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What is the newest sport in the 2024 Olympics?
A) Paddleboarding
B) Ultimate Frisbee
C) Breaking (Breakdance)
D) Ziplining
C) Breaking (Breakdance)
What are Gold medals primarily made of?
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Bronze
D) Platinum
Gold medals are 92% SILVER.
What landmark will be featured in the Opening Ceremony and several supporting events?
A) The Louvre
B) Montparnasse
C) The Eiffel Tower
C) The Eiffel Tower
Where will the next Summer Olympic Games in 2028 be held?
A) Athens
B) Berlin
C) Dallas
D) Los Angeles
D. Los Angeles
Which sport has the United States never won an Olympic medal in?
A) Badminton
B) Discus
C) Women’s diving
D) Shooting
A) Badminton. China leads the pack with 46 medals in badminton.
Name one of the two reasons there were no Olympic Games in the years 1916, 1940, and 1944.
The Olympic Games were canceled these years due to World War I and World War II.
Where were the last Summer Olympics held?
A) Sochi
B) Tokyo
C) Atlanta
D) Beijing
B) Tokyo. (The last Winter Olympics were in Beijing.)
What is the nickname for the 1992 USA basketball team?
A) The Dream Team
B) The Redeem Team
C) The Supreme Team
D) The Lean Team
A. The 1992 basketball team was called the Dream Team. Team members included Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dirk Nowitzki, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson.
Which is not one of the five colors of the Olympic rings?
A) Red
B) Green
C) Black
D) Orange
D. Orange. The five colors are blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
At age 35, Larry Bird was the oldest male basketball player to compete for the U.S. Olympic Team. What basketball player from the United States hopes to beat Bird’s age record in 2024?
A) Chris Paul
B) Kevin Durant
C) Damian Lillard
D) LeBron James
D. LeBron James would be the oldest U.S. Olympic basketball player at 39. He first competed in the 2004 Olympics.
Who has won the most medals in the modern Summer Olympic Games?
A) Usain Bolt
B) Carl Lewis
C) Simone Biles
D) Michael Phelps
D. Michael Phelps, with 28 medals, is the most decorated summer Olympian.
Which of these events will not be held at the 2024 Summer Games?
A) Tug-of-war
B) Surfing
C) Rugby
D) Golf
A) Tug-of-war was last played in the 1920 Olympic Games
What will be unique about the Opening Ceremonies in Paris 2024?
A) They will take place in three parts of France simultaneously.
B) Athletes will be organized by sport rather than country.
C) They won’t be held in a stadium.
D) They will be 24 hours long.
C) The Opening Ceremonies for the Paris Olympics won’t take place in a stadium. They will take place in Paris along the River Seine.
The event called dressage involves the competitor and what else?
A) Rifle
B) Horse
C) Skates
D) Ball
B) Horse. Dressage is considered the highest expression of horse training.
The Olympic flame is traditionally lit every two years using what?
A) A match
B) A lighter
C) The sun
D) A candle
C) The sun. The Olympic flame is rekindled every two years in Olympia, Greece, using the sun’s rays and a concave reflective mirror.
What sport has been considered for the Summer Olympics but has never become an Olympic event?
A) Discus
B) Surfing
C) Wrestling
D) Cricket
D) Cricket was penciled in for the early Olympic Games but has never made the final cut as an Olympic sport.
True or False?
Baseball and softball events were permanently dropped from the Olympics.
False. Baseball and softball will not be played in Paris in 2024. The sports had returned to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and are expected to be back in 2028. Player schedules and logistics issues are said to be the reason these sports won’t be part of the Paris Summer Olympics.
What is the minimum age for an Olympic competitor?
A) 16
B) 18
C) None
D) 13
C. There is no specific minimum age for participating in the Olympics. Individual countries and sports can set their own minimums, and it is rare for anyone under 14 to compete.
Including the upcoming 2028 Summer Games, how many times will Los Angeles, California, have hosted the Olympics?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
D). Four. Los Angeles, California, has hosted the Olympics three times. In 2028, they will host for the fourth time.
Who has won more Olympic medals: Venus or Serena Williams? (The sisters both competed in singles and doubles tennis.)
It’s a tie! Venus and Serena Williams have each won four Olympic medals.
Most sports experts agree that these three events in the Summer Olympics are the most difficult.
A) Tennis, swimming, biking
B) Basketball, gymnastics, diving
C) Swimming, water polo, gymnastics
D) Hurdles, biking, golf
C.) Most sports scientists and trainers agree that swimming, water polo, and gymnastics are the most challenging and demanding events in the Summer Olympics.
The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius. What does it mean?
A) Speed, Determination, Excellence
B) Sports, Country, Dignity
C) Swifter, Farther, Stronger
D) Faster, Higher, Stronger
D. Faster, Higher, Stronger
What sport made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta?
A) Beach volleyball
B) Skateboarding
C) Surfing
D) Ultimate Frisbee
A. Beach volleyball. Since its introduction, beach volleyball has become a very popular competition.
The 1900 Olympics also took place in Paris. Proper hurdles were unavailable, so the competitors had to improvise hurdles from available materials. What did they use?
A) Soccer goalposts
B) Desks from a nearby school
C) Broken telephone poles
D) Road construction signs
C. Broken telephone poles. Track-and-field events were held on an uneven, wet, grassy area, and hurdlers had to leap telephone poles laid across the track.
The odds of winning a gold medal in the Olympics are slim. Which of the following is more likely to happen?
A) Winning an Oscar
B) Being killed by a shark
C) Becoming an astronaut
D) Being struck by lightning
A. You are more likely to win an Oscar than an Olympic gold medal. All the other choices are even rarer than winning a gold medal.