Gymnastics
Chicago is trying to get the Summer Olympics to come here in 2016. But did you know that some of the greatest athletes in a major Summer Games’ sport— gymnastics— are Jewish?
1. The first American gymnast to score a perfect 10, Mitch Gaylord, was later the stunt double of what superhero in a movie? a. Superman b. Spiderman c. Batman d. Robin
2. Mitch won in 1984, but George Gulak won the first ___ medal for the US team back in 1932. a. Gold b. Silver c. Bronze d. Copper
3. Another perfect 10 was scored by Russian Yelena Shushunova in 1998. She did it in the most wide-ranging event, called the: a. All-Over b. All-Together c. All-Around d. All-for-One
4. Kerri Strug made headlines worldwide when she helped her 1996 team win gold. She stuck a perfect landing even though she seriously hurt her ___ doing it! a. knee b. ankle c. toe d. feelings
5. Even though they are held only every 4 years, American Abie Grossfield competed as either gymnast or coach in an amazing ___ Olympic Games! a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
6. In the first modern Olympics, in 1896, Alfred Flatow won two golds and a silver, and Gustav Flatow won two golds. It must have run in the family, because they were: a. brothers b. cousins c. father and son d. uncle and nephew
7. Russia’s Maria Gorokhovskaya holds the record for the most medals won by any woman at any single Olympics, in any sport! How many did she win? a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
8. Ukraine’s Tatiana Lysenko was famous for trying the hardest routines and not quite getting them. But then she scored a gold in 1992 with a tough routine in the toughest event, the: a. floor exercise b. uneven bars c. balance beam d. pommel horse
9. Of the six Jewish members of the Dutch 1928 gold-medal women’s team, how many survived the Holocaust? a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
10. Hungary’s Agnes Keleti won 10 medals, including 5 Golds, in just 3 Olympics! She was saved from the Holocaust by Swedish hero: a. Oskar Schindler b. Chiune Sugihara c. Raoul Wallenberg d. Irena Sendler
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