Olympics Quiz

Question 1

In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Answer

Paris

Answer

London

Answer

Rome

Question 2

What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

Accepted Answer

Blue, yellow, black, green, red

Answer

Red, blue, yellow, green, orange

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Red, blue, white, green, gold

Answer

Blue, red, yellow, green, white

Question 3

Who is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Usain Bolt

Answer

Larisa Latynina

Answer

Carl Lewis

Question 4

How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?

Accepted Answer

Every 4 years

Answer

Every 2 years

Answer

Every 3 years

Answer

Every 5 years

Question 5

Which country has won the most gold medals in Summer Olympic history?

Accepted Answer

United States

Answer

China

Answer

Soviet Union

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Great Britain

Question 6

What is the Olympic motto?

Accepted Answer

Citius, Altius, Fortius — Communiter

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Faster, Higher, Stronger

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Win, Compete, Excel

Answer

One World, One Dream

Question 7

Who lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta Games in a memorable ceremony?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Answer

Carl Lewis

Answer

Jesse Owens

Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 8

In which city were the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021) hosted?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo

Answer

Beijing

Answer

Paris

Answer

Seoul

Question 9

What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Golf

Answer

Frisbee

Answer

Tennis

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Basketball

Question 10

Which sprinter holds the world record in both the 100m and 200m?

Accepted Answer

Usain Bolt

Answer

Carl Lewis

Answer

Justin Gatlin

Answer

Tyson Gay

Question 11

How many sports were in the very first modern Olympics in 1896?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

5

Answer

14

Answer

20

Question 12

Which city has hosted the Summer Olympics most times?

Accepted Answer

London

Answer

Paris

Answer

Athens

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Tokyo

Question 13

What did Olympic marathoner Abebe Bikila do that was remarkable at the 1960 Rome Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Ran barefoot

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Won despite illness

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Came from last place to win

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Won despite injury

Question 14

Which country topped the medal table at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

Accepted Answer

United States

Answer

China

Answer

Great Britain

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Australia

Question 15

What is the traditional final event of the Summer Olympics athletics programme?

Accepted Answer

Marathon

Answer

100 metres

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Long jump

Answer

4x400 relay

Question 16

At what age did Nadia Comaneci score the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

12

Answer

16

Answer

18

Question 17

Which Olympic event involves sliding headfirst down an icy track on a small sled?

Accepted Answer

Skeleton

Answer

Luge

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Bobsled

Answer

Biathlon

Question 18

How many gold medals did Usain Bolt win at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

10

Question 19

What do athletes receive who finish in fourth place at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

A diploma

Answer

A bronze medal

Answer

A certificate

Answer

Nothing officially

Question 20

Which Winter Olympic sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?

Accepted Answer

Biathlon

Answer

Nordic combined

Answer

Pentathlon

Answer

Decathlon