Gymnastics History

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Instructions: Test your knowledge of gymnastics, from floor exercise to the Olympic legends!

1.
Which gymnast is the most decorated in World Championship history?
A
Larisa Latynina
B
Simone Biles
C
Nadia Comaneci
D
Vitaly Scherbo
2.
How many apparatus events are there in men's artistic gymnastics?
A
6
B
4
C
5
D
8
3.
Which Romanian gymnast scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic history at the 1976 Montreal Games?
A
Lavinia Milosovici
B
Nadia Comaneci
C
Daniela Silivas
D
Ecaterina Szabo
4.
What are the apparatus events in women's artistic gymnastics?
A
Floor, vault, beam, rings
B
Floor, vault, beam, parallel bars
C
Floor, vault, beam, pommel horse
D
Floor, vault, beam, uneven bars
5.
What is rhythmic gymnastics?
A
A team gymnastics event
B
Gymnastics without any equipment
C
Gymnastics done on a trampoline
D
Gymnastics performed to music with apparatus like ribbons and hoops
6.
Which country dominated men's gymnastics at the Olympics during the Cold War era?
A
United States
B
Soviet Union
C
Japan
D
Romania
7.
What is the balance beam?
A
A wide platform for tumbling
B
A spring-loaded board for jumping
C
A narrow 4-inch wide beam elevated 4 feet off the ground
D
A hanging bar for swinging
8.
Which American gymnast performed the 'Vault Heard Round the World' at the 1996 Olympics?
A
Dominique Moceanu
B
Dominique Dawes
C
Kerri Strug
D
Shannon Miller
9.
When did trampoline gymnastics become an Olympic sport?
A
1992
B
2004
C
2000
D
1996
10.
What is the pommel horse?
A
A balance apparatus with two handles on top
B
A rotating platform
C
A horse-shaped jumping apparatus
D
A small trampoline
11.
Which female gymnast holds the record for the most Olympic medals in gymnastics history?
A
Vera Caslavska
B
Simone Biles
C
Larisa Latynina
D
Nadia Comaneci
12.
What is a 'Yurchenko vault'?
A
A vault with a full twist
B
A vault named after a male gymnast
C
The highest-difficulty vault
D
A vault starting with a round-off onto the springboard
13.
How is gymnastics scored in the modern Olympic scoring system?
A
Difficulty score plus execution score
B
On a scale of 1-10
C
Judges vote on a winner
D
Time-based scoring
14.
What are the rings (still rings) in men's gymnastics?
A
Rings worn on fingers
B
Two suspended rings held during strength and swing movements
C
Ring-shaped targets for vaulting
D
A circular apparatus on the floor
15.
Which gymnast has the most skills named after her in the Code of Points?
A
Nadia Comaneci
B
Simone Biles
C
Oksana Chusovitina
D
Svetlana Khorkina

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