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100

The very first Olympic games took place in this country:

A.  United States of America

B.  Greece

C.  Turkey

B.  Greece

100

Only three U.S.A. cities have hosted the winter Olympics.  

One of them is this city:  a beloved, very nearby city.  

What is:  Salt Lake City


(The other two are Lake Placid, New York

and Squaw Valley, California)

100

True or False?

Olympic gold medals are really made of solid gold.

False.

Gold medals are only covered in gold.

100

True or False:

No Olympic athlete has ever won gold in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

False.

American, Eddie Eagan, is the only person to have done both:

Summer:  Boxing gold medal in 1920
Winter:  Four-man bobsled gold medal in 1932
100

In which city/country will this year's Winter Olympics take place?

A.  Cape Town, South Africa

B.  Moscow, Russia

C.  Panama City, Panama

D.  Beijing, China

Answer:  D

Beijing, China.  

The opening ceremonies begin February 4, 2022.

200

True or false:

Some athletes who cheated had their names inscribed on the base of statues.


True.  

If an athlete cheated, they had to pay a fine.  

The money was then used to create a statue with the cheater's name on it.

200

Which is the only indoor sport in the Winter Olympics that does NOT involve ice skates?

​A.  Snowboarding
​B.  Skiing​
C. ​​ Curling​
D.  A​ll of the above​


Answer:  D - All of the above

200
There are how many rings on the Olympic flag?​​

​A.  3
B.  5
C.  8​

B - 5 rings

200

These two animals once participated in the Winter Olympics:

A.  Pigeons and deer

B.  Dogs and horses

C.  Unicorns and otters

Answer:  B.  

Dogs in dog-sled races

Horses in Skijorring (a skier is pulled by a horse)

200

Who gets to choose which cities will host a future Olympics?

A.  International Olympic Committee

B.  Walt Disney

C.  The President of the United States

Answer:  A

The IOC takes about two years to decide which city wins the chance to host the Games.  Each committee member casts a secret vote.

300

  1. How often did the ancient Olympics take place?

    1.  Once every four years
    2.  Every two years
    3.  Once in a blue moon

Answer:  A

The ancient Olympics took place once every four years.

The four-years between the games was called an "Olympiad" and was used to measure time.

300
​The first WINTER Olympic Games were held in 1924 
​​in this country:​
​
A.​  Mexico
B.​  Greece
C.  France​

What is:  C 

(Chamonix, France)

300

Besides gold, silver, and bronze, the medals at the 2020 Games were also made from:

A.  Old electronic devices

B.  Wood carvings

C.  Really big chocolate chip cookies

Answer:  A - old electronic devices.

Devices like old cell phones were used to make the medals.

300

True or False:

The world's fastest marathon runners take about five minutes on average to run each mile (times 26 miles)

True.

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, the world's fastest marathoner, takes LESS than five minutes per mile average.  That's less than 130 minutes for the whole 26 mile race. 

300

How can a NEW sport (such as skateboarding at the last summer Olympics) be accepted to be played in the Olympic Games?

A.  A petition must be signed by one million       people.

B.  A really good magic trick must be performed.

C.  You must pay $1 million to the IOC.

D.  The event must be widely practiced.

Answer:  D

Amid many, many, many rules - but mainly a sport must be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries on four continents, and by women in at least 40 countries on three continents.  The sport must also increase the ‘‘value and appeal’’ of the Olympic Games.

400

What prize was presented to the winners?

  1.  A medal  
  2.  An olive wreath  
  3.  Greek cheese

 

Answer:  B 

The winner received an olive wreath cut directly from "the sacred olive tree."

400

This country has won the most medals of any nation in the Winter Olympics:

​A.  United States of America
B.  Norway
C.  J​amaica

Answer:  B - Norway

As of 2014, Norway won the most of all medals:
     118 gold
     111 silver
     100 bronze
400

In 2014, the Olympic torch went to which amazing place?

A.  The North Pole
B.  The bottom of the world's deepest lake
C.  The top of Europe's highest mountain
D.  Outer space
E.  All of the above​

Answer:  E - All of the above!

400

What caused Bobby Pearce, a rower from Australia, to stop during his qualifying event (while in the lead) in the 1928 Summer Olympics?

A.  An alligator swam around him
B.  He dropped his oars
C.  Baby ducks swimming by
D.  A leak in his boat filled it with water​

Answer:  C - Baby ducks

Bobby saw a family of ducks with 18 baby ducks in his path. His nearest competitor rowed on and outpassed him by 5 lengths, but Bobby started again and finished in first place with a 30-second lead.  He went on to win gold!

400

The city scheduled to host the next SUMMER Games in 2024 is:

A.  Beijing, China
B.  Los Angeles, California
C.  Paris, France
D.  Rome, Italy​

Answer:  C - Paris, France


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500

  1. What marked the finish line for all the races?

    1.  An olive tree  
    2.  A squirrel  
    3.  A barbecue

Answer: A

The sacred olive tree of Zeus marked the finish line of the races.

500

"Military Patrol" was a sport in the 1924 Winter Games.  It involved cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering, and rifle shooting.  It has since come to be known by this name:

     A.  Luge
     B.  Spy Games
     C.  Biathlon

C. - Biathlon

500

What do the five rings on the Olympic Flag symbolize?

The five continents

(Africa, Asia, The Americas, Europe, Oceania)

500

This athlete has won the most Olympic medals ever.

American swimmer, Michael Phelps, won 28 Olympic medals through five different Olympics.  Twenty-three of them were gold!

500

In 2028, in which U.S. city will the SUMMER Olympics be held?

A.  Orlando, Florida
B.  Los Angeles, California
C.  Sitka, Alaska

D.  Honolulu, Hawaii

Answer:  B - Los Angeles, California


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