Events
How many different sports are represented at the 2024 Summer Olympics?
32
This athlete hold the world record for 100 meters, 200 meters, and the 4 × 100 meters relay in track and field
Usain Bolt (Jamacia)
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in modern history, how many gold medals does he have?
23 gold medals
St. Louis was the first in the US to host a Summer Olympics in what year?
1904
The Olympic rings represent
The five inhabited continents
How many lanes does an Olympic swimming pool have?
8
Ian Millar competed in Canadian equestrian and holds the record for most Olympic appearances, how many has he been in?
10
Simone Biles has been in how many Olympics?
3
This city has hosted the Summer Olympics the most times, its most recent being in 2012
London, UK
Females could compete in the Olympics since 1900, but it wasn't until this year that we received female competitors from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Brunei which marked every eligible Olympic country had sent female competitors
2012
This sport came back to the Olympics in 2016 after a 112 year absence
Golf
Inge Sorensen (Denmark) is the youngest medal winner who won bronze in breaststroke in 1936 at what age?
12 years old
Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh-Jennings won Olympic gold in 2004, 2008, and 2012 in what sport?
Beach volleyball
This city was the first in the Southern Hemisphere to host the Summer Olympics
Melbourne, Australia
The official motto for the Olympics is "Citius, Altius, Fortius", which means what in English?
Faster, Higher, Stronger
What was one of the first events women were allowed to compete in? (There are five to choose from)
Tennis, sailing, croquet, golf and equestrianism
Who is the only Olympian that has won a medal at both the summer and the winter Olympics?
Christa Ludinger-Rothernburger (Germany)- Events were speed skating and cycling
How many times has the US hosted the Summer Olympics?
Our modern Olympic flag was first introduced in 1914, where was this Olympics held?
Paris, France
What was the winners prize in the ancient Olympics?
This country is the only one to come home with at least one gold medal every Summer Olympics since 1896
Great Britain
Who is the top Canoeing athlete that competed in all Olympics from 1980-2004, wining a total of 8 gold and 4 silver medals?
Birgit Fisher (Germany)
How many medals has the US brought home in all Summer Olympics combined?
2,638 (1,065 are gold)
How many different countries have hosted the Summer Olympics?
19
Johnny Weissmuller was a US swimmer who won 5 gold medals during the 1920's. He was also an actor who played this character in 12 movies, you are probably most familiar with Disney's 1999 animated remake
Tarzan