From Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to Nadia Comăneci receiving the first perfect 10 in 1976, there have been several unforgettable moments in Olympic history.
As hundreds of world-class athletes prepare to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games beginning July 27, Patch is celebrating the start of the games by posting Olympic trivia questions all this week.
Select your answers in the polls below, and tell us about your favorite Olympian in the comments section. We'll post the correct answers in the comments at 5 p.m. today, and make sure to check back tomorrow for another quiz!
Looking for a way to celebrate the Olympics locally? You can find local events for Olympic Fun Day on July 28 on the Let’s Move website, which has a page about how to set up your own local Olympics.
Also check out our Directory and Events Calendar for listings of places where you can learn and participate in Olympic sports ranging from basketball to karate, gymnastics, swimming and more.
Mike F.
4:05 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Kurt Angle. Oh it's true! It's damn true!
Ryan Fitzpatrick
5:17 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
"Like"
Collin Czarnecki
5:48 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Double "Like"
Flora Dora
4:55 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
I could not be more disinterested in the Olympics ! It is all so overdone.
Michael Sewall
10:48 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Brown-Great Britain, Silver and Harold Abrahams are the answers!
Dorothy D'Amico Conroy
11:48 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I only answered one (1) wrong.