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Can you name the sports of the 2008 Beijing Olympics? Enter a sport in the box below Correctly named sports will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order Sports according to the official site of the Beijing Olympics (no peeking) You have 8 minute to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today 4 Letter Capitals 6211 Broadway Opening Lines 4108 TV Shows (U.S.) 4055 You Do Know Jack 1689 Lousy descriptions of Tom Hanks movies 1661 Same Last Name 1371 And more...
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	DRWings:	Sep 24th, 2008 at 22:38 GMT	19 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 3rd, 2008 at 01:47 GMT	2 points
	Spoken like a true Detroiter

	Kicking222:	Oct 13th, 2008 at 02:26 GMT	17 points
	Why does "hockey" count, but "field hockey" doesn't? That would be like counting "football", but not "soccer".

	Lulu:	Oct 14th, 2008 at 21:01 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 21:19 GMT	4 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.

	RxTim:	Nov 1st, 2008 at 23:41 GMT	-1 points
	trampoline is artistic gymnastics

	magister:	Nov 4th, 2008 at 03:07 GMT	2 points
	Actually trampoline is a separate medal event in the Olympics. Take a look at the Artistic Gymnastics game.

	lauraellen:	Dec 11th, 2008 at 01:58 GMT	7 points
	why is trampoline out of alphabetical order?

	Pippy:	Dec 17th, 2008 at 23:48 GMT	1 point
	they have some of the most random sports at the olympics

	TIMTEBOW15:	Jan 2nd, 2009 at 19:29 GMT	2 points
	its so funny to watch table tennis

	Booger:	Jan 10th, 2009 at 01:57 GMT	4 points
	Fun quiz, but field hockey should work for hockey and team handball should work for handball.

	MRS.JONAS:	Jan 18th, 2009 at 22:48 GMT	1 point
	wow that was fun [[=

	Annie:	Jan 25th, 2009 at 22:23 GMT	2 points
	Definitely one of my favorite sports quizzes. Can't wait for a Winter Olympics one.

Jan 26th, 2009 at 00:03 GMT

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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 30th, 2009 at 01:46 GMT	1 point
	you totally missed olympic field hockey one of the most popular sports outside the US...duh

	davebesag:	Feb 1st, 2009 at 05:53 GMT	1 point
	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 22:21 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 21:41 GMT	3 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 08:40 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 22:32 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 10:35 GMT	0 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 19th, 2009 at 00:36 GMT	1 point
	Top drawer. Loved it.

	joefoxon:	Mar 20th, 2009 at 14:31 GMT	-1 points
	I only got 11. I was rubbish.

	milkmeister:	Mar 20th, 2009 at 15:13 GMT	3 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 19:29 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 15:26 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 10:24 GMT	0 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"

	max_triviamaster:	Apr 14th, 2009 at 05:25 GMT	0 points
	this is inaccurate. its just the categories. there are a whole bunch under the rythmic and athletic gymnastic sections...

	sox:	Apr 16th, 2009 at 05:43 GMT	-4 points
	dave, Synchronised Swimming isn't accepted because its spelled Synchronized Swimming

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	ted:	Apr 19th, 2009 at 22:09 GMT	1 point
	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 12:20 GMT	0 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 07:16 GMT	0 points
	powerlifting or power lifting should work for weightlifting, shouldn't it?

	Jessica:	May 3rd, 2009 at 14:02 GMT	-1 points
	WOOOT all of them

	italstallianion:	May 30th, 2009 at 02:28 GMT	2 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 12:32 GMT	3 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