Paris 2024
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Argentina
100

Paris 2024 starts on...

July 13

July 26

August 11

July 26

100

Which sport is making its Olympic debut in 2024?

Breaking 

Fencing

Karate

Breaking

100

How many sports were there in Athens 1896, the first Olympic Games in the modern era?

31

17 

9

Nine

100

Which country has won more medals than any others: Russia, the USA or Germany? 

The USA 

100

How many medals has Argentina got so far in the Olympic Games: 77, 46 or 151?

Seventy-seven (21 gold, 26 silver, 30 bronze)

200

The previous Games were held in...

London

Tokio

Rio

Tokio, 2021

200

In Paris 2024 there will be...

300 sports

51 sports

32 sports

32 sports including 28 core sports and 4 optional sports

200

When did women begin participating?

Paris 1900

London 1908 

Stockholm 1912

Paris 1900

200

Who is the famous gymnast who, at the age of 14, got the first “perfect 10” in the games: Stella Walsh, Nastia Liukin or Nadia Comaneci?

Nadia Comaneci

200

When did Argentina first introduce a female athlete: Stockholm 1912, Berlin 1936 or Tokio 1964?

Berlin 1936 (swimmer Jeanette Campbell)

300

It'll take place in Paris, other cities in France and...

Haiti

Tahiti

Cuba

Tahiti, in French Polynesia

300

Three new sports were presented in Tokio: skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. Are they present in Paris?

Yes

300

For which sport was a women's event introduced in London 2012 (so there were no more sports only for men)?

 Sailing

Boxing 

Archery

Boxing

300

How old was the youngest Olympic competitor and medallist, the Greek Dimitrios Loundras: 7, 10 or 16?

Ten

300

In Paris 1900 there was only one Argentinian competitor: Francisco Camet. In which sport: Rowing, Swimming or Fencing? 

Fencing

400

The medals are made...

plastic

of recycled material

using iron from the Eiffel Tower


With iron taken from the first construction of the Eiffel Tower

400

Which sports are no longer Olympic events?

Baseball, softball & karate

Canoeing, softball & judo

Swimming, basketball & karate

Baseball, softball & karate

400

Why were 1916, 1940 and 1944 games cancelled? 

Natural catastrophes

World War I and II 

Economic crises


World War I and II

400

Who has won the most Olympic medals? Gymnast Larisa Latynina, athlete Usain Bolt or swimmer Michael Phelps?

Michael Phelps (28, 23 gold)

400

In London 1948, Delfo Cabrera won the marathon (after juan Zabala had done the same in Los Angeles 1932). How many other Argentinian athletes finished within the first 10 positions in that race: none, 4 or 2?


Two

500

The slogan of the Games is...

Faster, Higher, Stronger

Unity in diversity

Games wide open



Games wide open

500

In which event will ordinary people be able to participate?

100m race

Triathlon

Marathon

The Marathon Pour Tous plus a 10km race will be open to the public

500

Which games suffered a terrorist attack?

Los Angeles 1984

Moscow 1980

Munich 1972

Munich 1972

500

In which sport did Oscar Swahn, the oldest athlete ever, compete at the age of 72: Wrestling, Shooting or Gymnastics?

Shooting

500

In which sport has Argentina got the most medals: Football, Hockey or Boxing?

Boxing