General Trivia
In what country did the Olympic games originate?
Greece
With a total of 28 medals, who is the most decorated male Olympic athlete of all time?
Michael Phelps
What was the first U.S. city to host the Olympic games?
St. Louis, Missouri
This male swimmer was accused of filing a false police report and fabricating exaggerated robbery claims at the 2016 Rio Games...
Ryan Lochte
What are the colors of the Olympic rings?
Blue, black, yellow, green, red
With a total of 18 medals, who is the most decorated female Olympic athlete of all time?
Larisa Latynina (Soviet gymnast)
Which was the first Olympics in which all participating countries sent female athletes?
London 2012
Which South African sprinter, the first double amputee to compete again able-bodied athletes, was later found guilty of murdering his girlfriend?
Oscar Pistorious
What do the Olympic rings represent?
The continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Oceania)
Which American track athlete won four gold medals and set three world records during the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens
How often is the Special Olympics held?
Every two years
Following a years-long doping scandal, Russia was banned from the Toyko 2021 games; under what alternative name did Russian athletes compete?
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)
What prize was awarded to winners at the ancient Olympic games in Greece?
Olive branch crowns
In what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets of Olympic history, he won the gold medal in the 10,000 meter run at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Who is this athlete, for whom a middle school in Lawrence is now called?
Billy Mills
What Greek mythological figure is said to have founded the Olympics?
Hercules
In June 2021, which American female track athlete was banned from the Olympics after test positive for marijuana?
Sha'Carri Richardson
Name two of the four years that the Olympic Games have been cancelled
1912, 1940, 1944, 2020
Which female athlete won the 2021 women's artistic gymnastics individual all-around gold medal?
Sunisa (Suni) Lee
Name two of the five newly added sports at the 2021 Tokyo Games
3 v. 3 basketball, skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, karate
What were the most heavily boycotted games ever, shunned by 65 countries?
Moscow 1980