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Spark Team - Olympic Trivia
Spark Team - Olympic Trivia
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...and which athletes enter FIRST, in the 'Parade of Nations' at the opening ceremony?
Last Games Winners
Next Games Host Nation
The Host Nation
Country of the Original Olympic Games
2
Who is the only Indian to possess an Olympic gold medal?
Abhinav Bindra
Leander Paes
KD Jadhav
Sushil Kumar
3
An Olympic Gold medal is made mostly of what metal?
Nickel
Copper
Silver
Gold
4
Who holds the Australian record for competing at the most Olympics with seven?
Andrew Hoy
Cate Campbell
Andrew Gaze
Bill Roycroft
5
What do the five rings on the Olympics flag refer to?
The Greek Gods
Colours of the Rainbow
The Continents
The five cities in Greece where the first Olympics were held
6
How many Olympic medals did India win total in shooting?
18
8
11
7
7
How many medals did Ian Thorpe win in his Olympic career?
5
11
2
9
8
How many events are being competed in during the 2020 (2021) Olympics
60
33
28
42
9
Which Australian city has been awarded the 2032 Olympic Games?
Perth
Brisbane
Melbourne
Sydney
10
How old was the oldest Olympic medal winner?
64
56
46
72
11
The 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm had an event for literature?
True
False
12
Which athletes enter last, in the 'Parade of Nations' at the opening ceremony?
The Host Nation
Greece
Zimbabwe
Disabled Athletes
13
Which one of these has never been an Olympic Sport?
Horse Long Jump
Tug of War
Duelling Pistols
Wakeboarding
14
Which event is
NOT part
of the 10-event Decathlon?
Javelin
100m Sprint
Pole Vault
Triple Jump
15
Which organization is the governing body of the Olympic Games?
International Olympic Committee
Olympic International Committee
Olympic Games International
International Olympic Organising Committee
16
Only one athlete has won medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, in one year,
in which two events?
Ski Mountaineering and Sport Climbing
Field Hockey and Ice Hockey
Sprint Cycling and Speed Skating
Biathlon and Shooting
17
What is the length of an Olympic Swimming Pool in meters
20
50
100
25
18
In which year was the first Winter Olympics held?
1940
1924
1933
1900
19
Which was the
first
Olympic game where all the participating countries sent female athletes?
2012 London, England
2008 Beijing, China
2004 Athens, Greece
1996 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
20
Which athlete holds the record of winning the most Olympics medals?
Michael Phelps
Larisa Latynina
Marit Bjørgen
Nikolai Andriano
21
Which is
NOT
one of the
5 NEW Sports
added to the 2020 Olympics?
Table Tennis
Surfing
Sports Climbing
Skateboarding
22
Excluding 2020, what is the total number of Olympic
gold medals
won by Australia?
250
150
200
100
23
Who won the most gold medals of any female swimmer and tied the record with seven medals overall in the Tokyo Olympics?
Kaylee McKeown
Emma McKeon
Ariarne Titmus
Katie Ledecky
24
In which sport was India's first female Olympic medal winner in the 2000 Sydney Olympics with a bronze medal.
Weightlifting
Swimming
Badminton
Table Tennis
25
When did India last win the hockey gold?
1980
1984
1976
1972
26
Bob Beamon set a World Record of 8.90m for the long jump at which Olympics? (still holds this WR today)
1968, Mexico City
1976, Montreal, Canada
1956, Melbourne, Australia
1984, Los Angeles, California, USA
27
Where will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
Grenoble, French Republic
Beijing, China
Denver, Colorado, USA
Milan–Cortina, Italy
28
Which two Olympics did Australia and the Dominion of New Zealand compete as a single Australiasia Team
1924 & 1928
1896 & 1900
1908 & 1912
1932 & 1936
29
In which Olympics were electronic timing devices used for the first time?
1980
1912
1948
1972
