GK Quiz - Swimming

 GK Quiz - Swimming

Q1. What is the most common stroke used in competitive swimming?

a) Breaststroke

b) Backstroke

c) Butterfly stroke

d) Freestyle stroke

Answer: d) Freestyle stroke

Q2. What is the distance of a standard Olympic-sized swimming pool?

a) 25 meters

b) 50 meters

c) 75 meters

d) 100 meters

Answer: b) 50 meters.

Q3. How many swimmers are on a relay team in Olympic competition?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

Answer: c) 4

Q4. What animal did Michael Phelps compete against in 2017?

a) An Alligator

b) A Great White Shark

c) Labrador Retriever

d) Daffy Duck

Answer: b) A Great White Shark.

Q5. When did the International Swimming Hall of Fame open?

a) 23 Nov, 1964

b) 23 Jun, 1972

c) 17 Sep, 1959 (Rowdy Gaines’ birthday)

d) 23 Aug, 1982 (Natalie Coughlin’s birthday)

Answer: a) 23 Nov, 1964

Q6. What is the world record time for the men's 50-meter freestyle event?

a) 20.91 seconds

b) 21.07 seconds

c) 21.11 seconds

d) 21.30 seconds

Answer: a) 20.91 seconds

Q7. What is the world record time for the women's 100-meter butterfly event?

a) 55.48 seconds

b) 56.30 seconds

c) 56.61 seconds

d) 57.45 seconds

Answer: a) 55.48 seconds

Q8. What is the correct hand entry for the freestyle stroke?

a) Thumb first

b) Fingers first

c) Palm first

d) Elbow first

Answer: b) Fingers first

Q9. Who is the only swimmer to have hosted Saturday Night Live?

a) Kelsi Dahlia

b) Allison Schmitt

c) Lewis White

d). Michael Phelps

Answer: d) Michael Phelps

Q10. What is the correct hand entry for the freestyle stroke?

a) Looking straight ahead

b) Looking up at the ceiling

c) Looking down at the pool bottom

d) Tucking chin to chest

Answer: c) Looking down at the pool bottom

Q11. Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel ?

a) Gertrude Ederle

b) Abhejali Bernardová

c) Colleen Blair

d) Caroline Block

Answer: a) Gertrude Ederle

Q12. What is the correct body position for the backstroke?

a) Flat on back

b) Arched back

c) Curled up in a ball

d) Standing upright

Answer: a) Flat on back

Q13. What is the world record time for the women's 400-meter freestyle event?

a) 3:56.46

b) 3:59.13

c) 4:01.45

d) 3:56.08

Answer: d) 3:56.08

Q14. When and where did competitive swimming originate?

a) 1700s in Germany

b) 1800s in Britain

c) 1800s in the United States

d) 1700s in a backyard pool

Answer: b) 1800s in Britain

Q15. Para-swimming was one of the eight original sports in the Paralympic Games. What year did the first Paralympic Games happen?

a) 1960

b) 2000

c) 2004

d) 1980

Answer: a) 1960.