Good Sport
This summer water sport is known for having a huge rivalry between the U.S. and Australian athletes.
Swimming
This is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, with a total of 28 medals, 23 of them being gold.
Michael Phelps
This country hosted the very first Olympic Games.
Greece
This famous girl group had a reunion performance at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
Spice Girls
True of False: 2024 is the first year that the ratio of male to female athletes in the Summer Olympics is equal (50/50).
True
This Olympic sport is played on both a gym floor, as well as sand!
Volleyball/Beach Volleyball
This Olympian has a record-breaking 37 world championships and Olympic medals, she has 6 Eponymous Skills named after her, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022, and is often referred to as the G.O.A.T..
Simone Biles
The 2016 Olympic Games in this city were the first to be hosted in South America.
Rio
This famous female Canadian singer sang on top of the Eiffel Tower to end the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Celine Dion
Prior to the start of each Olympic games, this is first lit by the sun in Olympia, Greece, then passed from country to country, in an international relay that ends in the host city.
Olympic Torch/Flame
Artistic Swimming was formerly known as?
Synchronized Swimming
This famous athlete started playing professional basketball right after graduating high school in 2003, and in 2024, was one of the flag bearers during the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Olympics.
LeBron James
This is the only city to have hosted the Olympics three times.
London
This Olympic sport was restricted to male competitors for 32 years until the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, when women were allowed to compete for the first time.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
From 1921-1948, these people/professions also competed in the Olympic Games.
Painters, sculptors, musicians, artists, architects, writers
This Olympic sport cannot be held in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and will instead be held in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, which is part of the French Polynesian territory.
Surfing
Lee Kiefer, a 30-year old medical student, has made history by becoming the first American to win gold medals at two-consecutive Olympic Games in this sport.
Foil Fencing
The Olympic Games have been hosted by this many countries.
23
What country performed the Haka after winning gold in women's rugby?
New Zealand
Although they once were, these sports are no longer included in the Olympic Games.
Solo synchronized swimming, Tug of war, Rope climbing, Hot air ballooning, Tandem Bicycle, Swimming obstacle race, Plunge for distance
Flava Flav has not only sponsored this U.S. Women's Olympic Team, but he is their official "hype man."
Water Polo
The following Olympic and Paralympic athletes all have the same thing in common: Sam Coffey, Lauren Scruggs, Rai Benjamin, Victoria Isaacson, Charlotte Buck, Salif Mane, Kate Douglas, Sunny Choi
They are from the greater NYC area
The colors of the Olympic rings (blue, yellow, red, green, black) as well as the white background of the Olympic flag, symbolize what?
Every nation contains at least one of those six colors in their nation's flag, symbolizing that we are all connected.
In 2024, this sport will have its debut at a Summer Olympics, and it is unclear whether it will return again at the following Olympics.
Breaking
In 1972, this animal was the first official mascot of the Olympics, and their name was Waldi.
Dachshund (a dog)