Ancient Olympics
Summer Olympics
Rings
The Games
Symbols
Early Games
100
What did the athletes wear when they participated in the Ancient games?
A) Bathing Suits
B) Nothing
C) Togas
Nothing
100
Where are the summer games being held this year?
A) London, England
B) Tokyo, Japan
C) Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan in Summer 2021
100
How many Olympic rings are there?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
5
100
Where is the Olympic flame lit for each Olympic Games?
A) At the Host City
B) In Olympic, Greece
C) In the city that hosted the last Olympics
In Olympia, Greece
100
What is on the Olympic flag?
A) The Host City's Flag
B) The Olympic Committee's Emblem
C) The Olympic Rings
The Olympic Rings
100
True or false: A gymnast with a wooden leg won 6 medals, 3 gold, in the 1904 Olympics?
A) True
B) False
True: in the 1904 St. Louis games
200
What was the only sport performed in the Ancient Olympics?
A) Gymnastics
B) Running
C) Swimming
Running
200
How many different sports are being played in the summer Olympics this year?
A) 26
B) 30
C) 33
33. The Games will feature 339 events in 33 different sports, encompassing a total of 50 disciplines.
200
What do the rings stand for?
A) The Ancient Greek City-States that started the original Olympics
B) The Original 5 Continents that first participated in the modern Olympics.
C) The different sport categories played in the Olympics
The Original 5 Continents that first participated in the modern Olympics.
200
How is the Olympic flame lit?
A) By the Sun's rays
B) They start a fire to light the torch
C) With a Match
By the Sun's rays
200
When is the Olympic flag and the flame brought into the stadium?
A) During the Closing Ceremonies
B) During the Opening Ceremonies
C) During the First Medal Ceremonies
During the Opening Ceremonies
200
What year did the USA first host the Olympic Games?
A) 1904
B) 1908
C) 1912
1904 in St. Louis. So far the United States have hosted the Summer Games 4 times, but in 2028 we will host the Summer Games for a 5th time in Los Angeles.
300
In what city were the first Olympic games held?
A) Athens, Greece
B) Olympia, Greece
C) Santorini, Greece
Olympia, Greece
300
What Olympic athlete has won the most medals ever in any Olympic sport?
A) Gabby Douglas
B) Michael Phelps
C) Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
300
Which color is not one of the colors in the Olympic Rings?
A) Black
B) Orange
C) Yellow
Orange. The colors of the rings are: blue, yellow, black, green, and red
300
Name the three types of medals the winners receive?
A) Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
B) Gold, Silver, and Bronze
B) Red, White, and Blue
Gold, Silver, and Bronze
300
How long does the Olympic flag fly in the stadium for?
A) During the Opening Ceremonies
B) The Length of the Olympic Games
C) From the time the Torch is first lit
The Length of the Olympic Games
300
What year were the first Modern Summer Olympics held?
A) 1896
B) 1900
C) 1904
Summer of 1896, in Athens, Greece
400
How long did the Ancient Games go on for?
A) One Day
B) One Week
C) 14 Days
One Day
400
What sport was played for the first time in the 2012 London Summer Games?
A) Synchronized Swimming
B) Sumo Wrestling
C) Women's Boxing
Women's Boxing
400
Where can you find at least one of the colors of the Olympic rings?
A) In a Rainbow
B) On the flag of every nation
C) In the upper atmosphere
On the flag of every nation.
400
What is the object in the Olympic stadium called that is lit by the torch and continues to burn during the games?
A) The Cauldron
B) The Medal Podium
C) The Olympic Torch
The Cauldron
400
When is the flag lowered and the flame extinguished?
A) The Length of the Olympic Games
B) At the beginning of the next Olympic Games begin.
C) At the Closing Ceremony
At the Closing Ceremony
400
How old was the oldest medalist to compete in a Summer Olympic Games?
A) 62 Years Old
B) 72 Years Old
C) 82 Years Old
Oscar Swahn won silver in 1920 at 72 years old
500
What Greek god did the Ancient Olympic Games honor?
A) Caesar
B) Hercules
C) Zeus
Zeus
500
There's enough water in an Olympic-size pool to take how many baths?
A) 94 Baths
B) 940 Baths
C) 9,400 Baths
9,400 Baths
Olympic pools contain about 660,000 gallons of water, while the average bath contains about 70. That means if you were to drain an Olympic pool and use it to fill your tub, you'd be set at bath time for the next 25 years (assuming you take one bath a day).
500
Which one of these is not one of the five continents recognized in the Olympics Rings?
A) America
B) Europe
C) South America
South America; but that is kind of a trick question. Both North and South America are recognized by one ring combining both Americas.
500
How does the torch get from Olympia to the host city of the Games?
A) By FedEx
B) It is flown in by the Olympic Committee
C) It is carried by relay runners
It is carried by relay runners
500
What is the motto of the Olympic Games?
A) Bigger, Stronger, Faster
B) Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
C) Swifter, Higher, Stronger
Swifter, Higher, Stronger
500
True or false: Speed Walking has been an Olympic sport since 1908?
A) True
B) False
True
