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2012 Prognostication Quiz: Question 6, Olympics

Question 6. Olympics Who will win the most gold medals? a. China (51) b. United States (36) c. Russia (23) d. Any other country (192) The USA whalloped the competition, crushing China in the gold medal tally: United States 46 China 38 Great Britain 29 Russia 24 Korea 13 means that the answer to Question 6 of the 2012 Prognostication Quiz is B. United States . Most entrants were pessimistic about the US, as 29 people picked China to repeat as top gold garnerer. But they were whalloped by the 19 who picked the United States to re-emerge victorious. USA! USA! Keila Megan Mary Ryan Grant Marcus Michael Ekrem Nadir Sarah T. Janet Jason Miriam Craig Ben Hannah Peter B. Beth Liz Question 13-15. Death (a) Yitzhak Shamir This early Zionist and later two-time prime minister of Israel was the oldest person on our list. That made him a very popular pick. The Stern Gang Stacey Kevin Cameron Megan Mary Keila Cherie Matthew Michael Leanne Zoe Marcus Russell Pete C. Missy Ted Rachel Nadir Ryan (d) Er