Greco Gecko
First known Olympic games were held in:
- 756 BC
- 766 BC
- 776 BC
776 BC
The record for the Olympic High Jump was set by Thiago Braz da Silva of Brazil in 2016 at:
- 6.01m
- 6.02m
- 6.03m
6.03m
When were the Olympic gold medals last made entirely of gold
- 1864
- 1912
- 1988
1912
This Olympian become the youngest champion ever in the Winter Olympics
Tara Lipinski
There was a punishment of public whipping and/or fines for breaking the rules in the ancient Greek Olympic Games: True/Fals
True
The team from this country holds the men's Olympic record in the 400m relay race
Jamaica
What are the 5 colors of the Olympic Rings
Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, Red
A race was held in the 1896 Olympic Games in honor of this runner who is famous for running from Marathon to Athens?
Pheidippides
This was the prize for Olympic athletes in ancient Greece
Which of these countries is not represented in the current Olympic or World Marathon Records:
- Kenya
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
Eritrea
Women were first allowed to compete in which year?
1900
This Roman emperor declared himself the winner of an Olympic chariot race...even though he fell out of his chariot
- Caligula
- Aulus Vitellius
- Nero
Nero
In ancient Greece, a separate festival celebrating female athletes was named after this Greek goddess and only had one event, the stadion) in which only unmarried young women were allowed to compete
HERA
Heraean Games
An Austrian Olympian reached this top speed (prior to the Olympics) on the Luge
- 80mph
- 96mph
- 101mph
96 mph
The Olympic Motto is:
- Video, Vinci, Vidi
- Gladiator in arena consilium capit
- Citius, Altius, Fortius
Double Points for Translation
CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS
(Faster, Higher, Stronger)
This Olympian holds women's World and Olympic record for the 100m dash at 10.49 and 10.62 in 1988
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Which pair wrote the music and lyrics for the Olympic Hymn
- Spyridon Samaras and Kostis Palamas
- Adelphos Diamadopolis and Christopher Eliopoulos
- Yuri and Stavros Moustakas
Spyridon Samaras and Kostis Palamas
Which of these did NOT happen in the 1904 Olympic Marathon:
- William Garcia dropped out because of cramps, hitched a ride to the finish, and initially won before the truth was discovered and his win was revoked
- An athlete was carried by his trainers to the finish line while being given a mix of strychnine and brandy, and eventually lost 8lb during the race
- The post man who joined the race after losing his money in New Orleans, cut his clothes into running-mode, ate apples that turned out to be rotten, got sick and slept, but still finished 4th
William Garcia was carried by his trainers, Thomas Hicks was the one who got the ride to the finish line
Which of these is not an Olympic sport
Futsal
Nordic Combined
Sport Climbing
All of them are
This person is credited with starting the modern Olympic games:
- Baron Pierre de Coubertin
- Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
- Vicomte Raoul de Chagny
Baron Pierre de Coubertin