Summer Olympics - Random Trivia Questions

The Summer Olympics will be kicking off on August 8 -- yes, that's 08/08/08! The opening ceremonies will of course begin at 8:08:08 p.m. locally. Eight is a lucky number in the Chinese culture because it sounds like a word that mean "wealth" or "fortune". Hundreds of athletes will indeed strike it rich, first by winning a gold medal and then by converting their success into post-Olympic endorsements.

How many of the following famous Summer Olympians can you identify?

Summer Olympics Questions

• Q1) 1960: Light-heavyweight boxing champion who would later make waves as a heavyweight.
• Q2) 1964: Gold medal-winning 100-meter sprinter who would later win a Super Bowl ring.
• Q3) 1968: Swimmer who predicted he would capture six gold medals but came home with only two, both in team events.
• Q4) 1972: Gymnast who earned gold medals for the balance beam, floor exercise, and team competition.
• Q5) 1976: Six and a half foot tall swimmer who won four golds and a silver.
• Q6) 1980: Decathlete who took home the gold and would repeat the feat four years later.
• Q7) 1984: Track and field star who snagged three individual gold medals and a relay gold medal.
• Q8) 1988: Light-middleweight who was named Outstanding Boxer of the games despite not winning a gold medal.
• Q9) 1992: Survivor of Graves' disease who won the first of consecutive 100-meter golds.
• Q10) 1996: Gymnast who clinched a team gold medal by landing a vault despite a painfully sprained ankle.
• Q11) 2000: Runner who won three gold medals and two bronze medals but was later stripped of all of them because of performance-enhancing drugs.
• Q12) 2004: Swimmer who tied a record by hauling in eight medals.