Mental Gymnastics: Try Our Olympic Trivia Test
Updated: 6:04pm UK, Wednesday 25 July 2012
1 - Which is taller, Nelson's Column or the Olympic Stadium?
Standing at around 60 metres tall, the Olympic Stadium is three metres taller than Nelson's column.
2 - Which Olympic Games was the first to hand out Gold, Silver and Bronze medals?
St Louis, USA 1904
3 - Which four cities did London beat for the right to host the 2012 Games?
Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow
4 - Which country has hosted the summer Olympics the most amount of times?
USA - four times. In St Louis 1904, Los Angeles 1932 and 1984, Atlanta 1996
5 - The pommel horse is now a piece of gymnastics equipment. What was its original use?
To help soldiers practice getting on and off their horses.
6 - Why is an Olympic gold medal not as valuable as it seems?
Olympic gold medals are mainly made of silver. They contain just 1.34% of gold. The last Olympic gold medals made entirely out of gold were awarded in 1912.
7 - Why were the first Olympics in London, in 1908, a marathon not a sprint?
They lasted for 187 days; compared to the 17 days of this year's competition.
8 - Which was the first sport, at London 2012, to sell out of tickets?
Synchronised swimming.
9 - Which two of the following events have never featured at the Olympics?
Squash, Solo Synchronised Swimming, Live Pigeon shooting, Netball, Horse Long Jump, Tug Of War, Golf, Club Swinging
Answer: Squash, Netball
10 - One million pieces of sports equipment are required for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including three metal detectors - but for which sport?
Beach volleyball
11 - Four skeletons were removed from a prehistoric settlement discovered on the site of which venue?
The Aquatics Centre
12 - When was Women's Judo first introduced as an Olympic Sport?
1992 Barcelona
13 - In the post World-War-Two era, Great Britain has only won one hockey gold medal - in which year?
1988, Seoul. Great Britain beat West Germany 3-1 in the final, after GB lost to them 2-1 in the group stage.
14 - To commemorate London 2012, a series of sport-themed 50p coins have been designed by members of the public - including one explaining which sporting rule?
Football's offside rule - the coin was designed by Neil Wolfson.
15 - Great Britain won a total of 47 medals at Beijing 2008 - which athlete won the first?
Cyclist Nicole Cooke won gold in the women's road race on August 10, the second full day of competition.
16 - Team GB competitors in which sport are not allowed to train on home soil?
Team GB Shooters are not allowed to train in England, Scotland or Wales because of the ban on handguns after Dunblane 1996.
17 - Name the only venue from the 1948 London Olympics which still remains in tact
Herne Hill velodrome, which following a campaign is being restored to its former glory.
18 - There are just two women-only disciplines at the Olympic Games - what are they?
Synchronised Swimming and Rhythmic Gymnastics
19 - Which is the only country to win at least one gold in every summer Olympics?
Great Britain.
20 - The Opening Ceremony takes place at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, so why has the Games started two days earlier and around 150 miles from the Olympic Park?
Cardiff's Millennium Stadium will host the opening match of the women's football competition between Great Britain and New Zealand on July 25.
