Can you name the the sports of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

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2008 Olympic Sports Quiz

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Created Jul 17, 2008 in Sports
Featured Jul 17, 2008
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	DRWings:	Sep 24th, 2008 at 18:38 GMT	25 points
	Wouldn't yachting and sailing be close enough to the same? Also I tried Field Hockey with no credit. I'm sure we're not talking the ice, air, or the little guys in the bubble varieties.

	magister:	Oct 2nd, 2008 at 21:47 GMT	-2 points
	Spoken like a true Detroiter

	Kicking222:	Oct 12th, 2008 at 22:26 GMT	25 points
	Why does "hockey" count, but "field hockey" doesn't? That would be like counting "football", but not "soccer".

	Lulu:	Oct 14th, 2008 at 17:01 GMT	1 point
	Also, 'Equestrian' is counted, but not 'dressage', 'three-day eventing' or 'show jumping'.

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	Jeremy:	Oct 22nd, 2008 at 17:19 GMT	6 points
	Drhaase, I get that you would think rowing might be covered by the other two, but the list comes from the official Olympic website. Personally, I think canoeing and kayaking are more similar because they both use free paddles while rowing uses oars held in place by in oarlocks.

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	magister:	Nov 3rd, 2008 at 23:07 GMT	5 points
	Actually trampoline is a separate medal event in the Olympics. Take a look at the Artistic Gymnastics game.

	lauraellen:	Dec 10th, 2008 at 21:58 GMT	14 points
	why is trampoline out of alphabetical order?

	Pippy:	Dec 17th, 2008 at 19:48 GMT	0 points
	they have some of the most random sports at the olympics

	TIMTEBOW15:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 15:29 GMT	4 points
	its so funny to watch table tennis

	Booger:	Jan 9th, 2009 at 21:57 GMT	6 points
	Fun quiz, but field hockey should work for hockey and team handball should work for handball.

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	Annie:	Jan 25th, 2009 at 18:23 GMT	4 points
	Definitely one of my favorite sports quizzes. Can't wait for a Winter Olympics one.

	peanut4:	Jan 25th, 2009 at 20:03 GMT	4 points
	I still wouldn't get it even if it was in the right place, but why is trampoline way out of alpahabetical order?

	cathy:	Jan 29th, 2009 at 21:46 GMT	0 points
	you totally missed olympic field hockey one of the most popular sports outside the US...duh

	davebesag:	Feb 1st, 2009 at 01:53 GMT	2 points
	This would be a great quiz if it was designed correctly. The quiz doesn't take accept trampolining. However, I didn't bother trying any other version as has been explained by other people the letter T isn't traditionally between the letters G and H. I accept it's a mistake on the Beijing website but it's poor for this quiz designer not to notice this. Also Synchronised Swimming isn't accepted which it should be.

	Etheridge2:	Feb 5th, 2009 at 18:21 GMT	4 points
	field hockey not hockey should be the answer no??? that said I typed polo but not water polo...ugh stupid

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	GeordieGuitarist:	Feb 13th, 2009 at 17:41 GMT	7 points
	The summary made me laugh. "Sports according to the official site of the Beijing Olympics (no peeking)"

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	traineediplomat:	Mar 5th, 2009 at 04:40 GMT	1 point
	Javelin, Hammer throw, High Jump and Long jump fall under athletics. Those who don't have Ice call it Hockey rather than Field Hockey.. Canoe/Kayak is the discipline... The creator got it mostly right (however I think Waterpolo/Diving/Swimming all fall under Aquatics)

	The_Snakes:	Mar 13th, 2009 at 18:32 GMT	1 point
	In most of the world 'hockey' is field hockey and 'ice hockey' is what they play in the NHL.

	jessbowen:	Mar 17th, 2009 at 06:35 GMT	-3 points
	I wonder why modern pentathalon and triathalon are separate from athletics when none of the other track & field events are? Please allow field hockey!

	MartinB:	Mar 18th, 2009 at 20:36 GMT	1 point
	Top drawer. Loved it.

	joefoxon:	Mar 20th, 2009 at 10:31 GMT	-1 points
	I only got 11. I was rubbish.

	milkmeister:	Mar 20th, 2009 at 11:13 GMT	4 points
	Re Jessbowen: You can't put either of those in athletics as they involve disciplines not covered by athletics, e.g. fencing, horse riding, swimming. Trampoling really threw me as everything else was alphabetical.

	juusosieni:	Apr 6th, 2009 at 15:29 GMT	-1 points
	I got 23. I knew field hockey, but it didn't accept it, please allow it. Also I thought water polo and diving are in swimming.

	ulashima:	Apr 9th, 2009 at 11:26 GMT	1 point
	hoboman: skeet is one type of shooting, only. There's also another type named "trap" and also shooting with handguns (don't know what it's officially called though) I had misspelled "equestrian" every time...and "horse riding" did not count. 24 is an OK score...but how could I miss tennis, water polo or fencing! I feel stupid

	Stef Hirano:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 06:24 GMT	-1 points
	who knew that so many of the events that are mainly shown on tv (at least in the western contries) i.e. all the running (track and field, marathon, ...speed walking...etc) is grouped into "athletics"

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	ted:	Apr 19th, 2009 at 18:09 GMT	0 points
	It's crazy that 'field hockey' is not accepted. Even if most countries just call it hockey, the US term should also be accepted.

	Myke:	Apr 22nd, 2009 at 08:20 GMT	-2 points
	MAKE INLINE SKATING AN OLYMPIC SPORT! but seriosly though, i kept naming athletics sports like the rings and long jump and stuff.

	RyGuy:	Apr 23rd, 2009 at 03:16 GMT	0 points
	powerlifting or power lifting should work for weightlifting, shouldn't it?

	Jessica:	May 3rd, 2009 at 10:02 GMT	-2 points
	WOOOT all of them

	italstallianion:	May 29th, 2009 at 22:28 GMT	6 points
	Can you please put trampoline in alphabetical order. I spent about 3 games trying to figure out what sport when in between those other 2 and was really angry when trampoline came up.

	livfred:	May 30th, 2009 at 08:32 GMT	6 points
	sox: Synchronised Swimming is the British spelling. Both variations (the Z and S) are used on the Web page devoted to the sport on the Beijing Olympic site. http://en.beijing2008.cn/sports/synchronizedswimming/index.shtml