Ancient Olympics
Where were the ancient Olympics (776BC-393AD) held?
Olympia, Greece
Which Olympics are held on leap years - summer or winter?
Where did the most recent summer games take place?
Tokyo, Japan
Which country's bobsled team was featured in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings?
Jamaica
During the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremonies, which country enters last?
The Host Country
What did the first place contestant win?
A crown of olive leaves from the sacred olive tree at the temple of Zeus in Olympia.
What years did NOT hold Olympic games, and why?
1916, 1940, 1944 - WWI and WWII
How many women are on the gymnastics team?
Five
What is the oldest sport at the Winter Games?
Figure Skating
What does the Olympic motto - citius, altius, fortius - mean?
a. Swift, Brave, Strong
b. Faster, Higher, Stronger
c. I came, I saw, I conquered
d. to compete, to race, to win
Faster, Higher, Stronger
What did ancient Olympic athletes wear to compete?
Nothing
When were the Olympics revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin?
a. 1684
b. 1792
c. 1896
d. 1908
1896
Where is the United States' official summer Olympic training center?
a. Lake Tahoe, CA
b. Lake Placid, NY
c. Colorado Springs, CO
d. Tampa Bay, FL
Colorado Springs, CO
Where is the official winter Olympic training center in the U.S.?
a. Lake Placid, NY
b. Colorado Springs, CO
c. Anchorage, AK
d. Bozeman, MT
Lake Placid, NY
Which material is the first place medal mostly made of?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Bronze
d. Platinum
Silver - were they to be made of pure gold they would be a whopping $22,000 per medal
According to legend, what mythical Greek hero founded the first Olympic Games?
Heracles (Hercules)
What year were the Winter Olympics created?
a. 1896
b. 1924
c. 1940
d. 1980
1924
What city is the only one to host the Summer Olympics three times?
London, England (1908, 1948 and 2012)
Where were the first winter Olympic games held?
a. St. Moritz, Switzerland
b. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
c. Oslo, Norway
d. Chamonix, France
Chamonix, France
What African-American Olympian has been credited with "single handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy"?
Jesse Owens
How many events were held at the first recorded Olympics?
Only one, the Stade (a foot race of about 180m - we get the word "stadium" from this)
How many new Olympic sports will be debuting at this summer's Olympic games?
Five - baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing
The only country to have won at least one gold medal at every summer games?
a. USA
b. USSR/Russia
c. Great Britain
d. France
Great Britain
Which country has won the most Winter Olympic medals?
Norway
The USA has about 2827 total Olympic medals. How many does the next closest country have?
a. 2826
b. 2476
c. 1869
d. 883
883 - Great Britain