• 1. 
    What year did the modern Olympics start?

  • 1896 CE
  • 1642 CE
  • 122 BCE
  • 1968 CE
  • 2. 
    Which of the following is not an Olympic sport?

  • skateboarding
  • swimming
  • high jumping
  • wrestling
  • 3. 
    What is the date of the first known Olympic Games?

  • 776 BCE
  • 1933 CE
  • 1899 CE
  • 12 BCE
  • 4. 
    How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?

  • 9
  • 4
  • 5
  • 8
  • 5. 
    How often are the Olympic Games held?

  • 4 years
  • 8 years
  • 12 years
  • 1 year
  • 6. 
    What organization manages the Olympic Games?

  • UN Olympic Committee
  • World Olympic Organization
  • Olympic Club International
  • International Olympic Committee
  • 7. 
    Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an athlete?

  • Paavo Nurmi
  • Kristin Otto
  • Mark Spitz
  • Michael Phelps
  • 8. 
    To which Greek god were the ancient Olympic Games dedicated?

  • Athena
  • Apollo
  • Hera
  • Zeus
  • 9. 
    Who was the first recorded Olympic champion?

  • Milo of Croton
  • Coroebus of Elis
  • Leonidas of Rhodes
  • Astylos of Croton
  • 10. 
    When were the last pure gold medals awarded at the Olympics?

  • 1960
  • 1912
  • 1938
  • 1952
  • 11. 
    What was the official mascot of the Munich 1972 Olympic Games?

  • Schuss
  • Amik
  • Waldi
  • Fuwa
  • 12. 
    Where was the first Olympic Village built?

  • Olympiakylä, Helsinki
  • Heidelburg West, Victoria
  • Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles
  • Zappelon, Athens
  • 13. 
    For which event did Bob Mathias become the youngest Olympic gold medalist?

  • Sailing
  • Decathlon
  • Table Tennis
  • Field Hockey
  • 14. 
    In which Olympics did the Soviet Union make its debut?

  • St. Moritz 1928 Olympic Games
  • London 1948 Olympic Games
  • Chamonix 1924 Olympic Games
  • Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games
  • 15. 
    Who was the first athlete to win two Olympic marathons?

  • Abebe Bikila
  • Mamo Wolde
  • Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
  • Miruts Yifter
  • 16. 
    Who lit the 2000 Olympic flame in Sydney?

  • Midori Ito
  • Muhammad Ali
  • Maria Nafpliotou
  • Cathy Freeman
  • 17. 
    When did China host the Olympic Games for the first time?

  • 2008
  • 1992
  • 2002
  • 1984
  • 18. 
    For which sport did Abhinav Bindra win the first individual gold medal for India?

  • 600-meter rifle
  • 300-meter free rifle
  • 10-meter air rifle
  • 50-meter air rifle
  • 19. 
    How many times has London hosted the Olympic Games?

  • 4
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • 20. 
    When did the first Refugee Olympic Team make its debut?

  • 2016
  • 1948
  • 1998
  • 2004
  • 21. 
    Who is the first female U.S. gymnast to win four gold medals at a single Games?

  • Shawn Johnson
  • Gabby Douglas
  • Aly Raisman
  • Simone Biles
  • 22. 
    At which Olympics were electric timing devices used for the first time?

  • Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games
  • Montreal 1976 Olympic Games
  • Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games
  • Lake Placid 1932 Olympic Games
  • 23. 
    Who is the only athlete to win gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics?

  • Marit Bjørgen
  • Usain Bolt
  • Eddie Eagan
  • Carl Lewis
  • 24. 
    Where did the first Winter Olympic Games take place?

  • St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • Sapporo, Japan
  • Chamonix, France
  • Innsbruck, Austria
  • 25. 
    Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?

  • Dubai
  • London
  • Lausanne
  • Zürich
  • 26. 
    Who designed the Olympic flag?

  • Pierre de Coubertin
  • Jules-Clément Chaplain
  • Juan António Samaranch
  • William Penny Brookes
  • 27. 
    At which Olympic Games did the Olympic flame first appear?

  • Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games
  • Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games
  • St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games
  • Athens 1896 Olympic Games
  • 28. 
    At which Olympic Games was the torch relay first introduced?

  • Paris 1900 Olympic Games
  • Berlin 1936 Olympic Games
  • Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games
  • London 1908 Olympic Games
  • 29. 
    The militants responsible for the Munich 1972 Olympic Games massacre were affiliated with what group?

  • Black September
  • PLO
  • PFLP
  • Hamas
  • 30. 
    Who won the gold medal for the first modern Olympic marathon?

  • Eric Liddell
  • Harold Abrahams
  • Spyridon Louis
  • Helen de Pourtales
  • 31. 
    When was synchronized diving added to the Olympic Games?

  • 1956
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 2000
  • 32. 
    Why was Marion Jones stripped of her Olympic medals?

  • Match fixing
  • Sports betting
  • Competition manipulation
  • Using banned substances
  • 33. 
    Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in Olympic history?

  • Sofia Muratova
  • Nadia Comăneci
  • Eva Bosakova
  • Maxi Gnauck
  • 34. 
    When did Australia first participate in the Winter Olympics?

  • 1968
  • 1928
  • 1936
  • 1896
  • 35. 
    Who was responsible for the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games bombing?

  • George Metesky
  • Jeff Gillooly
  • Ted Kaczynski
  • Eric Rudolph
  • 36. 
    At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome who won the gold medal in the 1,500-metre race, beating the second runner by 20 yards and setting a new record of 3 minutes, 35.6 seconds?

  • Peter Snell
  • Nick Willis
  • Bernard Lagat
  • Herb Elliott
  • 37. 
    Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in men's field hockey?

  • Canada
  • India
  • Australia
  • Germany
  • 38. 
    What is the standard distance of the modern Olympic marathon?

  • 13 miles 100 yards
  • 25 miles
  • 20 miles
  • 26 miles 385 yards
  • 39. 
    The team from which country always marches first at the opening ceremony of the Olympics?

  • Host country
  • Greece
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • 40. 
    Whatzit was the official mascot for which Olympic Games?

  • Athens 2004 Olympic Games
  • Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games
  • Moscow 1980 Olympic Games
  • Seoul 1988 Olympic Games
  • 41. 
    What countries were not invited to the 1948 Olympics?

  • Germany and Japan
  • Austria and Italy
  • Iran and Iraq
  • Argentina and South Africa
  • 42. 
    Who was the first Chinese Winter Olympic gold medalist?

  • Liu Xiang
  • Yang Yang
  • Sun Dandan
  • Wang Chunlu
  • 43. 
    What does the Olympic motto "Citius, altius, fortius" mean?

  • Faster, higher, stronger
  • Achievement, fame, fortune
  • In pursuit of greatness
  • For the love of the game
  • 44. 
    When did basketball become an Olympic event?

  • 1948
  • 1936
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 45. 
    Which country's track-and-field team was banned from the 2016 Olympics?

  • China
  • Zimbabwe
  • Russia
  • Germany
  • 46. 
    Which country does not dip its flag at the Olympics?

  • United States
  • Greece
  • Portugal
  • Belgium
  • 47. 
    When were women's track-and-field events added to the Olympics?

  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1952
  • 1924
  • 48. 
    When was drug testing introduced in the Olympics?

  • 1988
  • 1984
  • 1968
  • 1960
  • 49. 
    Where was the 2020 Summer Olympics supposed to be held?

  • Seoul
  • Los Angeles
  • Paris
  • Tokyo
  • 50. 
    Ulrich Salchow won the first Olympic gold medal awarded for which sport?

  • Diving
  • Speed skating
  • Biathlon
  • Figure skating
  • 51. 
    Which Olympic athlete was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal in 2004?

  • Vanderlei Lima
  • Abbey D'Agostino
  • Emil Zátopek
  • Nikki Hamblin
  • 52. 
    For which country did Michelle Smith become the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Canada
  • Ireland
  • 53. 
    Which of these sports became an Olympic game in 648 BCE?

  • Ostrakinda
  • Pankration
  • Episkyros
  • Diaulos
  • 54. 
    When did women first participate in the modern Olympic Games?

  • 1952
  • 1900
  • 1924
  • 1940
  • 55. 
    The Olympic Village of which Olympic Games was later used to house juvenile offenders?

  • Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Winter Games
  • Oslo 1952 Olympic Winter Games
  • Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Olympic Winter Games
  • Sapporo 1972 Olympic Winter Games
  • 56. 
    Which Olympian was stripped of his medals for the 1912 Olympics?

  • Ben Johnson
  • Ross Rebagliati
  • Jim Thorpe
  • Ivan Tsikhan
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