Daily Quiz: On the Paralympics
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Daily Quiz: On the Paralympics
Q: What was the predecessor of the Paralympics held in 1948 called and in which year and where were the first Paralympic Games held?
A: Stoke Mandeville Games and Rome in 1960
Q: Name the only sports in the Paralympic programme that do not have an Olympic counterpart.
A: Boccia and goalball
Q: What unique distinction does the Hungarian fencer Pal Szekeres have?
A: Only athlete to win Olympic and Paralympic medals with a bronze at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and wheelchair fencing gold at Barcelona in 1992.
Q: Accrding to the International Paralympic Committee, who is the most decorated Paralympian of all time with 46 medals, including 32 gold, nine silver, and five bronze medals?
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