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Quiz 67
....there was more to the Olympics than just the
running and jumping!
All major sporting events
have a lot more
going on around them than just the sport being played.
That was very much the case at the 2012 London Olympics -
how much do you remember about the other things that made
the event so amazingly special.
Ten questions to test that memory.....
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It was back in April 2011 when we were able to apply for Games tickets believing we might actually get
some. Back then the cheapest standard Olympic opening ceremony tickets were
£20.12 each. How much were the most expensive?
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In what way was Lakshmi
Mittal
connected to the Olympic project?
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At that time nearly every
advert seemed to have a Games theme. One showed the picture of someone
who was going to compete in London (but didn't because of injury) as a youngster. Who
(pictured right)?
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4. |
Name the company who failed to
employ enough security staff for the Olympics?
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5. |
Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) showed
his musical prowess at the Olympic opening ceremony when playing just a
single note on a keyboard while the London Symphony Orchestra were
playing what tune?
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6. |
What part did Monty, Willow and Holly do at the Olympics?
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7. |
Name either of the 2012 Olympic mascots.
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8. |
At the Olympic closing ceremony the Spice Girls stood a little precariously
on top of what form of transport?
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9. |
Well, if you rushed out and bought
a stamp from the Post Office commemorating Andy Murray's gold medal in
the tennis how much would it have cost you?
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10. |
These minis
reputedly travelled about four miles a day doing what in the Olympic
Stadium?
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