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Quiz about Olympic Country Codes Host Countries

Olympic Country Codes: Host Countries Quiz

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.

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

Author
Daragh

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
295,659

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1358

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Question 1 of 10

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? Hint

ROU

JPN

UAE

ITA

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Question 2 of 10

2. 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? Hint

ESP

SPA

SPN

ESN

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Question 3 of 10

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

ITA

POR

FRA

GRE

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Question 4 of 10

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

New Zealand, NZL

Great Britain, GBR

Belgium, BEL

Japan, JPN

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Question 5 of 10

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

CAN

CHN

RUS

USA

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Question 6 of 10

6. Is the IOC code of the country that hosted the games in 1900 and 1924, FRA?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

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

Answer: (Three letter code only)

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Question 8 of 10

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

AUT

AUS

AFG

ARG

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 21st Olympic games were held by the country with the IOC code GER.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. 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? Hint

FIN

FRA

TUR

CAN

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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?

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. 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?

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

6. Is the IOC code of the country that hosted the games in 1900 and 1924, FRA?

Answer: Yes

There were no opening or closing ceremonies for the 1900 Olympics in Paris, but in 1924 (also in Paris), the ceremonies were held in the Olympic Stadium of Colombes which had a capacity of 45,000. There were 19 medal sports in 1900 and the same in 1924.

The 1900 program included tug of war and Basque Pelota. Only two teams contested in the Basque Pelota. Spain took gold and France took the silver.

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

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.

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

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.

9. The 21st Olympic games were held by the country with the IOC code GER.

Answer: False

Germany hosted the 20th Olympic games in Munich, 1972. The 21st Olympics in 1976 were held in Montreal, Canada.

10. 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?

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.

Source: Author Daragh

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