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London is all set to host the biggest even on the planet for the record third time. The city hosted the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948 and with the 2012 Summer Olympics, it will become the first city in the world to host it thrice. London is also the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever hosted the Olympics.

The Olympic 2012 schedule is from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London was chosen in after the bidding defeating places like Moscow, New York City, Madrid and Paris. The main highlight of the London Olympic 2012 schedule from July 27 is the Olympic Park. The sports complex is being prepared for the 2012 Summer Olympics which is situated to the east of the city adjacent to the Stratford City development. Olympic Park will contain numerous things including athletes' Olympic village and several of the sporting venues including the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre.

The other sporting venues are Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Water Polo Arena, Riverbank Arena, Basketball Arena, Copper Box and London Velopark.

2012 Summer Olympics will use some old venues along with the new ones. The venues will include some existing and historic facilities, some temporary facilities in locations like Hyde Park and Horse Guards Parade.

London is also gearing up in terms of transport services for the big event. Because of the 2012 Games, the London Overground's East London Line will be expanded. Along with that Docklands Light Railway and the North London Line will also be upgraded to help the commuters.

The officials are expecting a big turnout for the big event and the estimates for the tickets available for the 2012 Summer Olympics is around 8 million. Along with the paid tickets there will also be some free events like the marathon, triathlon and road cycling.

Around 4,700 medals have been prepared for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The medal is 7mm thick and weighs 375–400g.

The Opening ceremony for the London Olympics is named 'The Isles of Wonder’ and the Oscar winning director, Danny Boyle will be the artistic director for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Athletes from around 204 National Olympic Committees are expected to take part in the Olympics. Till now 167 countries have qualified at least one athlete for the sporting event. The games will see 26 sports being played and a total number of 39 disciplines. London bid for 28 sport but IOC dropped baseball and softball and the number that remained is 26.

The organizing committee for 2012 Summer Olympics, London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) will be carrying out a full scale test of the Olympic Park from May 2 to May 8.

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Olympics Trivia Quiz with Answers | ArticleCube.com

I watched the Opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver B.C. Canada last night. I though it was very nice, not to the scale of the Beijing Olympics of course, but it was pretty entertaining. Watching it I decided to put together a little Olympics quiz for when you aren’t watching the current games.

Q: What year was the first summer Olympiad televised live?
A: 1960

Q: What procedure did the IOC begin after a Danish cyclist died during the 1960 Summer Olympics?
A: Drug testing.

Q: How many minutes does an Olympic basketball game last?
A: Forty

Q: What track favorite donned golden shoes to capture gold in both 200- and 400-meter 1996 Olympic sprints?
A: Michael Johnson.

Q: What part of their vehicle's equipment are bobsledders only allowed to use after crossing the finish line?
A: Brakes.

Q: Who was unable to run the 200-meter final at the 1992 Olympics due to food poisoning?
A: Michael Johnson.

Q: How many times did the Summer Olympics feature the sport of Live Pigeon Shooting?
A: Once.

Q: How many continents must a sport be played on before the IOC will consider making it an Olympic event for men?
A: Four.

Q: What athlete was protected by seven security guards at the 1994 Winter Olympics?
A: Nancy Kerrigan.

Q: What country competed alone in Athens' 4896 Olympic 100-meter Freestyle for Sailors?
A: Greece.

Q: What walking sport should be added to the Olympics, according to 42 percent of U.S. sports editors, sportscasters and columnists?
A: Golf.

Q: What Olympic event has runners wearing shoes with perforations to allow for drainage?
A: Steeplechase.

Q: How many seconds are there on an Olympic basketball shot clock?
A: Thirty.

Q: What Olympic field event consists of a crouch, shift, thrust, and release?
A: The shot put.

Q: What general stormed into the boxing ring at the 1928 Olympics to protest judges ruling for a South African over an American?
A: Douglas MacArthur.

Q: What woman won five U.S. figure skating titles from 1969 to 1973, but never an Olympic gold medal?
A: Janet Lynn

Q: What country fielded 1996 Olympic women's teams that won gold in basketball, soccer and softball?
A: The U.S.

Q: What 1996 Olympic event had two U.S. squads playing each other for the gold medal?
A: Beach volleyball.

Q: What U.S. Olympic city did the torch relay to Atlanta start in?
A: Los Angeles.

Q: What Olympic event's winner is considered to be the 'world's greatest athlete'?
A: The decathlon's.

Q: How many of Carl Lewis' Olympic gold medals were won in long jump competitions?
A: Three.

Q: What legendary strongman laid out the 600-foot race course for the only event in the earl years of the ancient Olympics?
A: Hercules.

Q: What U.S. athlete was 'about a week' pregnant when she broke the world 200-meter record at the 1984 Olympics?
A: Evelyn Ashford

Q: What woman was the only U.S. athlete to win a gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics?
A: Peggy Fleming.

Q: What U.S. team did 59 percent of American viewers root against during the 1996 Olympics, according to an ESPN poll?
A: The Dream Team.

Q: What sport did Margaret Abbott play to become the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold, in 1900?
A: Golf.

Q: What future screen star was the first person to swim 100 meters in under a minute, in 1922?
A: Johnny Weissmuller.

Q: What Olympic champ played an HIV-infected chorus boy in the play 'Jeffery' in 1993?
A: Greg Louganis.

Q: What did members of the Canadian swim team swear to give u during the 1996 Olympics?
A: Sex.

Q: What country had a swim team that swore off drinking and Big Macs for the 1996 Olympics?
A: The U.S.

Q: What 37-year-old middle distance runner qualified for her fourth Olympic team in 1996?
A: Mary Slaney.

Q: What sport is played with stones and brooms?
A: Curling.

Q: What contest of team strength was an official Olympic event from 1900 to 1920?
A: Tug of War.

Q: What Olympic aquatic event includes such positions as the Flamingo, crane and fishtail?
A: Synchronized swimming.

Q: How many athletes competed for Israel in the 1994 Winter Olympics?
A: One.

Q: What 1960 Olympic champion lit the torch to start Atlanta's 1996 Olympic festivities?
A: Muhammad Ali.

Q: What apparatus do male gymnasts refer to as 'the pig'?
A: The pommel horse.

Q: What new women's team sport was played on sand at the 1996 summer Olympics?
A: Beach Volleyball.

Q: What was the only thing Brianna Scurry wore during her Gold Medal celebration lap through the late night streets of Atlanta?
A: Her gold medal.

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