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2011 Prognostication Quiz: Question 7, Olympics

Question 7. Olympics Only three cities have bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. Which city will deliver the winning presentation to the International Olympic Committee? a. Annency, France b. Munich, Germany c. Pyeongchang, South Korea The Olympic committee went with South Korea, putting in great jeopardy Tokyo's bid for the summer Olympics in 2020. That means that the answer to Question 7 in the 2011 Prognostication Quiz c. Pyeongchang, South Korea . Nine people correctly predicted that the Olympic Committee would avoid the tired old cities of Western Europe this time around. The just-outside-of-Seoul-mates: Cherie Russell Ryan Michael Adrian Matthew Grant Katie Megan Seventeen people in the Quiz rooted for France, while twenty-three pulled for Germany. The nine of us who went with Pyeongchang are feeling rather smug right now and move strongly up the pack. Ted was alone in thinking the answer would be D. Sadly for him, no country felt safe in submitti