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Forgotten Rings: An Arcane Olympic Examination

This quiz challenges your grasp of the Games' most peculiar, forgotten, and convoluted details.

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Quiz Questions

Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

1
The 1900 Paris Olympics included an event for 'live pigeon shooting'. What was the designated unit for scoring a hit in this event?
Question 1
2
In which Olympic year did the modern practice of lighting the cauldron with a torch relay from Olympia officially begin?
Question 2
3
What unusual condition disqualified Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn from competing in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, despite his intention to participate at age 72?
Question 3
4
The 1956 Melbourne Olympics faced a unique logistical challenge for one sport due to Australia's strict animal quarantine laws. Which sport's events were held in a different country and earlier that year?
Question 4
5
Which of these sports, featuring in early modern Olympics, was contested only once and involved throwing a standard weight attached to a handle?
Question 5
6
At the 1972 Munich Games, a controversial judging decision in a specific event led to a prolonged protest and the eventual awarding of duplicate gold medals. In which event did this occur?
Question 6

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