Summer Olympic Jeopardy

Medals

100

This Olympian holds the record for winning the most gold medals at 23

Michael Phelps

200

The United States has won the most total medals in Olympic history, this county is second.

Russia

300

If you won a gold medal, the medal you would be awarded would actually be consist of mostly which type of metal?

Silver (92.5%)

400

This swimmer just became the first Olympian from Alaska to win a medal, by winning the women's 100 meter breaststroke.

Lydia Jacoby

500

In this event during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Michael Phelps won his first medal (and it was a gold medal).

400 meter individual medley

Host Locations

100

Approximately how much did the 2021 Summer Olympics cost Tokyo as a host city?

$20 billion

200

This American city is scheduled to host the Summer Olympics in 2028.

Los Angeles

300

This city has hosted the Summer Olympic games the most frequently (3 times).

London

400

The United States has hosted the Summer Olympic games four times.  Name the three cities which held the games.

St. Louis (1904), Los Angeles (1932 and 1984) and Atlanta (1996).

500

The torch relay that leads up to the official start of the Olympic games begins in which city?

Olympia, Greece

Events

100

What is the distance of a standard marathon race?

26 Miles (42,195 meters)

200

Skateboarding made its official Olympic debut during which Olympic games?

Tokyo 2021.

300

This is not an official event scheduled in Tokyo 2021:

A) Race Walking

B) Bocce Ball

C) Trampoline

B) Bocce Ball

400

What are the four competitions included in the women's gymnastics event?

Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, Floor Exercise

500

This is the name for the position of the one volleyball player that wears a different colored uniform than the remainder of the team.

Libero

Athletes

100

Three American women have each won a total of 12 medals, all of which participated in this sport.

Swimming.

200

This Olympian medal winner also won a season of the Masked Dancer.

Gabby Douglas.

300

This athlete wore a parachute while flying into the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

Muhammad Ali.

400

This American track athlete has the most Olympic medals for a female track athlete in the world. 

Allyson Felix

500

This is the mph that Olympian Usain Bolt achieved during his fastest track event.

A) 22 mph

B) 31 mph

C) 24 mph

D) 27 mph

D) 27 mph

Other

100

The Olympics were first held in order to honor which god in Greek mythology?

Zeus.

200

The athletes from the host country walk in the Parade of Nations at this spot:

A) First

B) Wherever they fall in alphabetical order

C) Last

C) Last

300

What is unique about the colors of the Olympic Rings?

Every country has at least one color from the Olympic Rings in its flag.

400

In the year 1980 there were 66 countries that boycotted the Olympic Games held in this city. 

Moscow.

500

In 2004 the men's soccer team from this country did not give up a single goal to their opponents for the duration of the Olympic competition. 

Argentina.