Simone Biles Quiz: Olympic Gold, Named Skills and Comebacks
This Simone Biles quiz follows the most decorated gymnast in history from her childhood in Spring, Texas, to four gold medals at Rio 2016, her brave withdrawal at Tokyo, her golden comeback at Paris 2024, the skills named after her, her record haul of world titles and her life with NFL player Jonathan Owens. Fifteen questions.
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Family
Who raised Simone Biles and later adopted her?
Hometown
In which state did Biles grow up and train?
Rio 2016
How many gold medals did Biles win at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Tokyo
At the Tokyo Olympics, Biles withdrew from several events because of what?
Tokyo
Which medal did Biles win on the balance beam after returning at Tokyo?
Paris 2024
How many gold medals did Biles win at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Records
How many Olympic medals has Biles won in total?
Records
Roughly how many World Championship medals has Biles won, the most of any gymnast?
Skills
Why do some gymnastics moves carry the name Biles?
Vault
In 2023, Biles became the first woman to land which vault in competition?
Husband
Biles married Jonathan Owens, who plays which sport?
Height
Roughly how tall is Simone Biles?
Tour
What was the name of the gymnastics show tour Biles led in 2021?
Documentary
On which streaming service did the 2024 documentary series Simone Biles Rising appear?
Honors
Which award did Biles receive from President Joe Biden in 2022?
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Explanations: answer key for all 15 questions
- Q1: Who raised Simone Biles and later adopted her?
Answer: Her grandparents
Her grandparents, Ron and Nellie Biles, adopted Simone and her younger sister. She calls them Dad and Mom.
- Q2: In which state did Biles grow up and train?
Answer: Texas
She was born in Columbus, Ohio, but grew up in Spring, near Houston. Her family later opened the World Champions Centre gym there.
- Q3: How many gold medals did Biles win at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Answer: Four
She won team, all-around, vault and floor, plus a bronze on beam. She was the US flag-bearer at the closing ceremony.
- Q4: At the Tokyo Olympics, Biles withdrew from several events because of what?
Answer: The twisties, a loss of air awareness
The twisties made it dangerous for her to perform twisting skills in the air. Her decision started a global conversation about athletes' mental health.
- Q5: Which medal did Biles win on the balance beam after returning at Tokyo?
Answer: Bronze
She adjusted her routine to avoid twisting dismounts and won bronze. She also won team silver in Tokyo.
- Q6: How many gold medals did Biles win at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Answer: Three
She won team, all-around and vault, and silver on floor. Her comeback was followed closely around the world.
- Q7: How many Olympic medals has Biles won in total?
Answer: 11
Seven of her 11 Olympic medals are gold. She is the most decorated US gymnast in Olympic history.
- Q8: Roughly how many World Championship medals has Biles won, the most of any gymnast?
Answer: 30
She has 30 World Championship medals, 23 of them gold. No other gymnast, man or woman, comes close.
- Q9: Why do some gymnastics moves carry the name Biles?
Answer: She was the first to perform them in major competition
A skill is named after the first gymnast to land it at a major event. She has five skills named after her across different apparatus.
- Q10: In 2023, Biles became the first woman to land which vault in competition?
Answer: The Yurchenko double pike
The extremely difficult vault is now called the Biles II. She performed it at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp.
- Q11: Biles married Jonathan Owens, who plays which sport?
Answer: American football
Owens is an NFL safety who has played for teams including the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. They married in 2023.
- Q12: Roughly how tall is Simone Biles?
Answer: 1.42 meters
At about 1.42 meters, she generates huge power for her size. Her height helps her rotate quickly in the air.
- Q13: What was the name of the gymnastics show tour Biles led in 2021?
Answer: The Gold Over America Tour
The tour visited cities across the United States and featured many Olympic gymnasts. It celebrated the sport and empowerment.
- Q14: On which streaming service did the 2024 documentary series Simone Biles Rising appear?
Answer: Netflix
The series followed her journey back from Tokyo to Paris. It showed her training, therapy and family life.
- Q15: Which award did Biles receive from President Joe Biden in 2022?
Answer: The Presidential Medal of Freedom
At 25, she was the youngest person ever to receive the honor. It recognized her achievements and her advocacy.
Simone Biles Quiz – The Greatest Gymnast
Simone Biles is widely seen as the greatest gymnast of all time. Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1997, she was raised by her grandparents, Ron and Nellie Biles, in Spring, Texas. She discovered gymnastics on a daycare field trip at six and quickly showed amazing power and air awareness.
Biles became world all-around champion in 2013 and went on to dominate the sport. At the Rio 2016 Olympics she won four gold medals and a bronze. She has invented so many difficult moves that five skills now carry her name, including the Yurchenko double pike vault.
At the Tokyo Olympics she withdrew from several finals because of the twisties, a dangerous loss of orientation in the air. Her decision opened a global conversation about mental health in sport, and she still returned to win bronze on beam.
Her comeback was complete at Paris 2024, where she won three more golds and a silver, taking her total to 11 Olympic medals. With 30 World Championship medals as well, she is the most decorated gymnast in history. She also speaks openly about therapy and mental health, inspiring young athletes far beyond gymnastics.
What This Quiz Teaches
- Her childhood in Texas
- Rio 2016 and Paris 2024
- Tokyo and the twisties
- Skills named after her
- Her record medal totals
- Family, honors and tours
Quick Facts About Simone Biles
- Born March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio.
- She is about 1.42 meters tall.
- She has won the world all-around title six times.
- Time named her Athlete of the Year in 2021.
- Her family owns the World Champions Centre gym.
- She has a French bulldog named Lilo.
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