Olympic games quiz
What is the only Olympic sport where men and women compete equally in every event?
Equestrian
Israel's independence was declared in May 1948. In which summer Olympic games did Israel make its debut participation?
Helsinki (1952)
Which professional tennis player won three Olympic medals in 1988 and 1996, when she represented the Czech Republic?
Jana Novotná
Which animals were used in the 1900 Olympics?
pigeons
What is the longest Olympic swimming race for men?
1500 meter freestyle
The first 12 ancient Olympics only featured one event. What was it?
a sprint from one end of the stadium to the other
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall was the first Olympic athlete to be suspended for drug use. Which banned substance had he consumed?
alcohol
The modern Olympics were started by Pierre de Coubertin. What title did he hold?
baron
The first Winter Olympic gold medal to be won by an athlete representing Slovakia went to Anastasiya Kuzmina in Vancouver 2010. In which event did she win it?
biathlon
In which Olympic sport is the wearing of a beard prohibited?
boxing
In which sport did Czechoslovakian athletes win the most Olympic medals, with a total of 35?
gymnastics
Ya'el Arad won Israel's first ever Olympic medal in Barcelona 1992. It was a silver medal. In which sports did she compete?
judo
Which metal makes up 92.5% of an Olympic gold medal?
silver
Women first competed in the modern Olympics in 1900 but only in 'ladylike sports'. Which three?
tennis, sailing and golf
Slovakian Pavol Hochschorner won three Olympic gold medals and was World Champion five times between 2000 and 2010. In which sport was he so successful?
Canoeing
Who won the men's long jump in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics?
Carl Lewis
What does the Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' mean?
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Foil, sabre, and épée are the weapons used in which Olympic event?
Fencing
To defend an Olympic title is never easy, but to win the gold medal three times in-a-row is even harder. Who was the only Polish athlete to manage such a feat (three Olympic gold medals in the same event)?
Robert Korzeniowski - Athletics - 50 km walk
How many nations competed at the first modern Olympics in 1896?
14
What are the 5 colours of rings on the Olympic flag?
Blue, yellow, black, green, and red
Rio 2016 will be the third summer Games held in the southern hemisphere. Which city hosted the first?
Melbourne in 1956
Which athlete has won the most Olympic medals?
Michael Phelps
The ancient Olympic games started in the 8th century BC at the sanctuary of Zeus which was where in Greece?
Olympia
Fourteen countries competed in the first modern Games in 1896. Which country topped the medal table?
USA
Michael Phelps, the USA flag bearer at the 2016 games held the record for the most medals as of 2015 with 22. How many of those medals were Gold?
18
The first modern Olympics were held in which year?
1896
The USA has competed in every modern Olympic Games except one which was held in Moscow, what year was it?
1980
What year was synchronized diving introduced as an Olympic Sport?
2000
The Czechoslovakian team had the distinction of being one of just three teams to win an ice hockey medal at a Summer Olympics. Which Games was it?
Antwerp 1920 Ice hockey was only contested at the Summer Olympics once, in 1920. After that, it became part of the Winter Olympics. Czechoslovakia won the bronze medal, with Canada's Winnipeg Falcons taking gold, and the USA taking the silver.
Why were the Olympic ring colours chosen?
Because every nation has at least one of the colours on its national flag
Under which name did the countries now known as the Czech Republic and Slovakia jointly compete in the Olympic Games between 1900 and 1912?
Bohemia
Which country hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics?
Canada
Which 1936 Olympian won 4 gold medals in the long jump and running events?
Jesse Owens
Complete the sequence of 100m winners: Linford Christie, Donovan Bailey, Maurice Greene ...
Justin Gatlin
One outstanding Olympic athlete from the Czech Republic competed in six Games before her retirement. She is also one of very few athletes from any country to compete in both Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Named "Czech Sportsperson of the Year 2006", who is she?
Kateřina Neumannová
Which city has held the modern Games three times?
London: 1908,1948, 2012
Are the Summer and Winter Olympics held within the same year?
No, two years apart
London hosted the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1948. Which other European city was home to the Summer Olympics twice other than Athens and London?
Paris
Perhaps one of the best known of all Czechoslovakian athletes of the 20th century, Emil Zatopek made history when he won three gold medals at the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952. Which honour was he awarded in 2000?
Pierre de Coubertin Medal
Three athletes from the Czech Republic won gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Which of these was not one of them? Jan Zelezny,Stepanka Hilgertova,Martin Doktor,Sarka Kasparkova
Sarka Kasparkova
Which country's Olympic athletes sport the letters RSA on their vests?
South Africa's
The Olympic marathon is dedicated to the Greek soldier Pheidippides who brought the message of victory from the battle of Marathon to the Athenians in 490 BC. The marathon consists one of the biggest attractions in the Olympic Games, but who was the first to win the marathon in the first modern Olympics that took place in Athens in 1896?
Spyridon Louis
Which body is responsible for selecting the host city for each Olympic games?
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
By tradition which nation is last to enter the stadium during the opening ceremony?
The host nation
In which event did Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the president of the IOC and founder of the modern Olympic movement, win a gold medal at the 1912 Games?
mixed literature
In which discipline did Great Britain win most of their medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney?
sailing
How many medals did Emil Zátopek win in London Olympics in 1948?
two