2016 Prognostication Quiz, Question 8

8. Olympics (August 21)

The 30th summer Olympic games take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this year. China won the most medals for the first time ever in 2008, but that may have been due in part to its home-field advantage in Beijing. All other summer Olympics since 1936, the top spot has always gone to either the United States or Russia/U.S.S.R. The number of medals won at the 2012 games in London, England is indicated.

Who will win the most medals?
a. United States (104)
b. China (88)
c. Russia (82)
d. Any other country

There was no denying the United States. It crushed the competition, garnering 121 medals compared to China's 70 and Great Britain's 67. (Thanks to a large number of Russian athletes being disqualified from competition, Russia only managed fourth place, with 56.) This means that the correct answers to Question 8 of the 2016 Prognostication Quiz is A.

37 out of the 46 entrants sniffed out Team USA's strong position. That's almost as many people who guessed Hillary would win the Democratic nomination. These nine people were not as lucky, picking a foreign team they thought would defeat us:

The Unpatriotic

Zhiqi Q.

Matthew D.

Valerie M.

Dave S.

Chris M.

Zachary S.

Gemma D.

Katie M.

Tina A.

13-15. Death (December 31)

Which of these celebrities will pass on in 2016? 

Shimon Peres passed away on September 28. This means that T. Shimon Peres is a correct answer to Questions 13 - 15. Congratulations to Sarah T. and Ellen Y. who predicted this.

Peres was a very long-serving politician. He moved with his family in 1932 to the British Mandate for Palestine. He later became a protege of David Ben-Gurion, Israel's founding father, and helped pave the way for Israel's independence in 1948. He joined the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in 1959 and retired in 2007, after gaining two terms as Prime Minister and one Nobel Prize. 

Leader Board

Liz continues her utter domination of the 2016 Quiz. Nadir Y., and Stacey C. remain one point back, and are joined by Sarah T., who got both points this month. Two points back of Liz are the five at 5, including Ellen Y. who scored both points this month, Rachel H., Stuart P., Grant M., and your humble host.

Next up is the Nobel Prizes. If A wins on Question 9, Liz K. will advance to a two-point lead over her closest competitors. If B wins, Sarah T., Nadir Y., and Stacey C. will all join Liz in a four-way tie for first place. If D wins, Ellen Y. will advance to form a four-way tie one point behind Liz K. Everyone else can do no better than two points behind Liz K.

Rank	Score	Name
1	7	Liz K.
2	6	Sarah T.
3	6	Nadir Y.
4	6	Stacey C.
5	5	Ellen Y.
6	5	Rachel H.
7	5	Stuart P.
8	5	Grant M.
9	5	Michael A.
10	4	Adrian C.
11	4	Chris M.
12	4	Ramy Y.
13	4	Marcus S.
14	4	Larry A.
15	4	Collette T.
16	4	Sarah S.
17	4	Russell V.
18	4	Pete C.
19	4	Sarah M.
20	3	Katie M.
21	3	Peter B.
22	3	Aidan M.
23	3	Cameron M.
24	3	Ben S.
25	3	Gemma D.
26	3	John E.
27	3	Gloria T.
28	3	Eric M.
29	3	Rachel F.
30	3	Janet C.
31	3	Keila B.
32	3	Zhiqi Q.
33	3	Tina A.
34	3	Dylan S.
35	3	Matthew D.
36	3	Ron D.
37	2	Dave S.
38	2	Jeff C.
39	2	Valerie M.
40	2	Stephanie A.
41	2	Adam K.
42	2	Jason C.
43	2	Missy A.
44	1	Zachary S.
45	1	Chris C.
46	1	Miriam S.