London 2012 Sports Quiz

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So, London 2012 has just gone. But, never fear, here's a hastily extrapolated quiz about F1 using the nations successful in the medal tables for each sport.

OK, so the gold medal successes of China, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Iran, Poland and Ukraine have made weightlifting difficult to say the least, but I hope I've wrung a question out of every sport (as listed by The BBC)!

Good luck, guys!

1. ARCHERY

The gold medals in Archery were won by South Korea and Italy. So which Italian finished in the points in the inaugral Korean GP?

Vitantonio Liuzzi (6th for Force India)

2. ATHLETICS

The USA saw 29 athletics medals. Who is tied with Mario Andretti with the most F1 podiums for an American?

Dan Gurney with 19

3. BADMINTON

China won all the gold medals in Badminton, but how many different winners have the 9 Chinese Grand Prix produced?

8

4. BASKETBALL

In women's basketball America was 1st with France 2nd. Which Frenchman was second to Mario Andretti in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix?

Patrick Depailler of Tyrrell

5. BEACH VOLLEYBALL

The men's beach volleyball was won by the Germans. In which year did a German first win a championship German Grand Prix?

1995, through (of course) Michael Schumacher

6. BOXING

Great Britain were top of the boxing medal table. How many seconds (to the nearest) did it take Jenson Button to get through the pit-lane on the occasion of his World Record pitstop at the 2012 German GP?

16.8 to be precise, so the point is for 17s, the half point for 16 or 18 seconds

7. CANOE SLALOM

France topped the Canoe Slalom medal table. Who was the last Frenchman to set Fastest Lap in an F1 race?

Romain Grosjean at the 2012 Spanish GP

8. CANOE SPRINT

Hungary topped the Canoe Sprint medal table with 3 golds. For half a point each, name the two drivers who have won exactly 3 Hungarian Grands Prix.

Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton

9. CYCLING - BMX

Colombia took the women's BMX gold medal. At which race did Juan-Pablo Montoya win his first?

Monza in 2001

10. CYCLING - MOUNTAIN BIKE

The Czech Republic and France took the two golds, so what was Tomas Enge's best F1 result for Prost?

12th at the 2001 Italian GP

11. CYCLING - ROAD

The Netherlands took a gold in the women's road race. How many Dutch drivers have scored points in F1?

4 - Verstappen, Albers, Godin de Beaufort and Van Lennep

12. CYCLING - TRACK

The track cycling was a second consecutive dominant triumph for Great Britain. Which Grand Prix did Jim Clark fail to finish in 1963?

Monaco

13. DIVING

Diving saw 10 gold medals for China. Which constructor scored a total of 10 points across its Chinese GP efforts?

Toyota

14. EQUESTRIAN

Great Britain were first with Germany second in terms of equestrian golds. How many points was Sebastian Vettel behind Jenson Button in 2009?

11. Half points for 9, 10, 12 or 13

15. FENCING

Fencing saw some Italian success at the Olympics. Who was the last Italian to win for Ferrari?

Michele Alboreto at the 1985 German GP

16. FOOTBALL

Mexico won the men's gold medal at Wembley. Where did Pedro Rodriguez win his second and final race? (The first one was at Kyalami)

Spa-Francorchamps

17. GYMNASTICS - ARTISTIC

Britain won 4 medals without a gold, so which Brit has scored the most podiums without a win?

Martin Brundle

18. GYMNASTICS - RHYTHMIC

Russia won both the golds at the Rhythmic Gymnastics, so where did Vitaly Petrov set his only fastest lap?

Istanbul

19. GYMNASTICS - TRAMPOLINE

The winners of the Trampoline gold medals were Canadian and Chinese, so what is Jacques Villeneuve's best result in Shanghai?

12th for Renault in 2004, half-point for 10th, 11th, 13th or 14th

20. HANDBALL

The handball men's gold went to l'équipe francais, so who was the last person to win the French Grand Prix twice in a row on more than one occasion, other than Michael Schumacher?

Nigel Mansell (1986-7, 1991-2)

21. HOCKEY

Golds for the Netherlands and Germany. Did Jochen Mass ever get on the Zandvoort podium?

Nope. Only scored one point at Zandvoort!

22. JUDO

In the women's -70kg category, France and Germany appeared together on 1 & 2 on the podium. This was the reverse order to the Alesi-Schumacher fight of 1995 at the Nurburgring, but who was third?

David Coulthard

23. MODERN PENTATHLON

Brazil picked up one bronze medal at the Modern Pentathlon. Which driver picked up their only podium in third place at home in Rio de Janeiro in 1989?

Mauricio Gugelmin

24. ROWING

New Zealand were second on the rowing medal table to Great Britain with three golds. Which year did the Kiwis win three races and come second to Great Britain on a 'medals' system?

1968 - Hulme 2 and McLaren 1 for McLaren

25. SAILING

Top of the medal table - Australia. What is Mark Webber's best result at the Americas' Cup venue at Valencia?

3rd, in 2011. Half for 2nd or 4th

26. SHOOTING

China got the most medals but fewer golds than the USA and South Korea. Who has the most podiums without winning the World Championship?

Rubens Barrichello, with 68, is 5th on the all-time list behind Schumacher, Prost, Senna and Alonso

27. SWIMMING

Michael Phelps scored 25% of the USA's swimming golds at London 2012. What percentage of all German F1 race wins were Michael Schumacher's?

(a)32.2% (b)42.2% (c)52.2% (d)62.2% (e)72.2%

e - 72.2%!

28. SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING

Spain scored two podiums in synchro. How many podiums did Fernando Alonso score in 2008?

3 - wins in Singapore and Suzuka, 2nd at Interlagos

29. TABLE TENNIS

Singapore won its only two medals in London at the Table Tennis. How many podiums have Ferrari achieved in Singapore?

Just the one - Alonso's winner in 2010

30. TAEKWONDO

No nation won more than 1 gold medal in Taekwondo in London 2012. In which year did Keke Rosberg win more than one race?

1985

31. TENNIS

The USA won three gold medals at the tennis Olympics - all won by siblings (Williamses women's doubles and Serena singles, Bryans men's doubles). How many points did Ralf Schumacher score in his only year without his brother in 2007?

5. Half point for anything 0-10, full point for 4-6

32. TRIATHLON

The Brownlee brothers put Britain to the top of this medal table. Of recreational triathlete Jenson Button's thirteen wins, which constructor has seen more, McLaren or Brawn/Honda?

Brawn/Honda 7, McLaren 6

33. VOLLEYBALL

Golds for Russia and Brazil. How many points did the Senna/Petrov combination score for Renault in 2011?

7. Half points 5-10

34. WATER POLO

Like women's water polo, the 1976 Japanese GP was wet and won by America. Where did Niki Lauda qualify before withdrawing?

3rd

35. WEIGHTLIFTING

Poland won gold in the Men's 85kg weightlifting. Who joined Robert Kubica on the podium in Canada in 2008?

Nick Heidfeld and David Coulthard. Half a point each


36. WRESTLING

Japan (and Russia) scored the most golds at the weightlifting. Which driver secured their best F1 championship final position?

8th, 2004, Taku Sato.
 
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