Ancient Olympics
Modern Olympics
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
Miscellaneous Olympics
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Where were the ancient Olympics (776BC-393AD) held?

Olympia, Greece

100

Which Olympics are held on leap years - summer or winter?


Summer

100

Where did the most recent summer games take place? (2020)

Tokyo, Japan

100

Which country's bobsled team was featured in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings?

Jamaica

100

During the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremonies, which country enters last?

Host Country

200

What did the first place contestant win?

A crown of olive leaves from the sacred olive tree at the temple of Zeus in Olympia.

200

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


200

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

200

The most recent Winter Olympics were held where?

a. Pyeongchang, South Korea

b. Vancouver, Canada

c. Salt Lake City, Utah

d. Sochi, Russia

Pyeongchang, South Korea

200

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

300

What did ancient Olympic athletes wear to compete?

Nothing

300

When were the Olympics revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin?

a. 1684

b. 1792

c. 1896

d. 1908

1896

300

How many women are on the gymnastics team?

Five

300

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

300

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

400

What was the first Olympic champion's profession?

a. Cook

b. Lawyer

c. Slave

d. Philosopher

Cook

400

What year were the Winter Olympics created?

a. 1896

b. 1924

c. 1940

d. 1980

1924

400

Where were the first winter Olympic games held?

a. St. Moritz, Switzerland

b. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

c. Oslo, Norway

d. Chamonix, France

Chamonix, France

400

What is the oldest sport at the Winter Games?

a. Bobsled

b. Luge

c. Skeleton

d. Figure Skating

Figure Skating

400

What black Olympian has been credited with "single handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy"?

Jesse Owens

500

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)

500

Which country has hosted the most Olympic games?

United States

500

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


500

Which country has won the most Winter Olympic medals?

Norway

500

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

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