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The Olympic games are one of the pinnacles of human achievement, a symbol of how far humanity can push our bodies and minds to achieve more and greater, faster and stronger. Or at least that’s what we like to tell ourselves, but sometimes the Olympics show just how far humans are willing to go to Show More
The Olympic games are one of the pinnacles of human achievement, a symbol of how far humanity can push our bodies and minds to achieve more and greater, faster and stronger. Or at least that’s what we like to tell ourselves, but sometimes the Olympics show just how far humans are willing to go to win that shiny gold medal.
From doping scandals to the Tonya Harding business, and all sorts of sordid and creative cheats and slights in between, the Olympics are full of people who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Even when athletes aren’t intending to gain an edge, they can still become embroiled in controversy.
Let’s find out just how much you know about the history of these dark and sometimes silly scandals that have plagued the Olympics over the years. It’s more than steroids and cheating. Can you pass this Olympic scandals trivia?
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In 1904 the winner of the marathon, Fred Lorz was disqualified. Why?
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He taunted his competitors after he completed the race.
He tripped one of his competitors and broke their ankle.
He had hidden a bike along the route, and biked for half the marathon.
He hitched a ride on a car.
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Jim Thorpe, a competitor in the pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympic Games lost his medals after it came out that he had played baseball and received money, violating the amateur status rule. How much was he paid for those seasons of baseball?
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$25 a week
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When the Olympics were held in Berlin in 1936, Hitler refused to shake the hand of the black man who won in track and field. Which athlete was this?
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Jesse Owens
Cullen Jones
Jim Brown
Dave Winfield
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Why does the U.S. refuse to claim its silver medal in basketball from the 1972 Olympic Games?
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They refused to accept medals from Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
They discovered a woman playing on the Soviet team.
The game was called in their favor twice with refs resetting the clock due to a time out twice, with the final reset allowing a Soviet victory.
The team members died in a bombing.
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When Madeline de Jesus injured herself in the long jump, how did she go on to run in the 4x400 meter relay?
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She sabotaged the race with a bomb threat.
She had her twin sister run for her.
She convinced judges to move the date of the event to a week later.
She disappeared in shame and hasn’t been heard of since.
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Everyone has heard of Tonya Harding and knows that she was involved in a scheme to injure a competitor. What is the name of the skater who was attacked?
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Nancy Kerrigan
Michelle Kwan
Elaine Zayak
Nicole Bobek
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The first athlete to ever be disqualified for drug use was pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall. What drug was he disqualified for using?
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Steroids
Alcohol
Marijuana
LSD
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Which sport was the first Olympic sport to have a doping scandal?
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Swimming
Baseball
Track and field
Cycling
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Which country boycotted the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles?
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China
USSR
Germany
Iran
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One of the greatest Olympic scandals of all time was the bombing in Atlanta in 1996. Which venue was the site of the bombing.
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Centennial Olympic Park
Olympic Village
Zetra Hall
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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In 2002, after a judge admitted to being pressured into giving Russia the gold in figure skating, how did the officials decide to smooth over the scandal?
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They disqualified Russia
They awarded two gold medals
They started the competition over
They held a skate off
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In 2000, Andreea Raducan was stripped of a gold medal in gymnastics. Why?
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She took cold medicine
She was underage
She had an inappropriate relationship with her coach
She didn’t make her flight, and had a look-alike compete in her place
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