GeoFact of the Day Tokyo 2020 Olympics Quiz

It is Day 6 of the Tokyo 2020 (July 23rd to August 8th, 2021) Olympics, which are already providing multiple historic moments for countries and territories around the world. Therefore, I think it's fitting for my GeoFact of the Day Blog to have a quiz about some notable happenings so far. Answers are listed at the bottom of this post! Keep testing your geographic knowledge (↗) with other quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. I hope you enjoy this Tokyo 2020 Olympics-related quiz and good luck!

1)      Ruth Gbagbi won a bronze medal in Taekwondo (women's 67 kg) for which West African country?
A — SOUTH AFRICA
B — COTE D'IVOIRE
C — BURKINA FASO

2)      Which athlete from TURKMENISTAN in Central Asia earned a silver medal in Weightlifting (women's 59 kg)?
A — Gulbadam Babamuratova
B — Darya Semyonova
C — Polina Guryeva

3)      Nora Gjakova and Distria Krasniqi both won Judo gold medals for which European nation?
A — KOSOVO
B — MONTENEGRO
C — CROATIA

4)      Duffy Flora won a Triathlon gold medal — the first ever gold medal for the North American territory she represents. What place does she represent?
A — Puerto Rico
B — Bermuda
C — Curaçao




















ANSWERS

Question 1:
B . . . . . Cote d'Ivoire

Question 2:
C . . . . . Polina Guryeva

Question 3:
A . . . . . Kosovo

Question 4:
B . . . . . Bermuda