Olympics Quiz

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Olympics Quiz 1 | Olympics History

Where and when were the first modern Olympic Games held?
Who is regarded as the 'Father of the modern Olympics'?
When were the first Olympic medals awarded?
Where and when were the first women allowed to compete in Olympic Games?
What is the Olympic motto?
Where is the Olympic flame traditionally lit?

Lighting the Olympic Flame

Answers to Olympics Quiz 1: Greece in 1896; Pierre de Coubertin; In 1904; In Paris in 1900; Citius - Altius - Fortius which means Faster - Higher - Stronger; Greece

Olympics Quiz 2
Beijing Olympics 2022

Beijing Stadium - Mirko Kuzmanovic/shutterstock.com

What is so unique about Beijing and the Olympic Games?
When were the last Olympics held in China?
What is the motto of the Beijing Olympics 2022?
What is the name of the mascot of the Olympics 2022?
Which three colours are the main colours in the Olympic logo of the Beijing Olympics?
How many Olympic sports will be included in the 2022 Olympics?
Name one new discipline that will be included in the Beijing Games 2022 for the first time?
Name two snow sports and two ice sports that are included in the Olympics 2022.

Answers to Olympics Quiz 2: Beijing is the first city to host both Olympic Games: Summer Games and Winter Games; in 2008; Together for a shared future; Bing Dwen Dwen; blue, red and yellow; 15 Olympic sports; big air freestyle skiing (or women's mono bob; mixed team events); snow sports: alpine skiing, ski jumping, nordic skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and ice sports: ice hockey, figure skating, curling

Olympic Quiz 3
Tokyo Olympics 2020

What is the motto of the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
How many sports will be included in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Which sports will be included in the Tokyo Games 2020 for the first time?
What is the name of the mascot of the Olympics 2020?
How many times has Japan already hosted the Olympic Games?
How many different venues are used for the various Tokyo 2020 events?

Tokyo Olympic stadium - image by Tomacrosse/shutterstock.com

One of the venues - the new Tokyo Stadium

Answers to Olympics Quiz 3: Discover Tomorrow; 33 sports with 50 disciplines; karate, skateboarding, surfing, sports climbing and others; Miraitowa; three times; 42 venues

Olympics Quiz 4
Olympics General Knowledge

How many countries have already hosted the Summer Olympics?
Which country hosted the Olympic Games most often?
Which five countries have participated in every Summer Olympics?
How many medals has the most decorated Olympian ever won?
The next Youth Olympic Games will be held in 2022. Do you know where these games will take place?
When was the first official Olympic mascot introduced and what was the name?

The first Olympic mascot

Answers to Olympics Quiz 4: 19 countries; the USA; Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland; Michael Phelps won 28 medals; Dakar/ Senegal; 1972 Waldi

More about the Olympic Games

Olympics Quiz | Resources

The International Olympic Committee. "Olympic Games." Olympic.org. Last accessed 9 February 2022
The International Olympic Committee. "Beijing 2020." Olympic.org. Last accessed 9 February 2022
The International Olympic Committee."Beijing Paralympics." Olympic.org. Last accessed 9 February 2022

Images on the Olympics Quiz page: Lighting the Flame: Ververidis Vasilis/ shutterstock.com; Beijing Stadium: Mirko Kudzmanovic/shutterstock.com; Tokyo Stadium: Tomacross/shutterstock.com; Waldi: wikimedia