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Each Olympic Games country has been given a three-character code designating their country in Olympic Game competition. The International Olympic Committee created all these to make the competitors easier to identify, and some also to spell. Can you identify who belongs to these three-character country codes? Try and win a bronze, silver, or gold medal with these quizzes!
7 quizzes and 85 trivia questions.
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  European IOC Country Codes   popular trivia quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
The International Olympic Committee uses three-letter codes to identify participating nations. In this quiz, match the IOC code to the European country on the map. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Aug 21 22
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kyleisalive editor
Aug 21 22
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  Asian IOC Country Codes    
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
The International Olympic Committee uses three-letter codes to identify participating nations. In this quiz, match the IOC code to the Asian country on the map. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Oct 09 22
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kyleisalive editor
Oct 09 22
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  African IOC Country Codes   popular trivia quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
The International Olympic Committee uses three-letter codes to identify participating nations. In this quiz, match the IOC code to the African country on the map. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Feb 21 22
Easier
kyleisalive editor
Feb 21 22
298 plays
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  Caribbean/Central American IOC Country Codes    
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
The International Olympic Committee uses three-letter codes to identify participating nations. In this quiz, match the IOC code to the Caribbean or Central American country on the map. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Mar 23 22
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kyleisalive editor
Mar 23 22
211 plays
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  IOC Country Abbreviations    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
For every country in the world, the I.O.C. has a three letter combination as an abbreviaton. I give you the combination, can you tell the country that goes with it?
Easier, 25 Qns, Vermic, Apr 16 08
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Vermic
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  Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this quiz I will name or give a hint about a city that has hosted the Olympic Games. All you have to do is name the IOC Olympic country code of the country the city is in.
Average, 10 Qns, Daragh, Aug 03 09
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Daragh
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  Olympics: Oceania    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You think you're ready for the Olympics of Sydney 2000? Well, test yourself. I'll give you the countries, you name the Olympic abbreviations. Did you pass the test? Then you know which countries they're talking about on television. Have fun and enjoy the
Average, 10 Qns, Kurf, Jan 18 03
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Kurf
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IOC Country Codes Trivia Questions
1. This country hosted the Olympics in 1960, and it was a successful one at that, but what is the IOC country code of this country?

From Quiz Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries

Answer: ITA

Rome beat cities from 3 separate continents to win the right of hosting the XVIIth (17th) Olympiad. The future King of Greece Constantine II won his country a gold in this Olympics in the Dragon class sailing.

2. The letters NIG are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Niger

Nigeria = NGR, Nicaragua = NCA, Namibia = NAM

3. Barcelona hosted the Olympics in 1992 and had a great opening ceremony with the flaming arrow that lit the Olympic Flame. We all know Barcelona is in Spain, but what is Spain's IOC code?

From Quiz Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries

Answer: ESP

This Olympics featured the American "Dream Team" basketball greats who won gold, and also the Unified Team consisting of 12 of the former Soviet states. The Unified Team used the Olympic flag as their flag and won the most medals (112) at this Olympics.

4. The letters LCA are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Saint Lucia

Liechtenstein = LIE, Sri Lanka = SRI, Laos = LAO

5. Can you tell me the IOC code of the European country that hosted the 2004 Olympics?

From Quiz Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries

Answer: GRE

10,625 athletes competed for 201 countries in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. USA topped the medals table with 36 golds and 102 total medals, including six golds and two bronzes from "The Baltimore Bullet" swimming sensation Michael Phelps.

6. The letters SLO are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Slovenia

Slovakia = SVK, Sierra Leone = SLE, Senegal = SEN

7. In 1920, the Olympics were held in a relatively small country. Can you name that country and its IOC code?

From Quiz Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries

Answer: Belgium, BEL

Some countries including Germany and Austria were not invited to the 1920 games because they had lost World War I. Budapest was originally chosen to host the 1920 games, but that honor was revoked when they sided with Germany in World War I.

8. The letters COK are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Cook Islands

Ivory Coast = CIV, Congo = CGO, Croatia = CRO

9. The Olympics were held in this country in 1904. What is their IOC code?

From Quiz Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries

Answer: USA

The United States of America has hosted the Olympics 4 times in the 20th century (St. Louis: 1904, Los Angeles: 1932 and 1984, Atlanta: 1996.), and has also hosted the Winter Olympics many times.

10. The letters TJK are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Tajikistan

Turkmenistan = TKM, Sao Tome and Principe = STP, Tonga = TGA

11. The letters PNG are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Papua New Guinea

Guinea = GUI, Panama = PAN, Paraguay = PAR

12. The country that hosted the Olympics in 1964 was Japan. What is the IOC code for Japan?

From Quiz Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries

Answer: JPN

Japan was awarded the right to host the 1940 Olympics, but it was subsequently awarded to Helsinki because of Japan's invasion of China. It didn't matter who was to host the games as it was canceled due to World War II.

13. The letters CGO are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo = COD, Cameroon = CMR, Comores = COM

14. In 2000, the Olympics were held in a country beginning with the letter A. What was the IOC code of that country?

From Quiz Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries

Answer: AUS

Sydney won the right to host the event at the 101st meeting of the IOC, beating Beijing by just 2 votes (45-43) in the 4th and final round of voting. They trailed the Chinese city in all the previous rounds.

15. The letters SRI are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Sri Lanka

Suriname = SUR, Saint Kitts and Nevis = SKN, Singapore = SIN

16. The letters NED are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: The Netherlands

Norway = NOR, New Zealand = NZL, Nepal = NEP

17. In 1952, the Olympics were held by a city that beat five American cities to host the games. What was the IOC code of the country that this city was in?

From Quiz Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries

Answer: FIN

The five American cities were Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia. Helsinki, where these Olympics were held, also beat Amsterdam to host the 15th Olympiad.

18. The letters GUA are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Guatemala

Guam = GUM, Greece = GRE, Georgia = GEO

19. The letters ISV are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: (American) Virgin Islands

Ivory Coast = CIV, Israel = ISR, British Virgin Islands = IVB

20. The letters NCA are used by?

From Quiz IOC Country Abbreviations

Answer: Nicaragua

Nauru = NRU, Norway = NOR , Nepal = NEP

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