1. Rolex
   Bulova
2. Omega

Only Seiko and Omega create timepieces precise enough to be used in Olympic games.

1. the Temple of Hera
   Mt. Olympus
2. the Acropolis

The Olympic torch is lit at the ancient Temple of Hera in Olympia.

1. Beijing 2008
   Montreal 1976
2. Los Angeles 1984

Bell engineer Bill Suitor wowed the crowds in Los Angeles Memorial Colesium when he ferried in on a jet pack during the 1984 games.

1. stole spark plugs from citizens' cars so they couldn't run
   constructed a giant vacuum that pumped air pollution from Beijing to Mongolia
2. shot cannons at clouds to make them rain

China shot cannons packed with silver iodide into the skies to impregnate clouds, causing them to rain. This helped ensure good weather and less air pollution for the 2008 games.

1. an Olympic mascot
   2008
2. Zeus

Up to 4,000 children in China were named for one of the five 2008 Olympic mascots. Creative parents could choose from Bei Bei the fish, Jing Joing the panda, Huan Huan the Olympic Flame, Ying Ying the Tibetan antelope and Ni Ni the swallow.

1. using poles to cross canals
   using poles to leap from tree to tree in search of food
2. using poles to move from rock to rock to escape giant man-eating worms

Pole vaulting originated in 19th-century Europe, where people crossed city canals using long poles.

1. sword
   foil
2. lance

In fencing, the sword used in matches is called a foil. Other types called sabres and epees can also be used.

1. white-water canoe racing
   rhythmic gymnastics
2. table tennis

White-water canoe racing, also called slalom canoeing, was added as an Olympic event in 1972. Table tennis made its debut in 1988; rhythmic gymnastics debuted in 1984.

1. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
   Ben Johnson
2. Dwight Gooden

Sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal after a drug test came back positive for anabolic steroid use in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

1. Jim Thorpe
   Jim Brown
2. Jim Taylor

Jim Thorpe won gold in the decathalon and pentahalon events in the 1912 Olympics. King Gustav of Sweden declared to Thorpe: "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world." Thorpe replied, "Thanks, King."