German: Olympic Events Quiz by drfreshey

Can you name the German: Olympic Events?

created by drfreshey

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Correctly named athletic events will show up below
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The events are all Olympic athletic events, as defined by the International Olympic Committee. The events have all been in the Games at one point, Summer or Winter.
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Event in English	Event in German	First Appearance
Bobsleigh		1924
Curling		1998 (1924)
Table Tennis		1988
Golf		1900
Equestrian		1900
Tug of War		1900
Figure Skating		1908
Cricket		1900
Football/Soccer		1900
Synchronized Swimming		1984
Athletics		1896
Cycling		1896
Lacrosse		1904
Alpine skiing		1936
Skeleton		1928
Shooting		1896
Sailing/Yachting		1900 (1896)
Nordic Combined		1924
Jeu de Paume/Real Tennis		1908
Water Polo		1900
Water Motorsports		1908
Cross-country Skiing		1924
Rackets/Racquets		1908
Rowing		1900 (1896)
Speed Skating		1924
Triathlon		2000
Handball		1936
Basketball		1936
Pentathlon		1912
Ice Hockey		1920

Event in English	Event in German	First Appearance
Taekwondo		2000
Polo		1900
Weightlifting		1896
Diving		1904
Snowboarding		1998
Short Track Speed Skating		1992
Badminton		1992
Archery		1900
Judo		1964
Boxing		1904
Gymnastics		1896
Biathlon		1960
Basque Pelota		1900
Fencing		1896
Softball		1996
Beach Volleyball		1996
Canoeing		1936
Baseball		1992
Luge		1964
Roque		1904
Indoor Volleyball		1964
Ski Jumping		1924
Croquet		1900
Freestyle Skiing		1992
Field Hockey		1908
Rugby Union		1900
Tennis		1896
Wrestling		1896
Swimming		1896

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German: Olympic Events Quiz

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Created Nov 16, 2011 in Language
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	sassi:	Nov 17th, 2011 at 16:43 GMT		1 point
	Can you please accept Seilziehen as an alternative answer for tug of war. It is Skeleton in German as well, Skelett is the literate translation only. Also, I think Curling is more popular than Eisstockschiessen. Typo in Leichtathletik. I couldnt find a translation for Racquets, but Schläger can't be right, this is simply the name for the sports equipment racket. Also other answers seem more like a literal translation than the actual German name, e.g. Baskische Pelota (Pelota), Wasser Motorsport (Motorboot).

	drfreshey:	Nov 18th, 2011 at 02:56 GMT		1 point
	I was unaware that Skeleton means Skeleton. Eisstockschiessen is similar to curling, but it actually is different, so I'll change it. I know Schlaeger is probably not correct, but I can't find another name for Racquets, unless it is Racquets. As for the other two, I could shorten Basque Pelota to Pelota, but I can't change Water Motorsports because it involves other vehicles besides boats.

	Ulkomaalainen:	Nov 18th, 2011 at 12:05 GMT		1 point
	Nice one, a few comments: First you need to accept substantized verbs (Eisschnelllaufen) even if less common. "Wasser Motorsport" is definitely not a German expression, "Schläger" is either a racquet (in tennis) or a brute but not the name of the sport. Please accept "Skilanglauf" for cross country skiing and "Turmspringen" for Diving. Indoor Volleyball is normally only named "Volleyball" without any qualifier.