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What caused Bobby Pearce to slow down while rowing at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam?
A) A swimming woman
B) A school of fish
C) A tugboat
D) A group of ducks
D. A group of ducks. Even though he slowed for the ducks to pass, Pearce still won the race.
Question: In which country did the Olympics originate?
Answer: Greece
Question: The Olympic games in Greece were held how often?
Answer: Every four years
Question: Who is credited with starting the modern Olympic games?
Answer: Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Question: When were the Olympic gold medals last made entirely of gold?
Answer: 1912
Question: Who wrote the music for The Olympic Hymn?
Answer: Spyros Samaras
Question: What prize was given to winners of the Olympics in ancient Greece?
Answer: Olive branch crown
Question: Which country has hosted the most Olympic Games?
Answer: United States
Question: The Olympics were first held to honor which Greek god?
Answer: Zeus
Question: How long a distance was the first Olympic marathon?
Answer: 25 miles
Question: When were women first permitted to compete in the Olympics?
Answer: 1900
Question: The ancient Greeks sacrificed which animal at the conclusion of the earliest Olympic games?
Answer: Oxen
Question: Wrestlers covered their bodies in what in the ancient Greek Olympics?
Answer: Oil
Question: What year did the NBA "Dream Team" participate in the Olympics?
Answer: 1992
Question: When did snowboarding make its Olympic debut?
Answer: 1998
Question: Which was the first Latin American city to host the Olympics?
Answer: Mexico City
Question: Who was the first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron?
Answer: Enriqueta Basilio
Question: Which was the largest city to ever host the Winter Olympics?
Answer: Tokyo, Japan
Question: The Soviet Union boycotted the Olympics in which American host city?
Answer: Los Angeles
Question: How many grams of gold are in Olympic gold medals?
Answer: Six grams
Question: How long were the London Olympic Games in 1908?
Answer: 188 days
Question: Which dog breed was the first official Olympic mascot?
Answer: Dachshund
Question: Which new sports debuted at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo? (Name 1 of the 4)
Answer: Skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and karate
Question: When was electronic timing was used as the official time for the Olympics?
Answer: 1968
Question: Michael Johnson was the first man in history to win both of which races?
Answer: 200- and 400-meter