General Quiz Questions and Answers About the Summer Olympics
In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
1896
Which city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Who holds the men's 100-meter world record set at the Olympics?
Ussian Bolt
Who holds the men's 100-meter freestyle world record set at the Olympics?
César Cielo (Brazil)
Who was the flag bearer for the United States at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro?
Michal Phelps
Which city hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics?
Berlin
Which city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Bejing,China
Who holds the women's 100-meter world record set at the Olympics?
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Who holds the women's 100-meter freestyle world record set at the Olympics?
Penny Oleksiak (Canada)
Who carried the flag for Australia at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo?
Patty Mills
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 23 Olympic gold medals?
Michal Phelps
In which city were the 2012 Summer Olympics held?
London,United Kingdom
Who holds the men's marathon world record set at the Olympics?
Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
Who holds the men's 200-meter freestyle world record set at the Olympics?
Paul Biedermann (Germany)
Which athlete was the flag bearer for Brazil at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro?
Gustavo Kuerten
In which year did the United States boycott the Summer Olympics held in Moscow?
1980
In which city did the inaugural modern Olympic Games take place in 1896?
Athens, Greece
Who holds the women's marathon world record set at the Olympics?
Brigid Kosgei (Kenya)
Who holds the women's 200-meter freestyle world record set at the Olympics?
Federica Pellegrini (Italy)
Who led the Canadian team as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo?
Miranda Ayim
Which city hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics, where the iconic Black Power salute took place?
Mexico City
Which city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics?
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Who holds the men's long jump world record set at the Olympics
Bob Beamon
Who holds the men's 100-meter butterfly world record set at the Olympics?
Caleb Dressel
Who was the flag bearer for Germany at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo?
Laura Ludwig