What event led to the 1980 Olympic boycott, the largest in the Games’ history?

the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan

Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held?

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

What distance is the standard for Olympic marathons?

42,195 metres (26 miles 385 yards)

35,770 metres (22 miles 400 yards)

Which ice-dancing pair scored an unprecedented perfect score of 6.0 for artistic impression from all nine judges at the 1984 Olympics?

Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill

Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko

Peter Tchernyshev and Naomi Lang

Round 2: Olympic History Quiz Quiz

4.

In what figure skating jump, named for the man who won the first gold medal in Olympic figure skating, does the skater take off from the rear inside edge of one skate, make one full turn in the air, and land on the rear outside edge of the other skate?

axel

salchow

lutz

Biellman

1.

Nearly all the members of Canada’s 1920 Olympic gold-medal-winning ice hockey team traced their ancestry to what country?

2.

Which swimmer won five Olympic medals and was the first man to hold world records in the 400-metre, 880-yard, and 1,500-metre freestyle events?

3.

Which champion swimmer and surfer developed the flutter kick in freestyle swimming and won three Olympic gold medals?

4.

In what figure skating jump, named for the man who won the first gold medal in Olympic figure skating, does the skater take off from the rear inside edge of one skate, make one full turn in the air, and land on the rear outside edge of the other skate?

5.

Who won the 400-metre gold medal in the 1908 Olympic Games in London, England, in the only walkover in Olympic history?

6.

Which of these American athletes won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?

7.

At which Olympic Games did athletes from the Soviet Union first compete?

8.

Which city hosted the first Olympics held in the Southern Hemisphere?

9.

What event led to the 1980 Olympic boycott, the largest in the Games’ history?

10.

Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held?

11.

When were the Winter Olympic Games first held in a year different from the Summer Games?

12.

At what Olympic Games did women first compete?

13.

What distance is the standard for Olympic marathons?

14.

In archery, what is the name given to a target-shooting event consisting of 144 arrows, with 36 shot at each of four distances?

15.

What Olympic sport consists of sliding down an ice-covered incline on a four-runner sleigh?

16.

What winter sport evolved from skateboarding and surfing and made its Winter Games debut in 1998?

17.

Who was the first winner of the marathon at the modern Olympic Games?

18.

Which ice-dancing pair scored an unprecedented perfect score of 6.0 for artistic impression from all nine judges at the 1984 Olympics?

19.

Which American athlete refused to dip the U.S. flag in salute to King Edward VII during the opening parade in the 1908 Olympics in London?

20.

The Olympic Games in which city were suspended for a day following a failed rescue attempt of Israeli athletes abducted by Palestinian terrorists?

21.

Which skier, known for his irreverent behaviour, won gold medals for the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom races at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France?

22.

Who captured the gold medal in figure skating at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Olympic games and was considered one of Norway’s greatest athletes?

23.

What country has won the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games (through 2018)?

24.

Which woman won Olympic gold medals in figure skating in 1984 and 1988 and later won an Emmy Award for her performance in a television special?

25.

Who is the only athlete to have won a gold medal in the same event at six different Olympic Games?

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1. Nearly all the members of Canada’s 1920 Olympic gold-medal-winning ice hockey team traced their ancestry to what country?

2. Which swimmer won five Olympic medals and was the first man to hold world records in the 400-metre, 880-yard, and 1,500-metre freestyle events?

3. Which champion swimmer and surfer developed the flutter kick in freestyle swimming and won three Olympic gold medals?

4. In what figure skating jump, named for the man who won the first gold medal in Olympic figure skating, does the skater take off from the rear inside edge of one skate, make one full turn in the air, and land on the rear outside edge of the other skate?

5. Who won the 400-metre gold medal in the 1908 Olympic Games in London, England, in the only walkover in Olympic history?

6. Which of these American athletes won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?

7. At which Olympic Games did athletes from the Soviet Union first compete?

8. Which city hosted the first Olympics held in the Southern Hemisphere?

9. What event led to the 1980 Olympic boycott, the largest in the Games’ history?

10. Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held?

11. When were the Winter Olympic Games first held in a year different from the Summer Games?

12. At what Olympic Games did women first compete?

13. What distance is the standard for Olympic marathons?

14. In archery, what is the name given to a target-shooting event consisting of 144 arrows, with 36 shot at each of four distances?

15. What Olympic sport consists of sliding down an ice-covered incline on a four-runner sleigh?

16. What winter sport evolved from skateboarding and surfing and made its Winter Games debut in 1998?

17. Who was the first winner of the marathon at the modern Olympic Games?

18. Which ice-dancing pair scored an unprecedented perfect score of 6.0 for artistic impression from all nine judges at the 1984 Olympics?

19. Which American athlete refused to dip the U.S. flag in salute to King Edward VII during the opening parade in the 1908 Olympics in London?

20. The Olympic Games in which city were suspended for a day following a failed rescue attempt of Israeli athletes abducted by Palestinian terrorists?

21. Which skier, known for his irreverent behaviour, won gold medals for the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom races at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France?

22. Who captured the gold medal in figure skating at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Olympic games and was considered one of Norway’s greatest athletes?

23. What country has won the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games (through 2018)?

24. Which woman won Olympic gold medals in figure skating in 1984 and 1988 and later won an Emmy Award for her performance in a television special?

25. Who is the only athlete to have won a gold medal in the same event at six different Olympic Games?

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1.

Nearly all the members of Canada’s 1920 Olympic gold-medal-winning ice hockey team traced their ancestry to what country?

2.

Which swimmer won five Olympic medals and was the first man to hold world records in the 400-metre, 880-yard, and 1,500-metre freestyle events?

3.

Which champion swimmer and surfer developed the flutter kick in freestyle swimming and won three Olympic gold medals?

4.

In what figure skating jump, named for the man who won the first gold medal in Olympic figure skating, does the skater take off from the rear inside edge of one skate, make one full turn in the air, and land on the rear outside edge of the other skate?

5.

Who won the 400-metre gold medal in the 1908 Olympic Games in London, England, in the only walkover in Olympic history?

6.

Which of these American athletes won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?

7.

At which Olympic Games did athletes from the Soviet Union first compete?

8.

Which city hosted the first Olympics held in the Southern Hemisphere?

9.

What event led to the 1980 Olympic boycott, the largest in the Games’ history?

10.

Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held?

11.

When were the Winter Olympic Games first held in a year different from the Summer Games?

12.

At what Olympic Games did women first compete?

13.

What distance is the standard for Olympic marathons?

14.

In archery, what is the name given to a target-shooting event consisting of 144 arrows, with 36 shot at each of four distances?

15.

What Olympic sport consists of sliding down an ice-covered incline on a four-runner sleigh?

16.

What winter sport evolved from skateboarding and surfing and made its Winter Games debut in 1998?

17.

Who was the first winner of the marathon at the modern Olympic Games?

18.

Which ice-dancing pair scored an unprecedented perfect score of 6.0 for artistic impression from all nine judges at the 1984 Olympics?

19.

Which American athlete refused to dip the U.S. flag in salute to King Edward VII during the opening parade in the 1908 Olympics in London?

20.

The Olympic Games in which city were suspended for a day following a failed rescue attempt of Israeli athletes abducted by Palestinian terrorists?

21.

Which skier, known for his irreverent behaviour, won gold medals for the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom races at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France?

22.

Who captured the gold medal in figure skating at the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Olympic games and was considered one of Norway’s greatest athletes?

23.

What country has won the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games (through 2018)?

24.

Which woman won Olympic gold medals in figure skating in 1984 and 1988 and later won an Emmy Award for her performance in a television special?

25.

Who is the only athlete to have won a gold medal in the same event at six different Olympic Games?