Bing Homepage Quiz Answers (6/18/2022): 18 June 2022
1: Duke Kahanamoku is credited with popularizing surfing around the world. He was also an Olympic medalist in which sport?
A Football
B Swimming
C Water polo
Kahanamoku was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming. Between Olympic competitions, Kahanamoku traveled the world giving swimming exhibitions and demonstrating the sport of surfing, which until then was unknown outside of Hawaii. He brought surfing to California in 1912, and famously gave a demonstration in Sydney, Australia, in 1914 using a pine board he carved himself out of a plank he found at a local hardware store. A statue of Kahanamoku, who died in 1968, is a well-known landmark on Waikiki Beach where the Big Kahuna grew up.
The correct answer is Swimming.
2: The famous ‘North Shore’ is considered the world capital of surfing. Where is it?
A Queensland
B California
C Oahu
The famed North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, is considered the spiritual mecca of surfing. Not only was modern upright surfing developed in Hawaii centuries ago, but Hawaii’s North Shore also has what are considered the most challenging and thrilling waves in the world. North Shore surf spots like Waimea Bay, Sunset Beach, and the Banzai Pipeline have become part of surfing lore.
The correct answer is Oahu.
3: In which Olympic Games was the first surfing competition held?
A United Kingdom, 2012
B Brazil, 2016
C Japan, 2020
Staged in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Games were the first to feature surfing as an Olympic sport. Competition was open to professional surfers and was held at Tsurigasaki Beach.
Brazil’s Italo Ferreira won the men’s competition, while American Carissa Moore won the women’s gold.
The correct answer is Japan, 2020.