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Quiz about Olympic Games Host Locations 2

Olympic Games Host Locations 2 Quiz

Part 2 of the Q&A on Olympic and Paralympic host locations!! Again, answering this quiz is literally more than just identifying the host location or the year of hosting. Best of luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by JDCL. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
JDCL

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
418,814

Updated
Jan 31 25

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following cities was *not* among the Candidate City delegations that competed against Athens (Greece) for the hosting of the 2004 Summer Olympics? Hint

Osaka (Japan)

Cape Town (South Africa)

Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Rome (Italy)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The 123rd International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session that was held in Durban, South Africa in July 2011, saw the election of which location to host the 2018 Winter Olympics? Hint

Turin, Italy

Sochi, Russia

Pyeongchang, South Korea

Vancouver, Canada

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following cities was *not* in the running to host the 1964 Winter Olympics? Hint

Calgary (Canada)

Sapporo (Japan)

Innsbruck (Austria)

Lahti (Finland)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following cities in Canada hosted a share of events for the 2010 Winter Olympics? Hint

Richmond

Nanaimo

Kamloops

Red Deer

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Winter Games and Summer Games of 1968 were held in _____ and Mexico City, respectively.

Answer: (One Word .. city only)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these Australian cities did *not* host preliminary football matches for the 2000 Summer Olympics? Hint

Brisbane

Perth

Canberra

Sydney

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Question 7 of 10

7. Former IOC president Jacques Rogge led host city elections of the following eventual winning delegations, except for which one? Hint

Turin, Italy

Vancouver, Canada

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

London, United Kingdom

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tashkent (Uzbekistan) fielded a bid to host the Olympic Games.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Alexandria (Egypt) fielded their bids to host the 1916 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. Both Games were awarded to Berlin (Germany).

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Name the respective host cities of the 1952 Summer and Winter Olympics. Hint

Helsinki (Finland) and Oslo (Norway)

Montreal (Canada) and Innsbruck (Austria)

Melbourne (Australia) and Grenoble (France)

Los Angeles (United States) and Sarajevo (Yugoslavia)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following cities was *not* among the Candidate City delegations that competed against Athens (Greece) for the hosting of the 2004 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Osaka (Japan)

Other than Athens, four delegations from Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome, and Stockholm (Sweden) were in the running for hosting rights to the 2004 Summer Games.

Osaka bid for the 2008 Olympics, along with Istanbul (Turkey), Paris (France), runner-up Toronto (Canada). These Olympics were awarded to Beijing (PR China).

2. The 123rd International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session that was held in Durban, South Africa in July 2011, saw the election of which location to host the 2018 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Pyeongchang, South Korea

Pyeongchang bested Munich, Germany and Annecy, France in the final stages of the candidature process and was awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics.

3. Which of the following cities was *not* in the running to host the 1964 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Sapporo (Japan)

Sapporo would later host the 1972 Winter Olympics. This city was also planned to host the 1940 Winter Olympics, which were abandoned due to World War II.

4. Which of the following cities in Canada hosted a share of events for the 2010 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Richmond

Richmond is home to the Richmond Olympic Oval, which conducted the speed skating events for the 2010 Winter Games. The arena was later refurbished to accommodate two ice hockey rinks and more facilities for other sporting activities.

5. The Winter Games and Summer Games of 1968 were held in _____ and Mexico City, respectively.

Answer: Grenoble

The 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble (France) saw the first time drug testing was conducted for competing athletes. The 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City were the first Games to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country.

6. Which of these Australian cities did *not* host preliminary football matches for the 2000 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Perth

Football matches for the 2000 Summer Games were hosted in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, and Melbourne. Cameroon and Norway won the men's and women's football tournaments, respectively.

7. Former IOC president Jacques Rogge led host city elections of the following eventual winning delegations, except for which one?

Answer: Turin, Italy

The election in 1999 held in Seoul, South Korea, of Turin (Italy) as host city of the 2006 Winter Olympics was led by then IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch. The other three were led by Jacques Rogge.

8. Tashkent (Uzbekistan) fielded a bid to host the Olympic Games.

Answer: True

Tashkent did not reach the final stages of the host city selection process for the 2000 Summer Olympics, after withdrawing the bid early. Sydney (Australia) was eventually awarded the Games.

9. Alexandria (Egypt) fielded their bids to host the 1916 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. Both Games were awarded to Berlin (Germany).

Answer: True

Berlin bested the delegations of Alexandria, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium), and Cleveland (United States) for the 1916 Summer Games.

It also defeated the delegation of Barcelona (Spain) during the host city election for the 1936 Summer Games, for which Alexandria campaigned to host but withdrew early. Three other cities from Germany: Cologne, Frankfurt, and Nuremburg, and eight more cities: Budapest (Hungary), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Dublin (Ireland), Helsinki (Finland), Lausanne (Switzerland), Montevideo (Uruguay), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and Rome (Italy), withdrew their bids for these Games as well.

10. Name the respective host cities of the 1952 Summer and Winter Olympics.

Answer: Helsinki (Finland) and Oslo (Norway)

Melbourne and Grenoble hosted the 1956 Summer and Winter Games. Montreal and Innsbruck hosted the 1976 Summer and Winter Games. Los Angeles and Sarajevo hosted the 1984 Summer and Winter Games.

Source: Author JDCL

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