After eight rounds the Olympic Hockey Quiz of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has come to a conclusion.
Please find below all the questions, answers and winners.
Question 8: Which match was the first Olympic men's match to be decided after a penalty stroke competition?
Answer: The first Olympic men's match to be decided after a penalty stroke competition was when Poland defeated France in Munich 1972 for the 11th place.
Winner: Fauzia Karim Bashir from Croydon, United Kingdom
Question 7:
When was the last time the men's Olympic gold medal match did not feature a single European country?
Answer: Montreal 1976 when New Zealand defeated Australia 1-0.
Winner: Martin Bishop from Kellyville, NSW, Australia
Question 6:
Which women's teams have won Olympic Gold on home soil?
Answer: Spain in Barcelona 1992 and Australia in Sydney 2000.
Winner: Olivier Plate from Ste Foy-les-Lyon, France
Question 5:
When was the first time the Olympic hockey tournament was played on artificial turf?
Answer: 1976 in Montreal.
Winner: Stanislav Pata from Prague, Czech Republic
Question 4:
Which countries have won Olympic gold in both Men's and Women's Hockey?
Answer: Australia, Germany and Netherlands.
Winner: Tom Kool from Nieuwekerk aan den IJssel in Netherlands.
Question 3:
In Athens 2004 Australia won Olympic Gold by defeating Netherlands in the final through a golden goal. Who was the goal scorer of this golden goal?
Answer: Jamie Dwyer.
Winner: Sonja Eckertz from Essen, Germany.
Question 2:
Which country won the first Olympic Gold Medal in Women’s hockey?
Answer: Zimbabwe.
Winner: Brandon Braganza from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Question 1:
Hockey first appeared at the Olympic Games at London 1908. Who were the participating teams?
Answer: England, France, Germany, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Winner: Katie Forsyth from Edinburgh, Scotland.
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