The first Olympics were held in honor of which Greek God?
ZEUS
100
True or false: Russia spent over $50 billion on the 2014 Sochi Winter games?
TRUE
100
The torch relay begins at the ruins of the Temple of Hera and ends where?
THE SITE OF THE GAMES!
100
The 1966 Winter Games were the first to be televised. In what country did they take place?
ITALY
100
Which is the only city to host the Summer Games 3 times?
LONDON
200
Which was the only event held at the 776 BC Olympics?
A RUNNING RACE.
200
98 Olympic events were held in Sochi for the Winter Games. Of these 98, about how many were new events to the games?
12
200
The torch relay begins at the ruins of the Temple of Hera in which ancient city?
OLYMPIA
200
Which country has won more gold medals at the Winter Games than any other?
a. Norway
b. Sweden
c. Iceland
d. Russia
a. NORWAY
200
Which is the only nation to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games?
GREAT BRITAIN
300
The Olympic flag was introduced in 1896. The five rings on the flag symbolize the union of these.
What is THE FIVE CONTINENTS: AMERICA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, AND ASIA.
300
About this many different countries were represented at the 2014 Winter Games.
What is 88
300
True or False: Runners do not pass the same torch, they only pass the flame on to the next runner.
TRUE
300
True or False: Its been 20 years since the Jamaican Bobsled Team made its debut at the Olympics?
FALSE - ITS ALREADY BEEN 26 YEARS!
300
True or False: All competitors had to undergo an official "gender test" at 1976 Summer Olympics to prove they were either male or female.
TRUE.
400
This was the year the first MODERN Olympics were held.
What is 1896
400
The first gold medal of the 2014 Winter Games for USA was won in which event?
SNOWBOARDING - SLOPESTYLE
400
In 2014, one memorable leg of the relay took place 200 miles above Earth, outside what spacecraft?
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
400
The first Winter Olympics took place during which year?
1924
400
During the 1980 Summer Olympics, the US boycotted the games to protest an ongoing war held by this host country.
What is RUSSIA (then- SOVIET UNION)
500
Women first competed in the Olympics in this year.
What is 1900- PARIS, FRANCE
500
Russian figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko helped his team win gold in the team figure skating competition, but dropped out of the individual medal event due to an injury to which part of his body?
THE SPINE
500
What was the nationality of the two cosmonauts who carried the torch outside the ISS?
RUSSIAN
500
What winter sport first appeared at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Belgium, 4 years before the first ever Winter Olympics?
ICE HOCKEY
500
This is the only Summer Olympic sport in which men and women compete against each other.