Olympic Sports
A competition in which runners race extremely long distances - now measured as 26.2 miles
What is a MARATHON?
The first modern day Olympic games were held in this city
What is ATHENS?
Perhaps the most famous movie involving the Olympic Games, which were set in Paris in 1924. Runners Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams competed.
What is 'Chariots of Fire'?
Arguably one of the most popular sports in the U.S but has never been introduced to the Olympics
What is (AMERICAN) FOOTBALL?
One of the winningest Olympic swimmers of all time, he has actually won 28 total Olympic medals (23 were gold).
Who is MICHAEL PHELPS?
The first modern day Olympics took place during this year
What is 1896?
What are the 5 colors of the Olympic Rings?
What are blue, yellow, black, green and red?
a spear-like object that athletes compete with to see who can throw the furthest
What is a JAVELIN?
One of the largest cities in Brazil, they hosted the Summer Olympics in 2016
What is RIO DE JANEIRO?
Set within the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games of 1964, the 1966 movie ____ focuses on the relationship between tenants, Englishman Sir William Rutland and American Olympic race walker, Steve Davis, and their disconcerted land-lady, Christine Easton.
What is 'Walk, Don't Run'?
This sport which sometimes uses "candlepins" was temporarily introduced into the Olympics as a demonstration sport at the Seoul Summer Games. However, only 20 countries participated, and the sport hasn't made a reappearance since.
What is BOWLING?
Olympians Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Khorkina, and Alexei Yagudin, are all from this country and made significant contributions to their sports
What is RUSSIA?
Known as one of the most controversial Olympics in World History due to World War II, The Berlin Olympics took place in this year.
What is 1936?
A sport involving descending a snow-covered surface while standing both feet on a singular board
Before Sydney 2000, this was the only city in the southern hemisphere to host the Olympic Games
What is MELBOURNE?
Set during the Berlin Olympics of 1936, a new plane with an experimental guidance system has gone missing in this 1937 film. Which famous detective (played by Warner Oland) has to solve the mystery while his son competes for the USA swim team
Who is CHARLIE CHAN?
This sport that used to include horses has not been played in the Olympics since 1936
What is POLO?
What is ONE?
The official name used to describe competitive horseback riding in an Olympic setting
What is EQUESTRIAN?
In which city did the Olympic flame first appear?
Hint: We were just in this country last Tuesday!
What is AMSTERDAM?
Although the setting for this documentary movie is the 20th Olympic Summer Games, this movie is not about sport. Instead it focuses on the circumstances and events surrounding the murder of eleven members of the Israeli Olympic Team in 1972.
What is 'One Day in September'?
A team game in which the ball is thrown, carried, and caught with a long-handled stick with a piece of shallow netting in at the end.
Nadia Comãneci was only 14 years old when the 1976 Montreal Olympics were held, and she also earned a perfect score while competing in this sport
What is GYMNASTICS?
A team sport played on ice where players slide stones towards a target area.
What is CURLING?
This city was set to host the Olympics in 2020 but it was postponed due to COVID-19
This 1938 documentary film captured performances from Jesse Owens as well as other breathtaking footage from the 1936 Summer Olympics
What is 'OLYMPIA?'
Also the name of a popular fall food, this is a racket sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball
What is SQUASH?
Fastest sprinter in the Olympics in modern times. He is Jamaican and has set several world records
Who is USAIN BOLT?
A timed sliding sport where individuals or doubles navigate a narrow, twisting track.
What is LUGE?
Despite its controversial neighbor to the north, this country's capital was given the chance to host the Olympics in 1988
This 2004 film chronicles the legendary U.S. hockey team's victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics, highlighting the underdog spirit and the coaching of Herb Brooks.
What is 'MIRACLE'?
One of the most popular global sports, it was introduced to the Olympics back in the early 20th century but never stuck.
What is CRICKET?
One of the greatest speed skaters of all time, she became the first American woman to win five Olympic gold medals and the first American Winter Olympian to take home six medals.
Hint: we have the same last name!
Who is BONNIE BLAIR?