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Olympic Knowledge Trivia Quiz

I hope you know where the 1964 Winter Olympics took place! If you don't, good luck on this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by metsfan1001. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
metsfan1001

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,686

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where were the first modern Summer Olympics held? Hint

Paris, France

Rome, Italy

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Athens, Greece

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the first Olympic Winter Games, who won a Silver Medal in the 5000m speed skating event and a Gold Medal in the 10,000m speed skating event? Hint

Charles Jewtraw (USA)

Thorleif Haug (Norway)

Clas Thunberg (Finland)

Julius Skutnabb (Finland)

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Question 3 of 10

3. During which Olympic Games did the IOC first join the West Germany and East Germany teams into the Germany team? Hint

Melbourne, Australia: 1956 Summer Olympics

Squaw Valley, California USA: 1960 Winter Olympics

Cortina d'Amprezzo, Italy: 1956 Winter Olympics

Rome, Italy: 1960 Summer Olympics

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is Spain's IOC country code? Hint

SPN

SPA

ESP

ESN

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many men athletes competed in the 1948 London Summer Games? Hint

4104

80,000

390

3714

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Question 6 of 10

6. In-between what two dates were the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics held? Hint

August 17 to August 31

July 25 to August 9

June 9 to July 25

February 25 to March 9

7. On February 12, 2010, luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died after crashing, flying over a wall, and hitting his head on a metal support beam on the Whistler Sliding Center in Vancouver, Canada. Which country was he competing for? Hint

Georgia

USA

Germany

Poland

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which city hosted New York's first-ever Olympic Games? Hint

New York City

Buffalo

Syracuse

Lake Placid

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1980 Lake Placid Games, the USA men's ice hockey team beat the USSR 4-3 in the medals round. What was this game nicknamed? Hint

Gold Medal Glory

Miracle on Ice

The Game Changer

Excitement on Ice

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many nations competed in the 2004 Athens Summer Games? Hint

417

201

134

369

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where were the first modern Summer Olympics held?

Answer: Athens, Greece

The modern Olympics (the name Olympics was derived from Olympia, a city in Greece, that always "hosted" the ancient Olympics) were going to start in 1900 in Paris, but the IOC (International Olympic Committee) decided that the Olympics should start in 1896 in Greece because that's where the Olympics started. Paris hosted the Olympics in 1900 and 1924 (both summer). St. Louis hosted the Olympics in 1904 (summer), and Rome hosted the Olympics in 1960 (summer).

2. In the first Olympic Winter Games, who won a Silver Medal in the 5000m speed skating event and a Gold Medal in the 10,000m speed skating event?

Answer: Julius Skutnabb (Finland)

Skutnabb also won silver in the 5000m speed skating event in the 1928 St. Moritz Games.

3. During which Olympic Games did the IOC first join the West Germany and East Germany teams into the Germany team?

Answer: Melbourne, Australia: 1956 Summer Olympics

West Germany and East Germany country codes (FRG and GDR, respectively) merged into Germany (GER) in 1956.

4. Which of the following is Spain's IOC country code?

Answer: ESP

ESP is derived from Espagne, the French word for "Spain". Country codes for the IOC are based on French spelling e.g. CIV is for Cote d'Ivoire.

5. How many men athletes competed in the 1948 London Summer Games?

Answer: 3714

4104 by the number of total athletes (men and women) competing in those Games, there were 3714 male athletes. 390 were women competing in the 1948 Games. 80,000 by the estimated number of spectators at the Games.

6. In-between what two dates were the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics held?

Answer: July 25 to August 9

The Barcelona Games had 169 nations competing.

Answer: Georgia

During the opening ceremony of the 2010 Games, some of the Georgian athletes were crying because of the loss of this fellow athlete.

8. Which city hosted New York's first-ever Olympic Games?

Answer: Lake Placid

New York hosted the Winter Games twice in Lake Placid in 1932 and 1980.

9. In 1980 Lake Placid Games, the USA men's ice hockey team beat the USSR 4-3 in the medals round. What was this game nicknamed?

Answer: Miracle on Ice

The USSR had previously won gold at men's ice hockey at every Games since 1964. Also, Finland was America's last competitor, not the USSR.

10. How many nations competed in the 2004 Athens Summer Games?

Answer: 201

The final five cities voted by the IOC wanting to host these Olympic were Athens, Rome, Cape Town, Stockholm, and Buenos Aires.

Source: Author metsfan1001

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