Olympic Games Quiz

Question 1

The Olympic Games have been cancelled due to world wars.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 2

Which of these sports is NOT traditionally part of the Winter Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Water Polo

Answer

Figure Skating

Answer

Snowboarding

Answer

Curling

Question 3

Order the following Summer Olympic Games by the year they were held, earliest to most recent.

Accepted Answer

Athens 1896 → London 1908 → Berlin 1936 → Sydney 2000

Question 4

Baron Pierre de Coubertin is considered the founder of the modern Olympic Games.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 5

Arrange the following events in a typical Olympic Marathon race, from start to finish.

Accepted Answer

Starting the race → Passing the halfway mark → Entering the final kilometers → Crossing the finish line

Question 6

Match the Olympic sports with their corresponding governing bodies.

Accepted Answer

Athletics → IAAF; Swimming → FINA; Football → FIFA; Basketball → FIBA

Question 7

Which country has won the most medals in the Summer Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

United States

Answer

China

Answer

Russia

Answer

Germany

Question 8

Match the Olympic mascots with the Olympic Games they represented.

Accepted Answer

Misha → Moscow 1980; Sam → Los Angeles 1984; Wenlock → London 2012; Olga → Munich 1972

Question 9

Which city has hosted the Summer Olympics three times?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Answer

Los Angeles

Answer

London

Answer

Athens

Question 10

The Olympic flame is always lit in Olympia, Greece, before each Olympic Games.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False