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Ep255: Gymnastics Trivia · Kidcast Daily

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  Hit play It's trivia time. Gather round friends in the
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  kid cast daily trivia time. Shout your answer, Let it shine.
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  learn in every Join Kid Cast Daily.
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  Set. Your brains will glow.
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  Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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  facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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  Today's episode is all about gymnastics.
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  Whether you love flipping on your trampoline, watching the
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  Olympics, or just want to learn something cool, this episode is
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  packed with fun gymnastics trivia.
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  Get ready to stretch your brain with some awesome questions and
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  facts. Let's see how many you can get
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  right. Here comes the first question.
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  What is the name of the piece of equipment gymnasts used to
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  perform flips, jumps and tumbling routines?
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  Here's a hint. It's long, bouncy, and often
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  blue or red in color. The answer is the floor or the
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  floor exercise mat. In gymnastics, the floor is a
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  springy surface that helps athletes jump higher and land
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  safely during their routines. All right, next question.
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  Which country has won the most Olympic medals in gymnastics?
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  The answer is the United States. The USA has won the most Olympic
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  gymnastics medals, especially in women's gymnastics events.
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  Ready for question three? What do you call the move where
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  a gymnast rotates completely in the air without touching the
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  floor? The answer is a somersault.
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  Somersaults are flips where gymnasts go head over heels,
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  either forwards or backwards. Here's a fun one.
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  Who is the famous American gymnast who is one of the most
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  Olympic gold medals for gymnastics?
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  Her first name is Simone. The answer is Simone Biles.
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  Simone Biles is known for her amazing routines and has won
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  more Olympic gold medals in gymnastics than any other
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  American. Now for question 5, What is the
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  high bar, also known as in men's gymnastics, the answer is the
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  horizontal bar. The high bar is a single metal
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  bar where male gymnasts perform swings, flips, and dismounts.
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  Let's move on. What is the maximum possible
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  score a gymnast can earn for a perfect routine?
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  Under the old scoring system, the answer is 10.0.
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  For a long time, a perfect ten was the highest score a gymnast
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  could get, but now the scoring system is more complicated and
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  open-ended. Here's question 7.
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  In women's gymnastics, what is the name of the event where
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  gymnasts perform routines on a narrow wooden beam?
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  The answer is the balance beam. The beam is only about four
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  inches wide, so it takes amazing balance and focus to perform
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  flips and tricks on it. Next up, what are the four
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  apparatus or pieces of equipment used in women's artistic
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  gymnastics? The answer is vault, uneven
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  bars, balance beam, and floor. These four events make up
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  women's artistic gymnastics competitions.
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  Here's a tricky one. Which country first invented
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  modern gymnastics in the early 1800s?
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  The answer is Germany. Modern gymnastics was started in
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  Germany by Friedrich Ludwig John, who is sometimes called
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  the father of gymnastics. All right, now for another, in
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  men's gymnastics, what is the name of the event that uses 2
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  handles on top of a padded structure and is known for its
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  swinging movements? The answer is the pommel horse.
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  Male gymnasts swing their legs in circles and perform difficult
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  moves on the pommel horse. Let's try a fun fact.
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  Which gymnast was the first to ever score a perfect 10.0 at the
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  Olympics and in what year? The answer is Nadia Komenich In
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  1976, Nadia Komenich from Romania was only 14 years old
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  when she got the first perfect score in Olympic history.
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  Here's another question. What is the name of the move
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  where a gymnast splits their legs in the air while jumping or
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  leaping? The answer is a split leap.
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  Split, leap show off a gymnast's flexibility and are common in
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  both floor and beam routines. Getting ready for the next one.
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  What is rhythmic gymnastics? The answer is rhythmic
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  gymnastics is a type of gymnastics performed mostly by
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  women using equipment like ribbons, hoops, balls, clubs and
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  ropes. It combines elements of ballet,
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  dance, and gymnastics. Here's a fun equipment question.
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  What is the name of the springy board gymnasts run up to and
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  jump off before vaulting? The answer is the springboard.
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  The springboard helps gymnasts get extra height and power as
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  they jump onto the vault. Let's keep going.
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  What is the uneven bars event? The answer is the uneven bars
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  consist of two bars at different heights.
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  Female gymnasts swing, flip, and transition between the bars
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  during their routines. Here's a challenging one.
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  What is the word gymnastics come from in ancient Greek?
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  The answer is the word gymnastics comes from the Greek
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  word gymnasium, which means to exercise.
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  All right, time for another in men's gymnastics.
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  What is the event called where gymnasts perform strength and
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  swinging moves while hanging from two rings?
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  The answer is the still rings. The still rings require a lot of
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  upper body strength and are one of the six events in men's
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  artistic gymnastics. Let's try A-Team question.
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  How many gymnasts are usually on a team in the Olympic team
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  finals? For artistic gymnastics, the
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  answer is five gymnasts. In recent Olympics, each team
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  usually has five members for the finals.
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  Here's a quick one. What do you call the ending pose
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  at the end of a gymnastics routine?
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  The answer is the salute gymnasts and their routines by
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  standing still and raising their arms to signal they're finished.
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  Now for a record breaker. Who is the gymnast who has won
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  the most Olympic medals in history?
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  The answer is Larissa, Lady Nina from the former Soviet Union.
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  She won a total of 18 Olympic medals in gymnastics.
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  Let's do a famous move. What is the name of the famous
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  double flip double twist move named after Simone Biles?
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  The answer is the Biles. Simone Biles has several moves
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  named after her, but her double layout with a half twist is one
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  of the most famous, and it's called the Biles.
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  Now for a historic change. In what year did men's and
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  women's gymnastics events both become part of the Olympic
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  Games? The answer is women's gymnastics
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  was added in 1928. Men's events have been in the
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  Olympics since 1896. Here's a quick flip question.
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  What is the difference between a cartwheel and a round off?
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  The answer is both are sideways flips, but in a round off you
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  land with both feet together facing the way you started,
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  while in a cartwheel you land 1 foot at a time.
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  Let's try a skill question. What is a back handspring?
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  The answer is a back handspring is a fast flipping move where a
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  gymnast jumps backward, lands on their hands, then pushes off to
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  land on their feet. Last regular question Which
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  country hosted the very first World Gymnastics Championships
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  in 19 O 3? The answer is Belgium.
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  The first World Gymnastics Championships were held in
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  Antwerp, Belgium, and now it's time for a super challenge
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  question. This one is really tough, so get
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  ready. What is the name of the group of
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  four American gymnasts who won team gold at the 2016 Rio
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  Olympics and were nicknamed after their final performance
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  together? The answer is the final five.
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  The team included Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Lori Hernandez,
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  Madison Koshin and Gabby Douglas.
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  They were called the final five because they were the last US
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  Olympic team to have five members under the old rules.
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  Great job, gymnastics superstars.
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  Thanks for playing along with today's trivia.
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  Remember, gymnastics combine strength, balance, flexibility,
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  and lots of practice. Whether you're a fan or a future
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  gymnast, there's always something new to learn.
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  Join us next time on Kit Cast Daily for more fun facts and
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  awesome trivia just for kids like you.
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  Keep flipping, keep learning, and have a fantastic day.
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  Grab your breakfast. Feelings.
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  Fine adventures waiting.