Paris Olympics: Test your knowledge about the games by indulging in this quiz

Citius SwifterFaster1 This iconic image from the 1936 Berlin Olympics shows Jesse Owens on the podium after winning gold in long jump Name the silvermedalwinning athlete beside him raising a salute to HitlerAns Carl Ludwig lsquoLuzrsquo Long Germany They became lifelong friends despite their countries being enemies at war2 Cylingrsquos golden couple these champs in track cycling are the most decorated individual cyclists bagging 12 Olympic gold medals between them Name themAns Jason Kenny and Laura TrottKenny Great Britain They began their reign at the 2012 London Olympics got married after 2016 Rio Olympics and carried on the golden run till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics3 Henry Robert Pearce Australian sculling champion faced an unplanned obstacle during his quarterfinal race against Victor Saurin of France at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics Despite his heartwarming gesture midrace he won it What did he doAns A single file of ducks passed in front of Pearcersquos boat during that race he halted to give them way losing valuable seconds That act of compassion earned him praise He went on to win gold in that category4 At the 1924 Paris Olympics ace sprinter Harold Abrahams became the first British athlete to win the menrsquos 100m dash in 106 secs His success is documented in which Academy Awardwinning Hollywood filmAns Chariots of Fire The film won multiple awards at the 1982 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Screenplay Best Costume Design and Best Original ScoreAltius Higher1 At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics a 13yearold Chinese diver made the biggest splash in the 10m platform event where she was nearly 50 points ahead of her closest rival Name herAns Fu Mingxia She won golds at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 2000 Sydney Olympics Her victories were symbolic of Chinarsquos growing dominance in swimming and diving that began in the 1990s2 At the 1964 Tokyo Games USA won the basketball gold for the sixth time in a row defeating the erstwhile Soviet Union in the final The hero in the final was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford Name himAns Bill Bradley He later played pro basketball for the New York Knicks and even became a US senator3 In her coach Bla Krolyirsquos memoirs he wrote that the 80 pounds of pigtail and power flew between bars literally sailing through the air with a flair and extension never seen before This tiny gymnast scored seven perfect 10s at the 1976 Montreal Olympics Who was Karolyi referring toAns Nadia Comneci Romania The scoreboard was not equipped to display the digits 10 and instead showed her score as 10 Confused she had to ask her coach to check with the judges who clarified that it was actually a perfect 104 This American high jumper introduced a technique that is still practised six decades after he first attempted it at the 1968 Mexico City Games Name the athlete and the jumping techniqueAns Dick Fosbury USA Fosbury Flop It involved a backward jump where athletes rely on the natural arch of their backs to elevate themselves over the high jump barFortius Stronger1 Nicknamed ldquoPocket Herculesrdquo because of his height 4ft 10 in this Bulgarianborn Turkish weightlifter became the first in his discipline to bag gold in three different Olympic Games Name this inspirational athleteAns Naim Suumlleymanolu He won gold from 1988 Seoul that continued his golden streak at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics2 The son of a shepherd and onetime household guard to the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie this longdistance runner created a sensation by winning the marathon barefoot at the 1960 Rome Olympiad He also won at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics becoming the first athlete to win consecutive marathon golds Who was this African trailblazerAns Abebe Bikila His wins paved the way for dominance by runners from the Sub Saharan countries at the global level3 Who was the proud Cuban boxer who turned down millions of dollars for boxing in the professional ranks from promoters in the US after winning the first of his three successive super heavyweight gold medals at the 1972 Munich OlympicsAns Teofilo Stevenson He also won gold at Montreal 1976 and Moscow 19804 Acing one of the most gruelling endurance events for women in the Olympicsmdashheptathlonmdashthis American athlete bagged gold in two consecutive Olympics She has broken numerous records and was voted the greatest female athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated Who is this iconic womanAns Jackie JoynerKersee She was the first athlete to win gold in heptathlon at consecutive Olympiads 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona She broke countless world records in the 1980s and 90s that bear testimony to her talent across many track and field disciplinesCrack our pictorial quizFace the champions1 At the 1924 Paris Games the world got its first glimpse of an Austrianborn champion swimmer representing the USA who later earned fame by playing the role of Tarzan in his debut movie Tarzan the ApeMan Who was this popular OlympianAns Johnny Weissmuller He bagged gold in the 100m freestyle with a new Olympic record and was also part of the 4x200m freestyle relay team He also won golds at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics He was the first swimmer to go under the 1minute barrier in the 100m2 At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles it took another black American to repeat Jesse Owensrsquo feats from the 1936 Berlin Olympics across track and field events Who is this modernday sporting legendAns Carl Lewis He won in the 100m 200m long jump and 4x100m relay He also won laurels at Seoul and Barcelona3 At the 2000 Sydney Games this sportsperson became the first Indian female to win an individual medal at the Olympics This weightlifter won bronze in the snatch and clean amp jerk categories Name this pathbreaking sportspersonAns Karnam Malleswari She lifted 110kg and 130kg in the snatch and clean amp jerk categories reaching a total of 240kg4 When lawn tennis returned to the Olympics at the 1988 Seoul Olympics after a 64year absence the womenrsquos gold was won by an individual who completed the unique Golden Slam that year which has never been emulated since by male or women players Who was this championAns Steffi Graf She achieved the Golden Slam by winning the Australian Open the French Open Wimbledon the US Open and the Olympics in the same calendar yearBeer the consequencesSwedish athlete HansGunnar Liljenwall was first Olympian to be disqualified for drug use at 1968 Mexico City Olympics where drug testing was introduced for the first time in Olympics history In his case he had consumed two cans of beer to calm his nerves He was stripped off his bronze medal