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Answers: Test Your Olympic Knowledge

Answers to Friday's Olympic quiz.

As promised, here are the answers to Patch's Olympic quiz, which was posted on Friday. Be sure to also come back to Patch on Tuesday for another quiz.

1. The author of the seminal book on baby and child care was also a gold medalist. Whom are we referring to?

Answer: Dr. Benjamin Spock. He won the gold for rowing in 1924.

2. How long is the route for the marathon event in the 2012 Olympics?

Answer: 26.3 miles

3. Who lit the torch to start the Games in Atlanta?

Answer: Muhammad Ali

4. What is the name of the mascot of the 2012 Games?

Answer: Wenlock

How many did you get right? Comment below.

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P.Killian May 22, 2013 at 03:18 pm
thanks, Erica - phew! thought maybe a fugitive was on the loose!
Erica Jackson (Editor) May 22, 2013 at 12:31 pm
P. Killian, Thanks for asking. We just reached out to State police. They are doing seatbelt checks.