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Cities of the Olympics Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on cities and towns that have all got one thing in common - they have all hosted either the Summer or Winter Olympic Games!

A multiple-choice quiz by acm2210. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
acm2210

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
245,690

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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4868

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Question 1 of 10

1. Stockholm hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1912. The capital of Sweden, Stockholm is the financial centre and largest city of the country. Is Stockholm a coastal city?

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. The host for the 1960 Summer Olympic Games was Rome, the capital city of the nation of Italy. Rome is a deeply historic city, with many famous landmarks. Perhaps the most famous of these landmarks is the Colosseum. Which of the following was the original name of the Colosseum? Hint

Anfiteatro Tito

Anfiteatro Vespasio

Anfiteatro Flavio

Anfiteatro Roma

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1924, the first ever Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France. What is the name of the mountain near Chamonix that is sometimes included in the title of the town?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Winter Olympic Games have been held in the town of Lake Placid twice: in 1932 and in 1980. In which US state is the small town located? Hint

New York

Oregon

New Jersey

Washington

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Question 5 of 10

5. Montreal, Canada took the responsibility to be Olympic Host City for the 1976 Summer Games, with what could only be described as disastrous consequences. The city and the province of Quebec were still paying off the debt 3 decades after the games.True or false: Montreal is the third-largest city in Canada.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sapporo in Japan hosted the XI Winter Olympic Games in 1972. On which Japanese island is the city of Sapporo? Hint

Hokkaido

Kyushu

Honshu

Shikoku

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 2000, Mexico City, the city that hosted the 1968 Summer Games, was in the Top Five of the list of the largest metropolitan areas in the world by population. Based on the 2000 census, where on this list did it rank? Hint

It was the 3rd most populous metropolitan area in 2000

It was the 5th most populous metropolitan area in 2000

It was the 2nd most populous metropolitan area in 2000

It was the 4th most populous metropolitan area in 2000

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sarajevo is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was also the city that hosted the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. Recently, it "underwent the longest siege in the history of modern warfare" (Wikipedia). What were the dates of the siege? Hint

1 April, 1991 - 28 February, 1998

5 April, 1992 - 29 February, 1996

29 March, 1991 - 1 April, 1996

20 April, 1992 - 8 April, 1998

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sydney hosted the Summer Olympic Games in the year 2000. In what year was the city founded? Hint

1778

1788

1798

1768

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Question 10 of 10

10. Antwerp was host to the 1920 Summer Games. The games were given to the city of Antwerp to "honour the suffering that had been inflicted on the Belgian people during the First World War" (from the International Olympic Committee website). What is the adjective that is used to describe someone from Antwerp? Hint

Antverpian

Antverpese

Antvese

Andtverpetian

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Stockholm hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1912. The capital of Sweden, Stockholm is the financial centre and largest city of the country. Is Stockholm a coastal city?

Answer: Yes

The city is constructed on the Stockholm Archipelago. This is a group of fourteen islands. Stockholm is situated on the east coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Answer: Anfiteatro Flavio

Translated into English from Italian, this is the Flavian Amphitheatre. Upon its construction, the building could hold fifty thousand. The amphitheatre is the largest that was built in Rome. Although the Colosseum was famously built by the emperor Vespasian, he in fact died before its completion. The structure was finished under Titus.

3. In 1924, the first ever Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France. What is the name of the mountain near Chamonix that is sometimes included in the title of the town?

Answer: Mont Blanc

Chamonix, or Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, is a famous ski resort. Skiing started on a major scale following the attraction of tourists resulting from the 1924 Olympic Winter Games. An Alpine mountain, Mont Blanc is the second-highest peak in Europe, after Mt. Elbrus in Russia. It is therefore the highest mountain in the West of Europe. It lies on the Italian-French border.

4. The Winter Olympic Games have been held in the town of Lake Placid twice: in 1932 and in 1980. In which US state is the small town located?

Answer: New York

Also referred to as a village, Lake Placid is a ski resort of very few people by Olympic standards. The town/village was the location of the 1980 'Miracle on Ice', a men's ice-hockey game where an amateur team from the USA beat the favourites, the USSR.

Answer: False

Montreal, Quebec is in fact the second-largest city in the nation. The largest is Toronto, Ontario, and the third-largest Vancouver, British Columbia. According to Wikipedia, Montreal is the "largest French-speaking city in the Western Hemisphere" - Paris, France, is considerably larger but is two degrees east of the Greenwich Meridian.

6. Sapporo in Japan hosted the XI Winter Olympic Games in 1972. On which Japanese island is the city of Sapporo?

Answer: Hokkaido

Due to the Olympics being held in Sapporo, the city now has many sports facilities. Sapporo has now become what could perhaps be described as the Winter Sports capital of the Orient, with frequent international sporting competitions. For example, Sapporo is the host city of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007. Hokkaido is the northernmost of the four main Japanese islands.

It is also the second-largest of all the islands in the archipelagic nation of Japan, the largest being Honshu.

Answer: It was the 4th most populous metropolitan area in 2000

Here is a list of the Top Five Most Populated Metropolitan Areas in 2000 (demographia.com):

1. Tokyo, Japan
2. New York City, USA
3. Seoul, South Korea
4. Mexico City, Mexico
5. Sao Paulo, Brazil

Answer: 5 April, 1992 - 29 February, 1996

It is thought that 12 000 people were killed in the siege.

The siege is an event in the history of Yugoslavia, its predecessors, and successors. Yugoslavia, after forming in stages, began to split up, and is still doing so today - a recent example of this being the split of Serbia and Montenegro into two separate independent nations.

9. Sydney hosted the Summer Olympic Games in the year 2000. In what year was the city founded?

Answer: 1788

Sydney was the first Western colony in Australia. The city is famous for the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located there.

Answer: Antverpian

A city in Flanders, Belgium, Antwerp is a very significant city in the Low Countries. Important in the diamond market, and an important port city, Antwerp is extremely historical.

Source: Author acm2210

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