Who was the first Olympic winner?
(a) Carl Lewis
(b) James Connolly
(c) Simone Biles
(d) Paavo Nurmi
Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Beijing, China
(c) Chamonix, France
(d) Milan, Italy
The first women’s Olympic competition for gymnastics, at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, involved only which type of activity?
(a) Synchronized calisthenics
(b) Weightlifting
(c) Handstands
(d) Standing still
How long, to the nearest mile, is an Olympic marathon?
(a) 26
(b) 52
(c) 10
(d) 100
Which nation sent 129 archers to compete in the inaugural Olympic archery competition held in 1900?
(a) Great Britain
(b) Switzerland
(c) France
(d) USA
How many rings make up the Olympic symbol?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 25
(d) 100
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When was the first modern Olympic game started –
(a) 1900
(b) 1901
(c) 1902
(d) 1903
The London 2012 Summer Olympics was remarkable, among other things, for what?
(a) The sun shone through the entire game
(b) It had three official mascots
(c) It was the first Olympics at which every sport had female competitors.
(d) No competing athletes tested positive for drugs
The first Olympics were held in Greece that year.
(a) 676 BC
(b) 976 BC
(c) 876 BC
(d) 776 BC
Which sport, a version of which was a medal sport in 1924, and a demonstration sport in 1928, 1936 and 1948, became an official Winter Olympic sport in 1960?
(a) Short track speed skating
(a) Luge
(c) Freestyle skiing
(d) Biathlon
When the convention of moving the Olympic flame via a relay system from Olympia to the Olympic venue began?
(a) Antwerp, 1920
(b) Amsterdam, 1928
(c) Berlin, 1936
(d) London, 1908
The first boxer to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics was –
(a) Laszlo Papp
(b) Chris Hoy
(c) Allyson felix
(d) Emil Zatopek
The 2022 Olympic Games were held in
(a) Beijing
(b) Seoul
(c) Sydney
(d) Tokyo
Women’s judo and what other sport debuted on the Olympic Games programme in 1992?
(a) Volleyball
(a) Slalom canoeing
(c) Lacrosse
(d) Badminton
The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was –
(a) 10
(b) 9
(c) 8
(d) 7
The Olympic symbol consists of five. What?
(a) Rings
(b) Ducks
(c) Balls
(d) Triangles
__ is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic Medal
(a) Saina Nehwal
(b) Karnam Malleswari
(c) Koneru Humpy
(d) Omana Kunjamma
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Daniel Carroll and Akakida Kakhiashvili are unusual in Olympic history. For what reason?
(a) They have both won gold medals while representing two entirely different countries.
(b) Both missed their medal award ceremonies
(c) Both won by default as there were no other competitors
(d) Both were sent home after failing drugs
Jesse Owens represented which country at the 1936 Games in Berlin?
(a) Germany
(b) USA
(c) Australia
(d) Ireland
India first participate in the modern Olympic Games?
(a) 2000
(b) 1948
(c) 1900
(d) 1984
From 1956 to 1968, Al Oerter won gold medals in every Olympics in what sport?
(a) Hammer
(b) Javelin
(c) Discus
(d) Shot put
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What sport was part of the Olympic Games programme between 1896 and 1924, and returned as a full medal sport at the 1988?
(a) Tennis
(b) Lawn bowls
(c) Curling
(d) Golf
When were the first Olympic Games to be held in a Spanish-speaking country?
(a) 1992
(b) 2016
(c) 1968
(d) 1948
How many lanes are there in an Olympic-sized swimming pool?
(a) 12
(b) 6
(c) 10
(d) 8
What is the name given to the official residence provided for the Olympic athletes?
(a) Town
(b) Hamlet
(c) Village
(d) City
Where were the summer Olympics held?
(a) Palermo, Italy
(b) London, UK
(c) Paris, France
(d) Athens, Greece
In 1996, in Atlanta, Karch Kiraly was the first US player of which sport to win three gold medals?
(a) Weightlifting
(b) Handball
(c) Volleyball
(d) Wrestling
Leon de Lunden killed 21 of what to win his gold medal at the 1900 Olympic Games?
(a) Partridges
(b) Pigeons
(c) Rabbits
(d) Gophers
Why was Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian disqualified by the IOC from his medal for the men’s 84kg Greco-Roman wrestling event at the 2008 Olympics?
(a) He had kicked a referee in the face
(b) He was found to have used the banned substance propranolol
(c) He threw his medal on the floor at the medal ceremony
(d) He was found to be overweight
Blue, red, green, yellow; four Olympic rings. What’s missing?
(a) Black
(b) Teal
(c) Olive
(d) Fuchsia
Who, in 1948 at London, equaled the record of winning 4 gold medals at one Olympics, set at the previous Games by Jesse Owens?
(a) Stanislawa Walasiewicz
(b) Audrey Williamson
(c) Fanny Blankers-Koen
(d) Shirley Strickland
The first Olympics in the city of Olympia in Greece took place in
(a) 1000 BC
(a) 850 BC
(c) 776 BC
(d) 753 BC
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Who is considered the most successful Olympian?
(a) Michael Phelps
(b) Caeleb Dressel
(c) Zach Apple
(d) Usain Bolt
What is the minimum number of hurdles that must be cleared by each competitor in the Olympic 400m hurdles?
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 6
Which Olympic sport was contested in only 1904 and 1908, by teams from only 3 countries (Canada, USA and Germany) altogether?
(a) Synchronized swimming
(b) Petanque
(c) Croquet
(d) Lacrosse
Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Eight
At which Olympic Games did a water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union end as a pitched battle between the teams?
(a) 1960, Rome
(b) 1948, London
(c) 1956, Melbourne
(d) 1972, Munich
In which sport did Mike Agassi compete in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, representing Iran?
(a) Boxing
(b) Swimming
(c) Tennis
(d) Wrestling
By the time his Olympic career ended in 1960, who had won more Olympic medals than any other fencer?
(a) Sergei Diaghileff
(b) James Gandolfini
(c) Edoardo Mangiarotti
(d) Marco Pierre White
Which sport has been included in only one Olympic Games, in Paris in 1900, when the competition was between the Devon and Somerset Wanderers (representing England) and a team from the British embassy in Paris (representing France)?
(a) Badminton
(b) Soccer
(c) Croquet
(d) Cricket
At the opening ceremony of every Olympic Games when the athletes parade into the stadium, what is traditionally the first nation to enter?
(a) USA
(b) Greece
(c) China
(d) United Kingdom
For what were medals competed for at the Olympic Games from 1912 until they were discontinued after the competition in 1948?
(a) Tug of war
(b) Polo
(c) Rugby union
(d) Art competitions
During the cycling road race at the Rome Games of 1960, Danish cyclist Knud Ene-mark Jensen fell from his bicycle. Which of these was not a result of that?
(a) Lance Armstrong won
(b) He later died
(c) He was found to be under the influence of amphetamines
(d) The first Olympic death linked to doping
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Olympic gold medalists Nedo Nadi, Enrico Fabris, Domenico Fioravanti and Alberto Tomba represented which country?
(a) Estonia
(b) Italy
(c) Canada
(d) Australia
Who won a record seven gold medals at the 1972 Games at Munich?
(a) Mark Spitz
(b) Paavo Nurmi
(c) Michael Phelps
(d) Olga Korbut
Who was the first General Secretary of the International Olympic Committee and later became its President, serving until 1924?
(a) Cyrano de Bergerac
(b) Baron de Coubertin
(c) Guy de Maupassant
(d) Charles de Gaulle
When and where was hockey introduced to women in the Olympics?
(a) 1908 in London
(b) 1980 in Moscow
(c) 1936 at Berlin
(d) 1924 in Paris
Which 1983 arcade game is recognized as the first of the genre known as “Olympic” video games?
(a) Olympic Gold
(b) Track and Field
(c) Enduro
(d) Gyruss
What was one avenue the Greek organizers of the 1896 Olympics used to fund the costs and finish or build the last of the venues?
(a) Mock medals
(b) Commemorative stamps
(c) Autobiographies of the organizers
(d) Commemorative strain of wheat
Who was President of the IOC from 1952 to 1972 and had proposed eliminating team sports from the Summer Olympics?
(a) Lord Killanin
(b) Avery Brundage
(c) Henri de Baillet-Latour
(d) Sigfrid Edstrom
What was unusual about the 1960 Olympic marathon win by Abebe Bikila?
(a) He stopped during the race to talk to a spectator
(b) He was 5th. The first 4 were disqualified
(c) His number blew off. He was not easily identified.
(d) He ran barefoot
What is the most popular sport played in the modern Olympics?
(a) Swimming
(b) Gymnastics
(c) Track and Field
(d) Volleyball
Which of these is an Olympic sport that uses hoops, ribbons, ropes, balls and clubs?
(a) Ice dancing
(b) Greek wrestling
(c) Prestidigitation
(d) Rhythmic gymnastics
Which country hosted the 1936 Summer and Winter Olympics?
(a) Japan
(b) Germany
(c) USA
(d) Netherlands
Where are the 2022 Winter Olympics held?
(a) Seoul
(b) Tokyo
(c) Taipei
(d) Beijing
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Which of these is a weightlifter who won Olympic golds in 1992 (Barcelona) in the – 90 kg class, 1996 (Atlanta) in the – 99 kg class and 2000 (Sydney) in the – 94 kg class?
(a) Koo Stark
(b) Kakhi Kakhiashvili
(c) Karen Carpenter
(d) Sathish Sivalingam