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1
Which of the following has NOT been an Olympic sport?
Baseball
Chess
Tug of War
Handball
2
Who has won the most gold medals in a single Olympic sport?
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
Simone Biles
Katie Ledecky
3
Who were the flag bearers for Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Anna Meares and Cate Campbell
Cate Campbell and Matty Mills
Patty Mills and Bronte Campbell
Patty Mills and Cate Campbell
4
In what year, did all competing countries have female participants?
Seoul 1988
Atlanta 1996
Sydney 2000
London 2012
5
What is the Olympic Games Motto?
Faster - Higher - Stronger
Strive - Strength - Succeed
Passion - Strength - Fire
Better - The Best - Even Better
6
Germany has won the most medals at the Olympics
False
True
7
France has won an Olympic medal in Cricket
False
True
8
In what order are the four strokes of a medley relay swum?
Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle.
Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Freestyle.
Breaststroke, Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly
Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststoke, Backstroke
9
In 1900, the Dutch rowing team needed a person to fill a spot on their team. Who was believed to have been chosen?
A team member's wife
A member of another team
A local French boy
Their coach
10
Name this song:
You're the Voice
Stand Up Together
Dare to Dream
A Life I Loved
11
Excluding softball, what three sports beginning with ‘s’ will debut at the Games?
Skateboarding, Synchronised Swimming, Shooting
Skateboarding, Sport Climbing and Surfing.
Surfing, Skateboarding, Skiing
Surfing, Swing Dancing, Sailing
12
Tug of War was once an Olympic sport
False
True
13
Which Australian has won the most Olympic gold medals?
Dawn Fraser
Kathy Freeman
Ian Thorpe
Grant Hackett
14
Which Roman emperor declared himself the winner of an Olympic chariot race…even though he fell out of his chariot?
Augustus
Caligula
Nero
Pilate
15
The original 'Tarzan' competed in the Olympics
False
True
16
Tokyo will become the first city to host the Paralympic Games twice?
False
True
17
What do you think is the weirdest Olympic sport?
Horse long jump and high jump
Solo synchronised swimming
Live pigeon shooting
Plunge for distance (who can dive the furthest depth)
18
Tennis was one of the original nine sports when the modern Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896.
True
False
19
What was American marathon runner Fred Lorz disqualified for in his race?
Tying some of his competitors shoe laces together
He and his identical twin brother switched halfway through the race
Competing while intoxicated
Riding a car during the race
20
What number Olympiad was the Sydney 2000 Olympics?
XXVII (27th)
XXX (30th)
XVI (16th)
XXVI (26th)
21
One of the missions of the Olympic Movement is to promote peace in the world.
False
True
22
The Paralympics began in what year:
1964
1992
1960
1948
23
London is the only city to have hosted three Olympic Games.
True
False
24
What martial art debuted at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics?
Karate
Kung-Fu
Taekwondo
Judo
25
Each colour of the Olympic rings represents a particular continent.
True
False
