The Sunday Afternoon Puzzle!

[lspencer534]

Olympics themed today. Since you can guess at two of the questions, I'll post the answers and winners in one hour. No Googling!

1. Name an Olymoic sport whose competitors, with their backs to the finish line, do not have the end of the race in sight.

2. True or false: Olympic athletes and coaches from outside the E.U. have restricted Visas that forbid them to marry or form civil unions while on British soil during the Games.

3. What are the colors of the 5 Olympic rings? (One bonus point if you can tell us why those 5 colors were chosen.)

4. What was the clothing of choice of the original Olympians?

5. What is a perfect score in gymnastics?



6. Which of these has never been an Olympic sport:

Tug-of-war
Poodle clipping
Firefighting
Solo synchronized swimming
Live pigeon shooting
Rope climbing
Hot air ballooning

7. True of false: The traditional release of live doves at the Olympic opening ceremony was abandoned after Seoul 1988, when around 10 chose not to swoop majestically across the skies but instead to settle on the rim of the Olympic cauldron just as it was being lit and were instantly burned to death.

8.


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[pappytinker]

1. rowing (without coxswain)
3. Red, Yellow, Blue, Black and Green because they all appear in the flags of the nations
4. nothing
5. 10
6. I will guess poodle clipping

[99 pewtercoupe]

#4 Nothing. Those greeks liked to gat it bare assed

[99 pewtercoupe]

#6 None

[DAB]

5.

No such thing.

New system starts with max score, depending on difficulty, and you have deductions from that. No more 10 out of 10.

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

#6 None

Please clarify.

[lspencer534]

[QUOTE=lspencer534;722943]Olympics themed today. Since you can guess at two of the questions, I'll post the answers and winners in one hour. No Googling!

1. Name an Olymoic sport whose competitors, with their backs to the finish line, do not have the end of the race in sight.

Rowing

2. True or false: Olympic athletes and coaches from outside the E.U. have restricted Visas that forbid them to marry or form civil unions while on British soil during the Games.

True

3. What are the colors of the 5 Olympic rings? (One bonus point if you can tell us why those 5 colors were chosen.)

The five interlocking rings represent the five continents brought together by the Olympic Movement, or the five main regions: Africa, the Americas (North and South America are combined), Asia, Europe and Oceania. As it says in the Olympic Charter, the five-ringed symbol "represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games." The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. The colors of the rings represent the flags of the countries that participate in the Olympics. Every flag of a country participating in the Olympics includes one of those colors.

4. What was the clothing of choice of the original Olympians?

The original Olympians participated in the nude, although string could be used to secure some...body parts.

5. What is a perfect score in gymnastics?

The International Gymnastics Federation changed the scoring in 1997. Now, it's a score with no ceiling. Top scores are typically in the 15-17 range.

6. Which of these has never been an Olympic sport:

Tug-of-war
Poodle clipping
Firefighting
Solo synchronized swimming
Live pigeon shooting
Rope climbing
Hot air ballooning

All of them have been Olympic sports.

7. True of false: The traditional release of live doves at the Olympic opening ceremony was abandoned after Seoul 1988, when around 10 chose not to swoop majestically across the skies but instead to settle on the rim of the Olympic cauldron just as it was being lit and were instantly burned to death.

True

The results:

pappytinker 4

99pewtercoupe 1

DAB 1

Thanks for playing!

[DAB]

Bronze.

Woot!

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by DAB

Bronze.

Woot!

Actually, you tied for Silver, However, Olympic Rule 1543(A)(4)(f)(5)(mcmlxii), titled "Unfortunate and Unfair Admissions Against Interest" plainly states that if an entrant alleges a ranking contrary to the official ruling, and if that allegation of the entrant as to his or her ranking is lower than the Committee's ranking, such allegation shall be conclusive as to the ranking of the entrant.

Enjoy Your Bronze Medal in good health! Sorry, fella!

[DAB]

Originally Posted by lspencer534

Actually, you tied for Silver, However, Olympic Rule 1543(A)(4)(f)(5)(mcmlxii), titled "Unfortunate and Unfair Admissions Against Interest" plainly states that if an entrant alleges a ranking contrary to the official ruling, and if that allegation of the entrant as to his or her ranking is lower than the Committee's ranking, such allegation shall be conclusive as to the ranking of the entrant.

Enjoy Your Bronze Medal in good health! Sorry, fella!

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by DAB

Sorry. Criticizing an Olympics Judge results in irrevocable loss of all Medals. Better luck next year! Er...make that four years.

[99 pewtercoupe]

Does this mean I get the Silver medal?

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

Does this mean I get the Silver medal?

Yup! Please take your place on the podium and stand for the playing of the National Anthem. And for Gawd's sake, don't trip again!

[99 pewtercoupe]

Urp.....which way to the podium?

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

Urp.....which way to the podium?

Stage left. We went through this in rehearsal--WTF were you thinkin'? Damn jocks....

[99 pewtercoupe]

Well if security would have kept all those damn Barbies from getting into the locker room!

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

Well if security would have kept all those damn Barbies from getting into the locker room!

Sorry. I know it's an inconvenience, but just think of how many terrorist attacks have been prevented by that. Well..none--but that's beside the point. It's the American way!

[99 pewtercoupe]

It was OK until Strap On Barbie showed up

[DAB]

Originally Posted by lspencer534

Stage left. We went through this in rehearsal--WTF were you thinkin'? Damn jocks....

Stage left???

Is it thataway???

Could Barbie escort me?