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Learn more about the Olympics.
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1
Every color on the Olympics rings represents a different continent.
False
True
2
Women could participate in the Olympics before they could even vote in the U.S.
True
False
3
The Summer games happen every how many years?
2 years
1 year
4 years
5 years
4
When athletes receive their medals, they normally do what to them?
Throw them up into the air
Kiss
Lick
Bite
5
Countries are randomly chosen as hosts for the Olympics.
True
False
6
Gold medals are made purely of gold.
False
True
7
The two Koreas are split by war, but they have been able to march into the Olympic Stadium together how many times?
0 times
6 times
2 times
4 times
8
What year did Germany unify as one team?
1972
2000
1990
1989
9
The Sochi scandal was between Yuna Kim of Korea and a figure skater from which country?
Germany
Russia
North Korea
Japan
10
Which of these is not an Olympic sport?
Dressage
Horse performing
Tug of war
Ping pong (Table tennis)
11
That figure skater's name was...?
Evgenia Tarasova
Yulia Lipnitskaya
Alena Kostornaia
Adelina Sotnikova
12
There is only one UN-recognized country that has never participated in the Olympics. This is?
Moldova
North Korea
Vatican City
Liechtenstein
13
Who made the achievement of seven perfect 10s in the Montreal Olympics (gymnastics)?
Nadia Comăneci (Romania)
Simon Biles (USA)
Nastia Liukin (USA)
Olga Korbut (former Soviet Union)
14
Where were the first modern Olympics held?
Athens, Greece
Bern, Switzerland
Paris, France
London, England
15
Steven Bradbury won Australia's first gold at speed skating after...?
His opponents all fell
Opponents were eliminated after it was discovered they were cheating
It's rumored he cheated for that gold
With is own skill
16
During the Olympics, all things that may stir controversy are immediately banned by the Olympics Committee.
True
False
17
Jesse Owens is famous for, not only winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics but also for what?
Refusing to do the Nazi salute
Screaming as he ran
Spitting into his opponents' faces
Being the first African American to win gold
18
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are the only games cancelled for something other than war.
False
True
19
Norway has won the most medals in the Winter Olympics. How many have they won?
368
348
401
315
20
At the end of each opening ceremony, there is a sort of trailer for the next coming summer or winter Olympics.
True
False
21
Nearly every nation has won at least one medal
True
False
22
The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius," meaning what?
Citris, Altitude, Fortify
Try, Fly, Die
Bigger, Better, Faster
Swifter, Higher, Stronger
23
When were the first modern Olympics?
1903
1888
1896
1947
24
In 1980, the U.S (+allies) boycotted the Moscow Olympics being held in the U.S.S.R. 4 years later, they responded by...?
Hacking into government computers
Sending spies into the U.S. government
Boycotting the Los Angelas Olympics
Threatening the United States
25
Which of these will be making its Olympic debut in 2021?
Skateboarding
Rollerblading
Stamina race
Flexibility test
