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A #Traralgon College #TLC Quiz
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1
Which is NOT one of the colours of the Olympic rings?
purple
green
red
black
2
Owens won a then record 4 gold medals. In which event did he NOT win a medal?
long jump
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
3
In what country were the first Olympics held?
Turkey
Greece
Rome
Britain
4
In which city were they held?
None of the above
Rome
Athens
Sparta
5
True or false. Athletes in the Ancient Olympics competed naked.
True
False
6
In which years were scheduled Olympics NOT held?
1918, 1940, 1944
1916, 1940, 1944
1916, 1936, 1940
1910, 1920, 1938
7
Which Australian has won the most gold medals?
Dawn Fraser
Emma McKeon
Ian Thorpe
Libby Trickett
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Where were the Olympics held before World War 2
London
Berlin
Tokyo
Paris
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Why were those colours chosen?
They were the colours of the Ancient Olympics
They look pretty
They are all complementary colours
They are all colours of national flags
10
Which of these countries have competed in every summer Olympics of the modern era?
Russia
None of the above
USA
Australia
11
Atlanta is home to which large international company?
Google
KFC
Coca Cola
Pepsi
12
In what year were they held?
500 BC
786 BC
1896
393 AD
13
In what year were the summer Olympics held in Athens (to commemorate their origins)
1998
2004
2008
2000
14
In 1996, to celebrate the centenary of the modern summer Olympics, they were held in
Sydney
Atlanta
Tokyo
Athens
15
Who was not allowed to attend the Ancient Olympics?
old ladies
single women
women
married women
16
In what country were they held?
Greece
USA
Australia
France
17
The five Olympic rings symbolise
the five original countries that developed the modern games
the five original events of the games
the five inhabited continents
nothing, they are just pretty
18
American swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals at one Olympics with
eight
six
ten
seven
19
Which sport was NOT part of the original Olympics
chariot racing
discus
wrestling
high jump
20
Hitler refused to present the medal because Owens was
Jewish
African American
American
anti-nazi
21
In what city were they held?
Naples
Athens
Sparta
Olympia
22
How many Olympic rings are there?
6
7
5
4
23
This Olympics was made infamous when Adolf Hitler refused to
present a gold medal to Jesse Owens
shave off his moustache
attend the games
shake hands with the athletes
24
They were not held in these years because of
World War 2
The Great Depression
World Wars
An international boycott
25
When were the first modern Olympics held?
1896
1920
1870
1912
