Sports

Olympic Quiz Answer: Cities, Fencing, Women, Sailing

How well do you know your Olympics? Check your answers here.

1. "Which of these cities has never hosted the Games?"

Answer: Madrid.  Moscow hosted in 1980, Seoul in 1988 and Melbourne in 1956.

2. True or false. The United States has never won a gold medal in any fencing event that is currently still part of the Olympics.

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Answer: FALSE

3. When were women first allowed to compete in the modern Olympics?

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Answer: 1900

4. One of the events in which men compete directly with women is Sailing. Which is the other?

Answer: Equestrian


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