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Greek city where the first Olympics was held in 776 BC.

What is Olympia, Greece?



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Olympic gold medals are mostly made of this precious metal

What is silver?

100

The 2020 Olympic Games were held in which city/country?

Tokyo

100

The prize a 4th place finish receives

What is a Diploma?

(Given to 1st - 8th place)

100

Number of territories/countries represented in the 2024 Paris Olympics

204 out of 206 National Olympic Committees are represented at the 2024 Summer Games with 54 from Africa, 48 from Europe, 44 from Asia, 41 from the Americas and 17 from Oceania.

200

The first 12 Olympics had this one event

What is a footrace?

(190m - or one length of the stadium - called a ‘stade’)

200

This continent has never hosted an Olympics (not Antarctica)

Africa

200

Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz, Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky competed in this Olympic sport.

What is swimming?

200

The colors of the Olympics rings

What is Blue, Black, Red, Yellow and Green?

200

Age of the youngest and oldest athlete competing in 2024 Olympics

Zheng Haohao, the 11-year-old skateboarder

Juan Antonio Jimenez Cobo, the 65-year-old in equestrian 

300

This is the prize received by winners of ancient Olympic events

What is an olive-leaf wreath?

300

Skateboarding made its debut in which Olympic Games?

Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021)

300

Famous structure is in Paris France near the beach volleyball courts.

What is the Eiffel Tower?

300

What is the sport that participants run races, jump hurdles, and throw a javelin.

What is Track and Field?

300

Olympian _________, has the most medals, with this many_______

Who is Michael Phelps · 28

23 Gold · 3 Silver · 2 Bronze

400

Ancient Olympic athletes wore this while competing.

What is nothing? (Ancient athletes competed naked.)


400

This long-distance running event was created in the first modern Olympic games and has since become popular across the world especially in New York and Boston

What is the Marathon?

400

The Olympic values are: Excellence, Respect, and this

What is Friendship?

400

Where will the 2028 Summer Olympic Games take place?

 Los Angeles

400

The country that always enters first during the opening ceremonies for the Olympics

Per tradition, Greece always leads the parade, as Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games, and the host country ends the race

500
A tradition began with the 1936 Summer Olympics

What is the use of the olympic torch/torch relay?

500

This type of dancing is considered an Olympic event for the first time in Paris 2024

What is breaking/breakdancing?

500

How many times have the Olympics been hosted in Paris?

Three (1900, 1924, 2024)

500

The first modern-day Olympic Games were held in 1896 in what Greek city?

Athens

500

Name the town in NY State that has hosted the winter Olympics twice in history?

Lake Placid NY 

hosted two Olympic Winter Games, initially in 1932 and then again in 1980.

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