Olympic History
Which city was the modern Olympics held in?
What is Athens?
In the 2024 Olympic Games, a particular Australian went viral online. For 100 points, what was her real name?
Who is Rachel Gunn?
This athlete has the most (23) gold medals out of any Olympian.
Who is Michael Phelps?
What do the 5 olympic rings represent?
What is the five inhabited continents: Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
This celebrity took the Olympic flag to LA 2028, in an act which was out of a Hollywood movie.
One of these sports is not a new or returning sport planned for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games:
Flag football, squash, baseball, cricket, karate, lacrosse
What is karate?
In what year was the first modern Olympic games held? Hint: Before 1900.
When is 1896?
This year, the pole vault world record was broken at the Olympic Games. From which country was this athlete from?
What is Sweden? (Mondo Duplantis with a height of 6.25m)
Which of these was not a Summer Olympic mascot?
a) Phryge
b) Miraitowa
c) Wenlock
d) Quatchi
What is d) Quatchi (2010 Vancouver)?
Phyrge was Paris 2024
Miraitowa was Tokyo 2020
Wenlock was London 2012
This year, Paris hosted the Olympics for the third time. Which is the only other city which has hosted the Olympics three times as well?
What is London?
Each for 100 points - How many Gold medals did Australia receive in this Olympic Games?
Which country topped the medal tally?
How many total medals did this country receive? (Answer within +-10 medals for these 100 points)
What is 18 Gold Medals?
What is the United States and what is 126 total medals? (40 Gold, 44 Silver, 42 Bronze)
The official motto for the Olympics, "Citius, Altius, Fortius," translates to this in English:
a) "Stronger, Braver, Faster"
b) "Faster, Higher, Stronger"
c) "Higher, Braver, Better"
d) "Faster, Better, Stronger"
What is b) "Faster, Higher, Stronger"?
Name at least 3 out of the 5 countries which have participated in every Summer Olympic Games.
What are 3 of: Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland?
Name any of the top 5 countries by medals per capita for 500 points.
What is any of: Grenada, Dominica,Saint Lucia, New Zealand or Bahrain?
Which two of these sports was not a past Olympic sport?
a) Croquet
b) Bowling
c) Darts
d) Cricket
e) Polo
f) Tug-of-war
g) Motor Boating
What is Bowling and Darts?