competition?
5. Can you name the strokes used in the Olympic competition?
6. Who is the winner in an Olympic race?
7. How many kinds of officials do swimming events need?

Ignacio – Football

1. How many teams of each country can compete in this sport?
2. When did football become an Olympic sport?
3. How many players are there in a team?
4. Where can you find more information about football in the Olympic Games?
5. Which are the most important qualities an athlete has to have to win in this sport?

Lucas – Archery

1. How many athletes are going to compete in this discipline?
2. How many countries practise this discipline?
3. At what distance is the target from the shooting line?
4. How many athletes are there in each team?
5. Where was the first archery competition?

Teens 2 – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Micaela – Handball

1. How many handball competitors are going to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games?
2. What’s the circumference of the ball?
3. How much time can a handball player hold the ball?
4. How many shots has each team got in the 7 metres penalty shootout?
5. How many referees oversee each game?

Franco C. – Archery

1. When was the first known archery competition organised?
2. Where are the competitions going to be held?
3. When are the competitions taking place?
4. How many medal events are there?
5. How many competitors can each country have?
6. What is the object of the game?
7. How far do the athletes shoot from?

Oriana – Trampoline

1. How many athletes of each country can compete in this discipline?
2. When are the competitions taking place?
3. How many phases are there in the competition?
4. Can you name the phases?
5. How long are the competitions going to be held?

Rocío – Hockey

1. How many medal events has the competition got?
2. How many players have the teams got?
3. How often do the players play on grass?
4. How many competitors are there?
5. Has each team also got a goalkeeper?

Magdalena – Hockey

1. How many players are there in a hockey team?
2. When did men’s hockey make its debut?
3. How is the team formed?
4. How many umpires control the match?
5. What is the golden goal?

Julián – football

1. Which is the team that has more medals in men’s football?
2. In which stadiums are the football matches taking place?
3. How many men and woman compete in football in the Olympic Games?
4. What is the size of a football field?
5. Which is the age restriction for men to enter a football team in the Olympic Games?

Lucía – Hockey

1. When are the competitions taking place?
2. When did men’s hockey make its debut?
3. How many teams qualify to the semi finals?
4. In the preliminary phase, how many points do teams receive for a win and how many for a draw?
5. How many players take a shot from the penalty spot?
6. Where can goals be scored?

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Teacher: Miss Gabriela

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Teens 2 – Mondays and Wednesdays

Tomás  – Archery

Answers:

1. There are 70 metres.
2. This sport made its debut in the Olympic Games in 1900.
3. The object is to shoot arrows as close to the centre of the target as possible.
4. There are 4 events.
5. He is an athlete.

Juan Ignacio – Basketball

Answers:

1. Each country is limited to 24 athletes: 12 men and 12 women.
2. Each team has got 7 substitutes.
3. Each team has got 5 players.
4. The 12 teams are divided into two groups of six teams and each team play against each other in the group.
5. Two teams of each country can compete in this sport: one men’s team and one women’s team.

Franco – Weightlifting

Answers:

1. Athletes compete on a platform.
2. 260: 156 men and 104 women
3. 10 athletes (6 men and 4 women)
4. Women’s weightlifting was introduced at Sydney 2000.
5. Hossein Rezazadeh of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. There are 15 categories (8 for men and 7 for women).
7. 3 referees.
8. They put chalk on their hands to help them grip the bar.

Matías – Swimming

Answers:

1. The swimming pool is 50m long, 25m wide and 3m deep.
2. In an Olympic competition there are 4 strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
3. You can find a complete set of rules on the website of the International Swimming Federation.
4. The top 16 swimmers from the heats progress to the semi-finals.
5. There are many officials.
6. A false start results in disqualification.
7. The chief referee decides on any penalty to impose.
8. In a negative split an athlete swims the second half of a race faster than the first half.
9. An open turn is a type of turn in which swimmers must touch the end of the pool with their hands.
10. A tumble turn is an underwater roll at the end of a lap, which allows swimmers to push off from the end of the pool with their feet.

Paloma – Rhythmic Gymnastics

Answers:

1. There are 96 competitors, all women.
2. It recognised Rhythmic Gymnastics as an official discipline.
3. They use rope, hoop, ball, clubs or ribbon.
4. It was Ludmila Savinkova.
5. They compete on a floor measuring 13m x 13m.

Camila – Swimming

Answers:

1. Speed, strength and stamina will be important.
2. There will be 34 medal events.
3. There are 950 competitors.
4. There are four strokes.
5. They are: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
6. The first athlete to touch the electronic finishing touchpad at the end of the pool in each race is the winner.
7. They need five kinds of officials (timekeepers, start and finish judges, stroke judges, turn judges and an overall chief referee who is in charge of the competition).

Ignacio – Football

Answers:

1. One men’s and one Women’s team for each country can compete in this sport.
2. Football became an Olympic sport in 1900 in Paris.
3. There are 11 players in a team.
4. I can find more information about football in the Olympic Games in the website of the International Federation of Association Football
5. The most important qualities an athlete has to have to win in this sport are speed, strength and stamina.

Lucas – Archery

Answers:

1. 128 athletes are going to compete in this sport.
2. Archery is practised in more than 140 countries around the world.
3. The target is 70 metres away from the shooting line.
4. There are three athletes in each team.
5. The first Archery competition was in Finsbury, London, in 1583.

Teens 2 – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Micaela – Handball

Answers:

1. 168 women and 168 men are going to participate.
2. It is 58-60cm in the men’s competitions and 54-56 in the women’s competitions.
3. They can hold the ball for a maximum of 3 seconds.
4. They have got 5 shots each.
5. Two referees oversee each game.

Franco – Archery

Answers:

1. It was organised in 1583
2. They are going to be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground
3. They are taking place from Friday 27 July to Friday 3 August.
4. There are 4 medal events.
5. Each country can have 5 competitors.
6. It is to shoot arrows as close to the centre of a target as possible.
7. They shoot from 70 metres away from the target.

Oriana – Trampoline

Answers:

1. Two: one man and one woman.
2. They are taking place from August 3^rd to August 4^th, 2012.
3. There are two phases.
4. They are qualification and final.
5. Two days.
   

Rocío – Hockey

Answers:

1. There are two medal events: one men’s and one women’s competition.
2. Each team has got 11 players (and 5 substitutes).
3. Until the 1970s they always played on grass. Now, they never play on grass, they play on water-based synthetic-turf pitches.
4. There are 192 men and 192 women.
5. Yes, it has.

Magdalena – Hockey

Answers:

1. There are 11 players in a hockey team (and 5 substitutes).
2. It made its debut in the London 1908 games.
3. It is made up of attackers, midfields, defenders and a goalkeeper.
4. Two umpires control the match.
5. If extra time is required during the knockout stages of the competition, the team that scores the first goal – the golden goal – wins the match.

Julián – football

Answers:

1. It is Hungary.
2. They are going to take place in City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry;
   Hampden Park, Glasgow; Millennium Stadium, Cardiff; Old Trafford, Manchester;
   St James’ Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Wembley Stadium.
3. 288 men and 216 women play in the Olympic Games.
4. It is 100 to 110 meters long and 64 to 75 meters wide.
5. You have to be less than 23 years old but there is an exception for 3 players over the age of the team.

Lucía – Hockey

Answers:

1. They are taking place from Sunday 29^th, July to Saturday 11^th, August.
2. Men’s hockey made its debut at the London 1908 games.
3. The top two teams in each pool qualify to the semi finals. There are four pools, so four teams qualify to the semi finals.
4. Teams receive three points for a win and one for a draw.
5. Only one.
6. Goals can only be scored from within the shooting circle.