NZ
Australia
USA
Canada
Japan
100

In which country did the Olympics originate?

Greece

100

Who is the GOAT of Gymnastics?

Simone Biles

100

We have had one of our very own mentors here at SPS compete in the Olympics for Archery. True or False

False

100

The Olympics have never been canceled.

True or False:

False 

100

Olympic gold medals are solid gold.

True or False:

True

200

What colors are the Olympic rings?

Blue, yellow, black, green and red

200

In the Olympics, what does the acronym IOC stand for?


IOC stands for International Olympic Committee.

200

Which country has earned the most Olympic medals overall?

a. The United States 

200

What year did the 2020 Tokyo Olympics take place?

2021 - after Covid postponed the 2020 games but the name wasn't changed

200

Can teenagers compete in the Olympic Games? 

Yes, All the women who won medals 2020 in the women’s street skateboarding event were teenagers.

300

How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

5

300

No Olympian has ever won gold in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

True or False:


False.

Eddie Eagan won a gold medal in boxing at the 1920 Olympics in =Belgium, and a gold medal as a member of the four-men bobsled team at the 1932 Winter Olympics.

300

The first team from New Zealand to go the Olympics was in

a: 1896

b: 1908

c: 1961

d: 1987

1908 

300

NZ combined with which other country to make a team for the first two Olympic Games they went too?

Australia

300

How many events in the hepthalon?

A bonus point for everyone you can name

7

100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin throw and the 800 metres.

400

What does the official motto  “Citius, Altius, Fortius” mean in English?

 “Faster, Higher, Stronger”

400

What are the beds the athletes sleep on in the Olympic Village made from? 

Cardboard

400

The Olympics 2028 are going to be held in NZ, with Queenstown hosting countries. True/False?

False

400

What is a debut sport for the 2024 Olympics? Bonus question, what were 3 other sports only added in 2020?

Breaking. Other 3 sports are climbing, skate boarding and surfing.

400

How many countries are competing in the 2024 Olympics?

184

500

The Olympic torch is a tribute to the fire that burned throughout the ancient Greek Olympic games honoring which goddess? Is it 

a:Aphrodite

b:Hera 

c: Poseidon

d: Hestia

 D: Hestia

500

What is NZ's most successful sport (most medals) at the Olympic Games?

Rowing 29 and then Athletics 26 

500

How many Olympic Medals has NZ won at the Winter Olympics? 

 6


500

What do the Olympic rings represent?

Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana

500

Which countries are not in the 2024 Olympics? Why?

Russia and Belarus. Suspended because of the ongoing war in the Ukraine.

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