Olympic Events
Name the Olympic Event:
a form of ice skating in which competitors race against each other, typically around an oval track
Speed Skating
Olympia - Greece
How many athletes have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter games?
2
What is the Olympic motto for 2022?
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is “Together for a Shared Future.”
The Modern Olympics started in 1868, winners received what instead of medals.
olive wreath crowns
Name the Olympic Event:
a sport in which members of a team of swimmers perform coordinated or identical movements in time to music.
Synchronized Swimming
What do the colours of the Olympic rings represent?
Their five colours (along with the white backdrop) reflect colours found on the flags of all participating nations, so everyone is represented. The overlaps also represent international cooperation, and the coming together of athletes from all over the world
How young was the youngest Olympic medal winner?
10
What is the Original Olympic Motto?
Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together
What famous beverage company was the first to sponsor the Olympic Games?
Coca-cola
Name the Olympic Event:
a heavy thick-centered disk thrown by an athlete, in ancient Greek games or in modern field events
Discus
1912-1948: which was not an Olympic event
1) Dancing
2) sculpting
3) writing
4) music
1) Dancing
How many time have the modern Olympic games been cancelled?
3 times
What are the Olympic medals made of?
92.5% Silver
The first athlete suspended from the Olympics was suspended for what?
Alcohol
Name the Olympic Event:
a light spear thrown in a competitive sport or as a weapon
Javelin
Which is the only country to host the Olympic games 4 time?
United States.
Back then, how long did the Olympics go on for?
5 or 6 months!
How long was the longest wrestling match? (in hours)
11 hours
When 2 pole vaulters representing the same country tied for second place... how did they decide who got which medal?
When they returned to Japan, they took the two medals to a jeweler, who cut each of them in half, and then fused one half of each silver medal with one half of each bronze.
If they couldn’t share their medals in the record books, the athletes decided they would literally share the silver and bronze.
Those hybrid medals became known as the “Medals of Friendship,”
Name the Olympic Event:
an athletic contest consisting of three different events, typically swimming, cycling, and long-distance running
Triathlon
Where will the next Olympic Games be held?
Paris, France 2024
When was the first year all participating countries sent female athletes?
2012
Who has the most Olympic medals in the world?
Michael Phelps
In the 1896 games, What Olympic Event was to be played but there were no teams to play the event.