Olympic Quiz 1

Well given that my time is entirely devoted now to the Olympic's, yes I am that obsessed!, I will be placing a series of quizzes up at random intervals about the games. They will all be London 2012 quizzes and here is the first!


1. Which famous film director was the principal director of the opening ceremony of the Olympic games?

2. The Sports Direct Arena was required to change its name back to what in order to host Olympic football to comply with Olympic rules?

3. Who scored Team GB’s first goal in the Men’s Football against Senegal?

4. The North Korean women’s football team refused to come out in their opening game against Colombia due to what incident?

5. ….and at what ground did this incident occur?

6. Football dominated the early schedule in the games. Who scored the England Women’s team opening goal of the games?

7. Which British female tennis player was handed a last minute entry into the Olympic tournament on the day of the Opening Ceremony after a fellow player withdrew through injury?

8. Im-Dong Yun broke an individual record in what sport on the first morning of the Olympic despite suffering from severe sight problems?

9. Which female competitor has began her sixth Olympic campaign in Archery?

10. At which Cricket Ground have the Archery competitions been taking place?

11. In the days leading up to the games, bookmakers stopped taking bets on which Athlete lighting the Olympic Coludrun which turned out to be entirely untrue?

12. Who won the first medal for team GB?