Summer Olympics
These warring countries faced off in a water polo match during the 1956 Summer Olympics
A. Soviet Union and Hungary
B. Germany and Britain
C. North Korean and South Korea
A. Soviet Union and Hungary
Hungary and the Soviet Union (engaged in an armed conflict at the time) were both present at the 1956 Games which, among other things, led to a hotly contested and violent water polo encounter.
This sport is played with stones and brooms
A. Curling
B. Hockey
C. Skiing
A. Curling
Curling is one of the worlds oldest team sports, dating back to the 1500's and it was officially added into the Winter Olympics in 1924.
This is the year the first Olympics occurred
A. 119 B.C
B. 20 B.C.
C. 776 B.C.
C. 776 B.C.
The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won a foot race 600 feet long. According to some literary traditions, this was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals or until 724 BC. From 776 BC, the Games were held in Olympia every four years for almost 12 centuries.
This is the event members of the "6 Meter Club" specialize in
A. Pole Vault
B. Shotput
C. Hurdles
A. Pole Vault
The "6 Meter Club" is reserved for pole vaulters who vault 6 meters or higher. It consists of 24 members total.
Before it begins its trip through 20 countries, this is where the Olympic flame is lit
A. Mount Olympus
B. Parthenon
C. Previous Host City
A. Mount Olympus
The Olympics were name after Mount Olympus which was believed to be the home of the Gods, specifically Zeus, who the games are in honor of.
This sport made its Olympic debut during the 1920 Summer Olympics
A. Tennis
B. Ice Hockey
C. Baseball
B. Ice Hockey
The 1920 Summer Olympics featured a week of winter sports, with figure skating appearing for the first time since the 1908 Olympics, and ice hockey making its Olympic debut.
These are where the first Winter Olympics were held
A. France
B. Switzerland
C. Russia
A. France
Chamonix, France hosted the first Winter Olympics from January 25 to February 5, 1924.
This is how many days the first Olympic Games took
A. 5
B. 11
C. 32
A. 5
In the 5th century B.C., the Games were extended again to cover five days. The ancient Games included running, long jump, shot put, javelin, boxing, pankration and equestrian events.
This is how long the longest wrestling match in Olympic history lasted
A. 3 hours
B. 11 hours
C. 7 hours
B. 11 hours
In the wrestling semifinal of the 1912 Summer Olympics, Martin Klein and Alfred Asikainen grappled for 11 hours and 40 minutes before Klein finally managed to pin him. Klein was so exhausted from the bout that he was unable to wrestle for the gold the next day, leaving Swedish wrestler Claes Johansson with the gold medal.
Which one of these is not a color of an Olympic Ring
A. Blue
B. Black
C. Orange
C. Orange
The rings, from left to right, are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The colors were chosen because at least one of them appeared on the flag of every country in the world. The 5 rings represent the 5 continents.
This is how many cities put in a bid to host the 1932 Summer Olympics
A. 1
B. 15
C. 37
A. 1
The 1932 Summer Olympics were celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics.
This person organized the opening ceremonies for the 1960 Winter Olympics
A. Vince Lombardi
B. Orson Welles
C. Walt Disney
C. Walt Disney
The chairman of the Pageantry Committee was Walt Disney, who was responsible for producing both the opening and closing ceremonies. He organized an opening that included 5,000 entertainers, the release of 2,000 pigeons, and a military gun salute of eight shots, one for each of the previous Winter Olympic Games.
This was the roughest sport in the Ancient Olympics
A. Marathon
B. Chariot Races
C. Wrestling
C. Chariot Races
Chariot races took place in the Circus Maximus, a huge, oval shaped stadium that could seat nearly 200,000 spectators. It was extremely dangerous, as the driver could be thrown from the open chariot and trampled or dragged to death after getting caught in the reigns.
The 1976 Olympics were the year this happened
A. More athletes than people
B. The first perfect 10 was awarded in gymnastics
C. It was the coldest Summer Olympics
B. The first perfect 10 was awarded in gymnastics
In 1976 in Montreal, Romanian athlete Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded the perfect score of 10.0 for her performance on the uneven bars.
This is why the marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards long
A. Distance to run from Athens to Olympia
B. Greek messenger Pheidippides died after running that distance
C. A queen demanded it ended under her viewing box
C. A queen demanded it ended under her viewing box
According to legend, Pheidippides ran from the Greek City of Marathon all the way to Athens in order to deliver news of an Athenian victory in their battle against the Persians, thereby inspiring the long-distance race. HOWEVER, the current distance wasn't standardized until the 1908 London Olympics. The course was laid out from Windsor Castle to White City stadium, about 26 miles. However, to locate the finish line in front of the royal family's viewing box, an extra 385 yards was added inside the stadium.
This is how old the the oldest Summer Olympic medal winner is
A. 56
B. 48
C. 72
C. 72
During the 1920 Summer Olympics, Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in the double shot contest. He was 72 years old.
This is a requirement for cities to host winter Olympics
A. Body of Water
B. Heaters
C. Snow
C. Snow
Even if a city is unable to provide natural snow they can make fake snow. Artificial snow has been used to varying degrees since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.
This was sent out before every ancient Olympic games
A. Gifts
B. Supplies
C. Truce
C. Truce
Prior to the Games, messengers called ‘spondophoroi’ were sent out across the Greek world to announce the Olympic Truce. Each participating city-state had to sign up to the truce, which meant that no war was permitted and no arms could be carried into Olympia. This in turn facilitated the safe passage of athletes and spectators travelling to the festival.
This the the weight of the men's discus
A. 4 pounds
B. 1 pound
C. 6 pounds
A. 4 pounds
The men's discus is a heavy lenticular disc with a weight of 4.4 lb and diameter of 8.7 in. The men's competition has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first Olympic games in 1896 but has been traced back to the first olympic games in Ancient Greece.
These athletes enter last in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony
A. Zimbabwe
B. Greece
C. The Hosts
C. The Hosts
The first team to enter the stadium is always Greece, in honor of the fact that the Olympics has its origin in ancient Greece. The last team is the host country.
This is the new sport being added into the 2021 Olympics
A. Skateboarding
B. Dance
C. Cricket
A. Skateboarding
Twelve skateboarding medals will be won in Tokyo, split across two disciplines (street, park) each for men and women.
This is the only country to have won a gold medal at every winter Olympics
A. Germany
B. Switzerland
C. United States
C. United States
United States has a total of 104 medals won in the Winter Olympic games. Second place is Germany with 92.
The Ancient Olympics eventually became this for the athletes who competed
A. War Bootcamp
B. Stress Relief
C. Recruitment for Jobs
A. War Bootcamp
Each event was intended to train men for war, which was perhaps best personified by the ‘hoplitodromos’ race, where athletes had to complete between two and four lengths of the stadium wearing a full set of hoplite armour.
Runners in the games refer to this as a 'stick'
A. Javelin
B. Shotput
C. Baton
C. Baton
The relay method of racing was started in the United States about 1883. The original method was for the men running the second quarter of the course each to take over a small flag from the first man as he arrived, before departing on their own stage of the race. The flags, however, were considered cumbersome, and for a time it was sufficient for the outgoing runner to touch or be touched by his predecessor.
An Olympic gold medal is made mostly of this metal
A. Copper
B. Silver
C. Nickle
B. Silver
The last Olympic medal that was actually solid gold was awarded in 1912. Today, "gold" medals are 92.5% silver because it would be extremely costly as well as impractical because of the weight.