Olympic Games Quiz

Questions

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. Javelin
   2. Chariot
   3. Wooden medal
   4. Olive wreath
   5. Small island

2. Waldi at Munich 1972, Wenlock at London 2012, and Vinicius at Rio 2016 are the respective Olympic whats?

   1. Mascots
   2. Stadium
   3. Bottled water sponsors
   4. Presidents

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. Jesse Owens
   3. Carl Lewis
   4. Jonathan Edwards

5. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games emblem of three joined humanlike forms was shaped to appear like which landmark of the city?

   1. Sugarloaf Mountain
   2. Christ the Redeemer
   3. Copacabana Beach
   4. The Maracana Stadium

6. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila won the marathon gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics doing what?

   1. Competing for another country
   2. Barefoot
   3. Smoking a pipe
   4. Blindfolded

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. 1986
   2. 2000
   3. 1992
   4. 1962
   5. 1944

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. Rome
   2. Paris
   3. Athens
   4. London
   5. St Louis

9. Who famously opened the Olympic Games of Berlin 1936?

   1. King George VI
   2. Jesse Owens
   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. London
    2. Athens
    3. Paris
    4. Moscow
    5. Los Angeles

11. The host cities of the Summer Olympic Games 1968 to 1980 all begin with which letter?

    1. L
    2. S
    3. T
    4. M

12. The five rings of the Olympic Games emblem (devised 1912 by the games' French re-introducer Baron de Coubertin) represent what?

    1. Sports events
    2. The continents of the world
    3. Member states
    4. Days duration

13. Which one of these is not among the five cities to have bid to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games?

    1. Minneapolis
    2. Helsinki
    3. Montreal
    4. Munich
    5. Beijing
    6. Madrid

14. The 1980 Olympics gold and silver medalists in the Coxless Pairs Rowing shared what defining characteristic?

    1. Identical twins
    2. Deaf
    3. Disqualified
    4. Children

15. The Olympic Games were first staged in honour/honor of who?

    1. Julius Caesar
    2. Jesus
    3. Zeus
    4. Socrates
    5. Apollo
    6. Alexander the Great

16. Which of these is an Olympic Games symbol designed to commemorate its theft of by Prometheus from Zeus?

    1. Olives
    2. Fire
    3. A flag
    4. Rings

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. Great Britain
    2. Russia
    3. Australia
    4. France
    5. USA

18. Which of these translated terms is not included in the Latin Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius'?

    1. Faster
    2. Stronger
    3. Smarter
    4. Higher

19. The word gymnasium derives from Ancient Greek 'gymnos' referring to what condition of competitors/students?

    1. Naked
    2. Fast
    3. Beautiful
    4. Strong
    5. Wise

20. Which was the first Olympics to record 100% ticket sales?

    1. Beijing 2008
    2. Athens 2004
    3. Sydney 2000
    4. London 2012
    5. Atlanta 1996

21. The two official languages of the IOC for Olympic communications/announcements are English and what?

    1. Latin
    2. Greek
    3. Spanish
    4. French
    5. German

22. How many southern hemisphere nations have hosted the Summer Olympics?

    1. 4
    2. 2
    3. 5
    4. 1
    5. 3

23. Modern Olympic 'gold' medals are predominantly made from what medal?

    1. Gold
    2. Silver
    3. Bronze
    4. Brass

24. Which of these is not one of the five Olympic rings?

    1. Purple
    2. Black
    3. Yellow
    4. Blue
    5. Green
    6. Red

25. Which of these are the was a new Olympic event in Rio 2016?

    1. Poker
    2. Rugby Sevens
    3. Chess
    4. Tennis
    5. Darts

26. Which corporation is official timekeeper for all Olympics (since 1932)?

    1. Seiko
    2. TAG Heuer
    3. Rolex
    4. Omega

27. The original Olympic Games are generally considered to have begun in what century?

    1. 5th BC
    2. 2nd BC
    3. 1st AD
    4. 8th BC
    5. 7th AD

28. Which Greek Goddess (of victory) has traditionally appeared on Olympic medals in the modern age?

    1. Athena
    2. Hera
    3. Adidas
    4. Apollo
    5. Nike