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Women's Gymnastics Quiz

  Nadia Comaneci Nadia Comaneci captured the world's heart in 1976. How many perfect 10s did she actually capture? Tony Duffy/Allsport

1. What Soviet gymnast won 18 medals between 1956 and 1964, the most of any athlete in Olympic history?
a. Larysa Latynina
b. Sofia Muratova
c. Polina Astakhova
d. Olga Korbut

2. What song did Czechoslovakian gymnast Vera Caslavska use in the floor exercise to win the hearts of Mexico City fans, as well as her second consecutive all-around, at 1968 Games?
a. Anselma
b. Tiajuana Taxi
c. The Mexican Hat Dance
d. La Bamba

3. Who electrified the crowd with her routine on the parallel bars and became the darling of the 1972 Munich Games?
a. Lyudmilla Turischeva
b. Olga Korbut
c. Nelli Kim
d. Tamara Lazakovich

4. At the 1976 Montreal Games, 14-year-old Romanian Nadia Comaneci scored the first perfect 10 in the history of Olympic gymnastics. How many perfect 10s did she receive during the Games?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7

5. What member of the 1984 American gymnastics did Comaneci marry after coming over to the United States?
a. Bart Connor
b. Tim Daggett
c. Mitch Gaylord
d. James Hartung

6. Who was the first American woman gymnast to win the individual all-around gold medal, winning at the 1984 Los Angeles Games?
a. Cathy Rigby
b. Shannon Miller
c. Mary Lou Retton
d. Dominique Moceanu

7. Who was the first American woman gymnast to win a gold medal in a non-boycotted Olympics?
a. Phoebe Mills
b. Shannon Miller
c. Dominique Dawes
d. Kerri Strug

8. Which of the following is not an apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics?
a. A hoop
b. A ribbon
c. A ball
d. A baton

9. What is the minimum age for an Olympic rhythmic gymnast?
a. 13
b. 14
c. 15
d. 17

10. Which nation won the gold medal in the first Olympic team rhythmic gymnastics competition, held at the 1996 Atlanta Games?
a. Spain
b. Ukraine
c. Russia
d. United States

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