SPORTS QUIZING AT HIS BEST................................: March 2008

1.The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the which olympic games.

Games at Antwerp, 1920.

2.Born in Paris into an aristocratic family, the third child of Charles Louis de Frédy and Agathe-Gabrielle de Mirville, he was inspired by his visits to British and American colleges and universities, and set out to improve education in France. He believed that part of this improvement should be sports education, which he considered to be an important part of the personal development of young people. He was particularly fond of rugby and was the referee of the first ever French championship rugby union final on 20 March 1892 between Racing Club de France and Stade Français.he also established the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the revival of the olympic games.identify him????

Ans-Pierre de Coubertin

3.who was the first Olympic athlete to test positive for doping use at 1968 Summer Olympics, who lost his bronze medal for alcohol use.

Ans-Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a Swedish pentathlete .

4.Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by Palestinian terrorist in which olympic games.

Ans-In 1972, when the Summer Games were held in Munich, West Germany

5.identify this athlete who is the only competitor with ten modern Olympic titles, but two of them are from the 1906 Intercalated Games, which are presently not included in the official records??? Ans-Ray Ewry