Discontinued Sports trivia
Discontinued Sports Mini Quiz
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Which country hosted both Olympic appearances of club swinging?
Club swinging appeared at St. Louis in 1904 and Los Angeles in 1932, both in the United States.
What ended a 1904 Olympic plunge for distance?
Officials recorded the distance when the diver's head broke the surface or 60 seconds elapsed, whichever came first.
How many boats finished each 1908 Olympic motorboating event?
Strong winds and rough water marred the races, so each event produced just one finisher.
How did officials break ties in the 1924 Olympic rope-climbing event?
Twenty-two athletes earned perfect style marks, so officials used completion time to separate them. [Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/results/70073)
In Olympic plunge diving, what carried a diver forward after water entry?
Plunge diving barred propulsion after entry, so the diver glided on the momentum from the initial dive.
Who won the 1904 Olympic plunge-for-distance event?
William Dickey won with a plunge of 62 feet 6 inches, ahead of fellow Americans Edgar Adams and Budd Goodwin.
What helped Gyrinus finish a 1908 Olympic motorboating race?
Rough water came over the small craft's sides, so its crew had to bail water during the race.
Which nation supplied every competitor in the 1904 Olympic plunge-for-distance event?
Five athletes took part in the event, and all represented the United States.
Which sport included Olympic rope climbing?
Early Olympic programs placed the event among apparatus contests, even though athletes raced upward on a rope. [Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/event_names/323)
Which city hosted motorboating's sole official Olympic appearance?
London's 1908 Games hosted motorboating, which never returned to the Olympic programme.