Paris Olympics 2024
Where did the opening ceremony take place? (More specific than Paris)
Along the seine river in the heart of Paris
Where did the first Olympic games take place?
a) Greece
b) Spain
c) England
d) France
a) Greece
The Statue of Liberty’s famously green, but only because of oxidation. What originally reddish-brown metal is France’s glorious gift made of?
Copper
What new sport did the 2024 Olympics add in?
a) karate
b) skateboarding
c) sport climbing
d) breakdancing
d) breakdancing
What is the most watched Olympic event?
a) men's swimming
b) men's track and field
c) women's gymnastics
d) women's track and field
c) women's gymnastics
What color features in the national flags of all eight countries that border mainland France?
Red
What was the Olympic mascot?
Phrygian Cap (cap acceptable)
How many countries competed in the first summer Olympic Games?
a) 16
b) 13
c) 17
d) 14
d) 14 countries
Which fruit, known as pomme d’amour in France, was wrongly thought in Renaissance times to be poisonous?
Tomato
What was the name of the park where visitors could meet the athletes and catch performances every day?
Champions Park
How many athelets have won medals in both the Winter and the Summer Olympics?
Only four athletes, including Christa Ludinger-Rothenburger, who won medals in the same year.
Although often misattributed as a French invention owing to its name and history, what device was actually first used in Ireland in 1307, over 450 years before it was first used in France?
Guillotine