In which country did the ancient Olympics originate?
a. Canada
b. Greece
c. Turkey
d. Oman
B is the correct answer. The ancient Olympics began in Greece.
How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
B is the correct answer, there are 5 rings on the Olympic flag.
During the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Games, the Olympic flag was passed to a representative of the city that will host the next Summer Games in 2024. Where will the next Summer Olympics take place this year.
a. Beijing, China
b. Los Angeles, California
c. Paris, France
d. Milan, Italy
C is the correct answer, Paris, France.
True or false:
The NBA “Dream Team” participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
False, they competed in the 1992 summer Olympics and won Gold.
True or false:
No Olympian has ever won gold in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.
False, Eddie Eagan won a gold medal in boxing at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, and a gold medal as a member of the four-men bobsled team at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Which God from ancient Greek mythology is said to have founded the Olympics?
a. Heracles
b. Apollo
c. Hera
d. Orion
A is the correct answer Heracles
Where did the first Modern Olympics take place?
a. Sheffield, England
b. Tokyo, Japan
c. Athens, Greece
d. Washington, D.C.
C is the correct answer, Athens Greece held the first modern Olympics to honor the ancient Games.
Which country won the most medals at Tokyo 2020?
a. Great Britain
b. China
c. United States
d. Japan
C is the correct answer, the United States won the most medals in 2020 in Tokyo.
True or false:
The country that has won the most medals at a single Summer Olympics is the United States.
True, According to the Guinness World Records, the U.S. won 239 medals at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, Missouri.
How old was the oldest Olympic champion?
B is the correct answer
How often did the ancient Olympics take place?
a. Once every 4 years.
b. When Heracles declared them to happen.
c. Once in a blue moon.
d. Once every 2 years.
A is the correct answer, once every 4 years.
How many events were featured in the first modern Olympics?
a. 10
b. 18
c. 43
d. 57
C is the correct answer there were 43 events.
Which SPORTS made their first Olympic debut in 2020?
a. skateboarding
b. sport climbing
c. karate
d. surfing
All of them is the correct answer.
Which U.S. city hosted the first modern Olympics?
a. New York, New York
b. St. Louis, Missouri
c. Paris, France
d. Houston, Texas
B is the correct answer, St. Louis Missouri hosted the first modern Olympics in 1904.
Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal?
A is the correct answer, John Baxter Taylor Jr. won a gold medal at the 1908 Olympics in London.
What marked the finish line for all the races?
a. An olive tree
b. A row of bricks
c. A statue of Zeus
d. An Olympic flame
A is the correct answer, an olive treee
In what year were the first modern Olympics held?
a. 776 B.C.
b. 1896
c. 1954
d. 2020
B is the correct answer, first modern Olympics were held in 1896.
In which sport did two athletes share a gold medal in 2020 Olympics?
a. High Jump
b. Fencing
c. Triathlon
d. Tug-of-War
A is the correct answer.
The U.S. boycotted which Olympics?
B is the correct answer, The US boycotted the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia, to protest the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Which statement about Michael Phelps is NOT true:
B is the correct answer, Michael Phelps is terrified of snakes. They give him the heebie-jeebies.
Who banned the ancient Olympics in A.D. 393?
a. Zeus
b. Julius Caesar
c. Napoleon
d. Theodosius l
D is the correct answer, Theodosius l banned the Olympics.
Which country has earned the most Olympics medals overall?
a. China
b. Japan
c. Great Britain
d. United States
D is the correct answer, the United States.
In addition to gold, silver, and bronze, the medals at the 2020 Games were made of?
a. Beverage coasters
b. Old electronic devices
c. Wood carvings
d. glass
B is the correct answer, old electronic devices.
In which U.S. city will the 2028 Summer Olympics be held?
D is the correct answer, Los Angeles, California.
Which athletes enter last in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony?
D is the correct answer, The host country enters the stadium last in the Parade of Nations.