Friday Tute Trivia - Friday 3rd September Edition!

True or false: the first 4 Paralympics were only open to wheelchair athletes.

• True

• False

True or false: Natalie Du Toit is the only athlete to have carried her country's flag at the Olympics and Paralympics.

• True

• False

The first athlete ever to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics was from which country?

• Australia

• France

• Italy

• USA

How many medals did Trischa Zorn win at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics?

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12

How old was the youngest Paralympian in history?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

In what year did the Paralympics begin?

• 1950

• 1960

• 1965

• 1972

In which city was the first Paralympics held?

• Melbourne

• Rome

• London

• Cape Town

True or false: The first four Paralympic athletes to cross the line in the 1,500m final for visually-impaired athletes at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, all beat the time set in the 1,500m final at the Olympic Games held a month earlier.

• True

• False

Which city was the first to hold the Paralympics twice?

• Melbourne

• London

• Tokyo

• Rome