Ridiculous Real Olympic Sports

Which of these three sports were an actual Olympic sport:  Live Pigeon Shooting....Team Jumping Jacks or Synchronized Rope Skipping.

Believe it or not, Live pigeon Shooting used to be an Olympic Sport way back in 1900. 300 live birds were killed and Leon de Lunden of Belgium won gold when he shot 21 birds.

I love watching the Olympics, I can't get enough, but I have to admit, if some of these ridiculous Olympic sports still existed, I would watch even more. Let's give you a quiz to see if you can identify which of these sports was an actual Olympic sport...don't cheat by scrolling to the bottom until you've seen how well you can do on our little test

Are the following a real Olympic Sport or Not?

1. Running Somersaults

2. Tug of War

3. Plunge for Distance

4. Team Jumping Jacks

5. Unicycle Basketball

6. Horse Dancing

7. Standing High Jump

8. Long Jump and High Jump for Horses

9. Full Contact Hula Hoop

10. Tandem Bicycle Sprint

11. Croquet

12. Dodge Ball

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The following are all actual Olympic events that took place at one time in the Olympic Games.  How did you do?  Give your score in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.

Swimming Obstacle Course. Another one and done game of the 1900 Paris Olympics, swimmers had to get across a 200-meter course on the River Seine. Australia’s Fred Lane took the gold after crossing a pole and a row of boats and then swimming under another row.

Tug of War. This game was in five modern Olympic games from Paris in 1900 to Antwerp in 1920. Teams of eight had to pull their opponents six feet over the line within five minutes. If there was not a winner after time, the teamed who pulled furthest would win.

Long Jump and High Jump for Horse. Paris in 1900 was host to many one-time-only games. Belgium’s Constant van Langendonck with Extra Dry took gold with a 6.10-meter-long jump. Two competitors won gold with a 1.85-meter-high jump, France’s Dominique Garderes on Canela and Italy’s Gian Giorgio Trissino with Oreste.

Plunge for Distance. The Plunge only happened once at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. William Dickey of Team USA holds the record at 62.5 feet.

Croquet. Again, another one timer from the 1900 Paris games. It was the first Olympic event that women took part of and they competed against men as well. France took home the gold in all four categories. The sport was cancelled when only one spectator showed up.

Rope Climbing. Probably the worst thing you ever had to do in gym class was an Olympic event from 1896 to 1932. Nikolaus Andriakopoulos of Greece won the inaugural event and was one of just two people to reach the top.

Tandem Bicycle Sprint. Two two-men teams would race for 2,000 meters on bicycles built for two from 1908 to 1972. The sport is still featured in the Paralympics.

Standing High Jump. Similar to the high jump that everyone is used to, this event had competitors jumping from a standing position. It was a staple from 1900 to 1912.

Underwater Swimming. One last one that only existed in the 1900 Paris games. Athletes would swim submerged for at least 60 meters, they would gain two points for each meter covered and another point for every second underwater. Charles DeVandeville won gold for France with 188.4 points.