Multiple Choice Questions

The USA won the most gold medals at the 1996 Olympic games, but in which city were they held?
  • Lake Placid
  • Atlanta
  • Los Angeles
  • St. Louis
The record for the most medals won by an Olympic athlete isWho holds that record?
  • Usain Bolt
  • Mark Spitz
  • Michael Phelps
  • Paavo Nurmi
The Olympic Flame is lit in which ancient Greek city?
  • Athens
  • Olympia
  • Delphi
  • Heraklion
The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, 1500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. In which city were the modern games held?
  • Athens
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
Which one of the following new sports will be included in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?
  • Darts
  • Cricket
  • Bowling
  • Surfing
Jamaica entered the 1988 Winter Olympic Games for the first time competing in which sport?
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Figure Skating
  • Bobsleigh
  • Curling
The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were the first to what?
  • To include Samba dancing as a sport
  • To be hosted in South America
  • To award a solid gold medal
  • To introduce sailing as a sport
London 2012 was the last time the city held the Olympic Games, but how many times has London hosted the games?
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
The Olympic gold medal must be made from what?
  • Solid gold
  • At least 92.5% silver and 7.5% gold
  • 50% silver and 50% gold
  • At least 5% gold
Which country always comes first in the parade of nations during each Olympic opening ceremony?
  • USA
  • UK
  • Greece
  • The host country
The Summer and Winter Olympics used to be held in the same year. When did this last occur?
  • 1976
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
The International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin, but where is it based?
  • New York, USA
  • Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Olympia, Greece
  • Paris, France
Which country has won the most medals at the Olympics since the first Olympic Games in 1986?
  • USA
  • Soviet Union
  • China
  • UK
Which Olympic Games were the first in the world to be televised?
  • 1936 Munich
  • 1948 London
  • 1960 Rome
  • 1964 Tokyo
Jesse Owens became the star of the 1936 Olympics, but how many medals did he win?
  • 2 gold and 2 silver medals
  • 4 gold medals
  • 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal
  • 6 gold medals
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