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?
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?
a. 1920, 1936, 1968
b. 1916, 1940, 1944
c. 1912, 1972, 1984
d. 1900, 1924, 1960
1916, 1940, 1944 - WWI and WWII
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
The most recent Winter Olympics were held where?
a. Beijing, China
b. Vancouver, Canada
c. Salt Lake City, Utah
d. Sochi, Russia
Beijing, China
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
How many women are on the gymnastics team?
Five
How many Winter Olympic medals has New Zealand won?
six
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
What was the first Olympic champion's profession?
a. Cook
b. Lawyer
c. Slave
d. Philosopher
Cook
What year were the Winter Olympics created?
a. 1896
b. 1924
c. 1940
d. 1980
1924
Where were the first Summer Olympic games held?
Athens, Greece
What is the oldest sport at the Winter Games?
a. Bobsled
b. Luge
c. Skeleton
d. Figure Skating
Figure Skating
What black 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)
What sport is debuting at the Paris Olympics 2024?
Break Dancing (Breaking)
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