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Question: The first smoke-free Olympic Games were held in which city?
Answer: Calgary
Question: Table tennis made its Olympic debut in which year?
Answer: 1988
Question: The Beijing Olympics' oldest and youngest athletes' ages had a difference of how many years?
Answer: 55
Question: BMX made its Olympic debut in which city?
Answer: Beijing
Question: Which host city was the first to use artificial snow in the Winter Olympics?
Answer: Lake Placid, N.Y.
Question: Who is the only athlete in history to win medals at the Winter and Summer Olympics in the same year?
Answer: Christa Luding-Rothenburger
Question: What woman became the first Olympic athlete to win gold twice 20 years apart?
Answer: Brigit Fischer
Question: In the ancient Greek Olympics, wrestlers used oil to keep what out of their pores?
Answer: Sand
Question: Which Roman emperor declared himself the winner of an Olympic chariot race...even though he fell out of his chariot?
Answer: Nero
Question: Who was the first Olympic athlete to be disqualified for testing positive for steroids?
Answer: Ben Johnson
Question: Women's wrestling was televised for the first time in what year's Olympic Games?
Answer: 2004
Question: Which Olympian reprises her famous smirk in a GEICO commercial for car insurance?
Answer: McKayla Maroney
Question: How old was Lindsey Vonn when she made her Olympic debut?
Answer: 17
Ǫuestion: Which two Black American gold and bronze medal- winning athletes were expelled from the Olympic village for protesting racial segregation during the 1968 Olympics?
Answer: Tommie Smith and John Carlos
How many competitors participated in the 2021 Summer Olympics?
A: 9,500
B: 11,420
C: 14,300
D: 8,200
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The 2021 Summer Olympics saw 11,420 competitors from 206 nations.
What significant event occurred during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games?
A: A terrorist attack
B: Rain delayed the events
C: A natural disaster
D: An outbreak of a disease
Correct Answer: A- terrorist attack
Which continent has never hosted the Summer Olympic Games?
A: South America
B: Africa
C: Asia
D: Oceania
Correct Answer: B (Africa)
Which sport did Dutch athlete Anton Geesink win a gold medal in Tokyo 1964, causing a major stir?
A: Archery
B: Judo
C: Weightlifting
D: Equestrian
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Dutch judoka Anton Geesink won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, causing a stir.
Which athlete at the 1960 Rome Games later became known as Muhammad Ali?
A: Wilma Rudolph
B: Cassius Clay
C: Ray Norton
D: Otis Davis
Correct Answer: B
What historic sporting protest took place during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics?
A: Athletes performed a sit-in.
B: Black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
C: Fans threw objects onto the field.
D: Marathon runners abandoned the race.
Correct Answer: B
How old was the oldest Olympic medal winner?
He was 72 years old.
During the 1920 Summer Olympics, Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in the double shot running deer contest.
What is the oldest Olympic sport?
Answer: The first Olympic sport was a running race called Stadion, or Stade. This was the only event at the Olympics from 776-724 BC. The length of the race was about 200 yards, and it was named after the stadium in which it was run. The winner of the Stadion was considered to be the winner of the whole Olympics.
Who won the first Olympics?
Answer: The winner of the first Olympics was Coroebus of Elis, who was a cook and baker. He won the Stadion, which is a foot race, and was the only event at the first Olympics, so he is considered to be the winner of the whole Olympics.
Question: Why are the Olympics every 4 years?
Answer: The modern Olympics are held every 4 years in honor of the Ancient Olympic games, which were also held every four years. The four years between games are known as an Olympiad. The Ancient Greeks used Olympiads as a way to measure the passage of time.
Question: Why are there 5 Olympic rings?
Answer: The 5 Olympic rings represent the five continents that participated in the original International Olympic Committee when the Modern Olympics were founded. These were Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.