Countries (Participant History)
This country was re-invited back to the olympics in 1992 after a 32 year ban from participating in international sport.
South Africa or Russia
South Africa
What Summer Olympics has the largest attendance?
Atlanta Olympics or Tokyo Olympics
Atlanta Olympics
Brazil is known as the more dominate country in this Olympic sport.
Volleyball or Soccer
Volleyball
This athlete has the most total medals ever in the summer olympics with 28 medals
Name and Sport.
Michael Phelps in swimming or Simone Biles in Gymnastics
Michael Phelps
Swimming
City and country where the ancient olympic games began
Olympia Greece or Beijing China
Olympia, Greece
Which country is known as a powerhouse in the pool?
Hungary or New Zealand
Hungary, Japan
Germany , United States
Australia
In Volleyball, the ball can reach speeds up to....
130km/h or 90km/h
130km/h
DAILY DOUBLE
Which sport has been played in every Summer Olympics?
Track and Field or Skateboarding
Fencing, athletics: track and field, cycling, gymnastics, swimming
This man is the all time leading scorer in Olympic Basketball history.
Carmelo Anthony or Michael Jorden
Carmelo Anthony
The summer olympics have been held in these three different U.S. Cities.
Atlanta
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Which country has participated in every Summer Olympics?
Greece or Brazil
Greece
What do the five rings on the Olympic Flag Represent?
Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas or
The prime colors
Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas
Abebe Bikila was a runner for the country of Ethiopia. He ran this event barefoot in Rome, 1960.
Name the running event.
Marathon or 100m sprint
Marathon
Oscar Swahn was the oldest medalist to compete in the Summer Olympics in 1920, how old was he?
(Side Note: He won Gold)
( 65, 72, 87, 59)
72 years old
(He was a shooter. He also qualified at age 76 but withdrew)
Which nation is always first to enter the stadium at opening ceremonies.
Greece is first
What is the only country to win a gold medal in every Summer Olympic Games?
Great Britain or Italy
Great Britain
What is used to light the Olympic flame in Greece?
Propane gas or sun rays
An olive branch and the suns rays… a mirror can also be used.
This sport is being added to the 2024 olympic games
Break dancing or fencing
Break Dancing
This olympic athlete “wasn’t supposed to win”. He was black and was competing in track and field in 1936 in Berlin. Hitler’s Germant saw him as a lesser athlete because of the color of his skin. He went on to win four gold medals.
Jesse Owens or Simone Biles
Jesse Owens
This country leads the all time medal count for the summer olympics. (They also lead the all time Gold count)
United States or Mexico
United States
Which country has won both a World Cup and Olympic gold in mens soccer?
France or Canada
France
Where was the 2004 Summer Olympics held?
Athens Greece or Tokyo Japan
Athens Greece
DAILY DOUBLE:
What is a new sport added to the 2020 Summer Olympics?
Rollerblading or Volleyball
rollerblading
Which Summer Olympics was the most expensive?
Summer Olympics in 2020
This host country (name city and country) had the largest attendance of any summer olympic games.
They sold 8.3 million tickets.
Atlanta US or Kiev Russia
Atlanta, United States