94 Paralympics Trivia Questions with Answers
94 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Paralympic sport uses a court divided by a raised net and is played while seated?
Answer
Sitting volleyball
What is the name of the Paralympic sport played on snow with a rifle?
Answer
Para biathlon
Which sport was added to the Paralympic programme at Sydney 2000?
Answer
Wheelchair rugby
Which city hosted the 2006 Winter Paralympics?
Answer
Turin
At which 1984 venues were the Summer Paralympic Games held?
Answer
Stoke Mandeville and New York
Which Paralympic sport uses a bench press as its only competition lift?
Answer
Para powerlifting
What is the official distance of a Paralympic para rowing race?
Answer
2,000 metres
Which two characters were the official mascots of the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games?
Answer
Ray of Light and Snowflake
What was the original name of the Paralympic Games when they began in Rome in 1960?
Answer
Ninth International Stoke Mandeville Games
In Paralympic wheelchair rugby, how many points is a try worth?
Answer
One point
Which swimmer is the most decorated Paralympian in history?
Answer
Trischa Zorn
Which Paralympic sport is played on a court with a net and a lightweight ball, using wheelchairs?
Answer
Wheelchair tennis
What symbol represents the Paralympic movement?
Answer
Agitos
Which country hosted the 1988 Summer Paralympics?
Answer
South Korea
Which athlete became the first person to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games?
Answer
Neroli Fairhall
Which Paralympic sport was first contested at the 1968 Tel Aviv Games?
Answer
Lawn bowls
At which Paralympic Games did wheelchair tennis become a full medal sport?
Answer
1992 Barcelona Paralympics
How high is the basketball hoop in Paralympic wheelchair basketball?
Answer
3.05 metres
Which athlete won Great Britain’s first gold medal at the 1960 Paralympic Games?
Answer
Margaret Maughan
Who founded the Stoke Mandeville Games that inspired the Paralympic movement?
Answer
Ludwig Guttmann
Which country won the first Paralympic wheelchair basketball gold medal in 1960?
Answer
United States
What is the name of the ball used in Paralympic wheelchair rugby?
Answer
Volleyball
Which sport was known as “murderball” before adopting its Paralympic name?
Answer
Wheelchair rugby
Which sport made its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 alongside para canoe?
Answer
Para triathlon
What was the name of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games mascot?
Answer
Someity
Which Paralympic sport awards medals in individual and team events using a foil, épée or sabre?
Answer
Wheelchair fencing