Ancient Olympics
Greek city where the first Olympics was held in 776 BC.
A. Athens
B. Olympia
C. Abdera
B. Olympia
True or false: Olympic gold medals are made of solid gold.
False! (Approximately 100 years ago they started making them out of silver with gold plating.)
Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in Olympic history?
A. Maxi Gnauck
B. Nadia Comăneci
C. Sofia Muratova
B. Nadia Comăneci
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic event at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games.
How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
5,6, or 7?
5! The Olympic flag has five linked rings representing the five parts of the world joined by the Games: the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
How many countries compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
A. 206
B. 210
C. 202
A. For the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC confirmed “the territories of 206 National Olympic Committees
Who could take part in the ancient Olympics?
A. All free male Greek citizens
B. The Helots
C. All native Spartans
A. All free male Greek citizens
What continent has never hosted an Olympics
A. Europe
B. Asia
C. Africa and Antarctica
C. Africa and Antarctica
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in men's field hockey?
A. India
B. Canada
C. Australia
A. India
India competed in field hockey, its national game, for the first time at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games. India won its first of six consecutive gold medals in the men''s event between 1928 and 1956; they won again in 1964 and 1980.
Name the colors of the Olympics rings
Blue, Black, Red, Green, AND ______
Yellow!
The oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of
A. USA
B. Sweden
C. Australia
B. The oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of Sweden. He was 72 years, the 1920 Olympics in shooting.
This is the prize received by winners of ancient Olympic events
A. Olive-leaf wreath
B. Gold coins
C. Laurel leaves
A. Olive-leaf wreath
If you place second in an event what kind of medal do you receive?
A. Gold coins
B. Food supply
C. Silver
C. Silver
Who is the first female U.S. gymnast to win four gold medals at a single Games?
A. Shawn Johnson
B. Simone Biles
C. Gabby Douglas
B. Simone Biles
Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?
A. Lausanne
B. Zürich
C. Dubai
A. Lausanne
The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee is at Lausanne, Switzerland.
Who holds the most Olympic medals?
A. Simone Biles
B. Michael Phelps
C. Jim Thorpe
B. Michael Phelps · 28
23 Gold · 3 Silver · 2 Bronze
Ancient Olympic athletes wore this while competing.
A. Cloak (himation)
B. Tunic (either a peplos or chiton)
C. Naked and barefoot
C. Naked and barefoot
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.
A. Marathon
B. Triathlon
C. Decathlon
A. Marathon
When was synchronized diving added to the Olympic Games?
A. 1998
B. 1992
C. 2000
C. 2000
Diving became a part of the swimming program of the Olympic Games in 1904. In 2000, synchronized diving, a competition in which two divers simultaneously perform a dive, emerged and became part of the Olympic program.
How many years between each Olympic Games?
A. Every 2 years summer and winter alternating
B. Every 3 years summer and winter alternating
C. Every 4 years summer and winter alternating
A. Every 2 years summer and winter alternating
What country always enters first during the opening ceremonies for the Olympics?
A. Andorra
B. Belgium
C. Greece
C. Greece
True or False
False! it was during.
Who designed the Olympic flag?
A. Juan António Samaranch
B. Pierre de Coubertin
C. Jules-Clément Chaplain
B. Pierre de Coubertin
It has been claimed that Coubertin found the design of five interlocked rings on an ancient altar in Delphi, Greece.
When were women''s track-and-field events added to the Olympics?
A. 1935
B. 1928
C. 1952
B. 1928
Women''s track-and-field events were added to the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games.
What countries were not invited to the 1948 Olympics?
A. Iran and Iraq
B. Germany and Japan
C. Argentina and South Africa
B. Germany and Japan
In the London 1948 Olympic Games, Germany and Japan, the defeated powers of World War II, were not invited to participate.
How many times has London hosted the Olympic Games?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
A. 3
When London hosted the 2012 Olympic Games it became the first city to do so for the modern Olympic Games three times. It had previously been the site of the 1908 and 1948 Olympic Games.