baron-pierreIV 1701 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Here's a goodie... What special oil was used as fuel in the 1976 Montreal torches to honor the Fire's Greek origins? Link to post Share on other sites
NYCD 2012 3 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Olive Oil ? Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1701 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Wrong. Olive Oyl! Yes!! U got it right, Rockie!! Wasn't that something? Link to post Share on other sites
4gamesandcounting 39 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 What connects the Torino Winter Olympics and the Munich Summer Olympics? Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1701 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 What connects the Torino Winter Olympics and the Munich Summer Olympics? The IOC? Link to post Share on other sites
4gamesandcounting 39 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 OK.. It'd to do with the title.... Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1701 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 OK.. It'd to do with the title.... Title of what? Link to post Share on other sites
NYCD 2012 3 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Thats simple, there were both the XX olympiads of the respective games. Link to post Share on other sites
4gamesandcounting 39 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Correct of course! Link to post Share on other sites
olympian 4 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 this is an easy one. Aside from being in Canada whats connects the Vancouver Winter Olympics and the Montreal Summer Olympics? Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1701 Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 this is an easy one. Aside from being in Canada whats connects the Vancouver Winter Olympics and the Montreal Summer Olympics? I think Kendegra had pointed this out before. Both Montreal and Vancouver will be the XXIst edition of their respective Games; and then the 22nd for both are/were in Russia. So, Montreal - Moscow; Vancouver - Sochi. Link to post Share on other sites
Rafa 43 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Which 2016 city proposes a rowing venue that is not 2km long according to their candidature file. Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1701 Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Which 2016 city proposes a rowing venue that is not 2km long according to their candidature file. Madrid!! Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1701 Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 New trivia question: which was the first non-Olympic Games that lit its first torch in Olympia like the regular Olympics -- but never returned there again? Link to post Share on other sites
4gamesandcounting 39 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Rewind.... Which 2016 city proposes a rowing venue that is not 2km long according to their candidature file. What?! How?! WHAT?! Sorry for my incredulity - but I've coxed internationally and this is astounding - what are they doing about it....? Link to post Share on other sites
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