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Trivia Answers: Test Your Olympic Knowledge Day 2

How did you do? Here are the correct responses to our Olympic Trivia Quiz for Day 2.

Posted by Satta Sarmah (Editor), July 23, 2012 at 05:52 pm

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1. The author of the seminal book on baby and child care was also a gold medalist. Who are we referring to?

Dr. Benjamin Spock
Dr. Michael Cohen
C. R. Partridge
Jane Mattes

Answer: Dr. Benjamin Spock.

He won the gold for rowing in 1924.

2. How long is the route for the marathon event in the 2012 Olympics?

8 miles
11.2 miles
26.3 miles
40.6 miles

Answer: 26.3 miles

3. Who lit the torch to start the Games in Atlanta?

Wayne Gretzky
Cathy Freeman
Muhammad Ali
Ken Henry

Answer: Muhammad Ali

4. What is the name of the 2012 Games mascot?

Misha
Sam
Izzy
Wenlock

Answer: Wenlock

Come back to this Patch site tomorrow at 10 a.m. for Day 3 of our Olympic Trivia Quiz. See you then!

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Anne Ernst July 24, 2012 at 09:41 pm

Yay! I got 'em all correct!

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L.A. Chung (Editor) July 24, 2012 at 11:37 pm

I got the mascot wrong. "Izzy" sounds much cuter than "Wenlock." (Which reminds me a litte of the name, "Wiploc" from "Earth Girls Are Easy"... yes, dating myself).

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Cathy P. July 25, 2012 at 11:13 am

Wooo, I got all 4 this time! OK, I'm ready for the next test :D

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