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The Olympic Games Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Olympic Games

Here is some tough Olympic Trivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by daisyduke71. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
daisyduke71

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,545

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many athletes competed at the 1896 Athens Olympics? Hint

100

245

121

115

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many women competed in the 2nd Olympics in 1900? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Oriental city won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Three colours of the Olympic rings are blue, black and red. Which two colours are missing?

Answer: (Two Words ... no punctuation)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who won the first Olympic women's Marathon?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which city was the first Latin American host of the Olympic Games?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was different about Abebe Bikila? Hint

He was blind

He wore no shoes in his first of two marathons

He lost a leg

He was bitten by a dog during the race

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which year were the Olympic Games first televised? Hint

1952

1936

1965

1921

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which year were the Olympic Games first hosted in the Southern hemisphere?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which year did the idea of the Olympic flame originate for consistent use? Hint

1928

1926

1927

1925

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many athletes competed at the 1896 Athens Olympics?

Answer: 245

There were 245 athletes (all male) from thirteen countries according to www.infoplease.com

2. How many women competed in the 2nd Olympics in 1900?

Answer: 19

There were 19 women who competed at that Olympics in Paris, France. According to www.hickoksports.com there were 1330 athletes including 11 women, whereas www.chennaionline.com says there were 1319 contestants (including 19 women).

3. Which Oriental city won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games?

Answer: Beijing

They won it despite protests over civil rights violations.

4. Three colours of the Olympic rings are blue, black and red. Which two colours are missing?

Answer: Yellow Green

5. Who won the first Olympic women's Marathon?

Answer: Joan Benoit

She won it in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

6. Which city was the first Latin American host of the Olympic Games?

Answer: Mexico City

It was in 1968.

7. What was different about Abebe Bikila?

Answer: He wore no shoes in his first of two marathons

He won 2 marathons. One barefooted, one wearing shoes.

8. In which year were the Olympic Games first televised?

Answer: 1936

These were the Berlin games.

9. In which year were the Olympic Games first hosted in the Southern hemisphere?

Answer: 1956

They were held in Melbourne, Australia.

10. In which year did the idea of the Olympic flame originate for consistent use?

Answer: 1928

The 1928 Olympic Games were held in Amsterdam.

Source: Author daisyduke71

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