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  1. The winner's award at the early Olympic Games (and repeated specially at the Athens 2004 Games) was a 'kotinos'. What is a kotinos?
    1. Olive wreath
    2. Javelin
    3. Chariot
    4. Small island
    5. Wooden medal
  2. Waldi at Munich 1972, Wenlock at London 2012, and Vinicius at Rio 2016 are the respective Olympic whats?
    1. Stadium
    2. Presidents
    3. Mascots
    4. Bottled water sponsors
  3. Which nation traditionally leads the Olympics Games Opening Ceremony Parade?
    1. The previous host nation
    2. The next host nation
    3. The host nation;
    4. Greece
  4. Which black sprinter/long-jumper won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, to the embarrassment of the Nazi hosts?
    1. Jim Thorpe
    2. Jonathan Edwards
    3. Carl Lewis
    4. Jesse Owens
  5. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games emblem of three joined humanlike forms was shaped to appear like which landmark of the city?
    1. Christ the Redeemer
    2. Sugarloaf Mountain
    3. The Maracana Stadium
    4. Copacabana Beach
  6. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila won the marathon gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics doing what?
    1. Competing for another country
    2. Smoking a pipe
    3. Blindfolded
    4. Barefoot
  7. The Winter Olympics, held the same years as Summer Olympic Games since 1924, were moved to be midway between Summer Games after which games?
    1. 2000
    2. 1962
    3. 1992
    4. 1944
    5. 1986
  8. The first venue for the 'modern' Olympic games revived in 1896 by French educator Baron de Coubertin (Pierre de Fredi), after being banned by the Romans in c.AD395, was where?
    1. London
    2. Paris
    3. St Louis
    4. Athens
    5. Rome
  9. Who famously opened the Olympic Games of Berlin 1936?
    1. Jesse Owens
    2. King George VI
    3. Adolf Hitler
    4. King George VI
    5. Mohandas Gandhi
  10. What was the first city to have hosted the modern era Olympic Games three times?
    1. Athens
    2. London
    3. Los Angeles
    4. Moscow
    5. Paris
  11. The host cities of the Summer Olympic Games 1968 to 1980 all begin with which letter?
    1. M
    2. L
    3. S
    4. T
  12. The five rings of the Olympic Games emblem (devised 1912 by the games' French re-introducer Baron de Coubertin) represent what?
    1. Days duration
    2. Member states
    3. Sports events
    4. The continents of the world
  13. Which one of these is not among the five cities to have bid to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games?
    1. Munich
    2. Madrid
    3. Helsinki
    4. Minneapolis
    5. Beijing
    6. Montreal
  14. The 1980 Olympics gold and silver medalists in the Coxless Pairs Rowing shared what defining characteristic?
    1. Disqualified
    2. Children
    3. Deaf
    4. Identical twins
  15. The Olympic Games were first staged in honour/honor of who?
    1. Alexander the Great
    2. Apollo
    3. Julius Caesar
    4. Socrates
    5. Zeus
    6. Jesus
  16. Which of these is an Olympic Games symbol designed to commemorate its theft of by Prometheus from Zeus?
    1. Rings
    2. Olives
    3. A flag
    4. Fire
  17. The only nation to win at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era (since 1896) is who?
    1. Australia
    2. Great Britain
    3. USA
    4. France
    5. Russia
  18. Which of these translated terms is not included in the Latin Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius'?
    1. Stronger
    2. Smarter
    3. Faster
    4. Higher
  19. The word gymnasium derives from Ancient Greek 'gymnos' referring to what condition of competitors/students?
    1. Fast
    2. Wise
    3. Strong
    4. Naked
    5. Beautiful
  20. Which was the first Olympics to record 100% ticket sales?
    1. Sydney 2000
    2. London 2012
    3. Athens 2004
    4. Beijing 2008
    5. Atlanta 1996
  21. The two official languages of the IOC for Olympic communications/announcements are English and what?
    1. Latin
    2. Spanish
    3. German
    4. French
    5. Greek
  22. How many southern hemisphere nations have hosted the Summer Olympics?
    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
  23. Modern Olympic 'gold' medals are predominantly made from what medal?
    1. Gold
    2. Bronze
    3. Silver
    4. Brass
  24. Which of these is not one of the five Olympic rings?
    1. Purple
    2. Yellow
    3. Black
    4. Red
    5. Green
    6. Blue
  25. Which of these are the was a new Olympic event in Rio 2016?
    1. Darts
    2. Tennis
    3. Rugby Sevens
    4. Poker
    5. Chess
  26. Which corporation is official timekeeper for all Olympics (since 1932)?
    1. TAG Heuer
    2. Seiko
    3. Rolex
    4. Omega
  27. The original Olympic Games are generally considered to have begun in what century?
    1. 5th BC
    2. 1st AD
    3. 7th AD
    4. 2nd BC
    5. 8th BC
  28. Which Greek Goddess (of victory) has traditionally appeared on Olympic medals in the modern age?
    1. Adidas
    2. Athena
    3. Nike
    4. Hera
    5. Apollo

Questions & Answers

Interactive Quiz

  1. The winner's award at the early Olympic Games (and repeated specially at the Athens 2004 Games) was a 'kotinos'. What is a kotinos?
    Olive wreath
  2. Waldi at Munich 1972, Wenlock at London 2012, and Vinicius at Rio 2016 are the respective Olympic whats?
    Mascots
  3. Which nation traditionally leads the Olympics Games Opening Ceremony Parade?
    Greece
  4. Which black sprinter/long-jumper won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, to the embarrassment of the Nazi hosts?
    Jesse Owens
  5. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games emblem of three joined humanlike forms was shaped to appear like which landmark of the city?
    Sugarloaf Mountain
  6. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila won the marathon gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics doing what?
    Barefoot
  7. The Winter Olympics, held the same years as Summer Olympic Games since 1924, were moved to be midway between Summer Games after which games?
    1992
  8. The first venue for the 'modern' Olympic games revived in 1896 by French educator Baron de Coubertin (Pierre de Fredi), after being banned by the Romans in c.AD395, was where?
    Athens
  9. Who famously opened the Olympic Games of Berlin 1936?
    Adolf Hitler
  10. What was the first city to have hosted the modern era Olympic Games three times?
    London
  11. The host cities of the Summer Olympic Games 1968 to 1980 all begin with which letter?
    M
  12. The five rings of the Olympic Games emblem (devised 1912 by the games' French re-introducer Baron de Coubertin) represent what?
    The continents of the world
  13. Which one of these is not among the five cities to have bid to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games?
    Madrid
  14. The 1980 Olympics gold and silver medalists in the Coxless Pairs Rowing shared what defining characteristic?
    Identical twins
  15. The Olympic Games were first staged in honour/honor of who?
    Zeus
  16. Which of these is an Olympic Games symbol designed to commemorate its theft of by Prometheus from Zeus?
    Fire
  17. The only nation to win at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era (since 1896) is who?
    Great Britain
  18. Which of these translated terms is not included in the Latin Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius'?
    Smarter
  19. The word gymnasium derives from Ancient Greek 'gymnos' referring to what condition of competitors/students?
    Naked
  20. Which was the first Olympics to record 100% ticket sales?
    London 2012
  21. The two official languages of the IOC for Olympic communications/announcements are English and what?
    French
  22. How many southern hemisphere nations have hosted the Summer Olympics?
    1
  23. Modern Olympic 'gold' medals are predominantly made from what medal?
    Silver
  24. Which of these is not one of the five Olympic rings?
    Purple
  25. Which of these are the was a new Olympic event in Rio 2016?
    Rugby Sevens
  26. Which corporation is official timekeeper for all Olympics (since 1932)?
    Omega
  27. The original Olympic Games are generally considered to have begun in what century?
    8th BC
  28. Which Greek Goddess (of victory) has traditionally appeared on Olympic medals in the modern age?
    Nike
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