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In what country were they held?
USA
France
Australia
Greece
2
American swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals at one Olympics with
six
ten
eight
seven
3
This Olympics was made infamous when Adolf Hitler refused to
shave off his moustache
shake hands with the athletes
attend the games
present a gold medal to Jesse Owens
4
In 1996, to celebrate the centenary of the modern summer Olympics, they were held in
Athens
Sydney
Tokyo
Atlanta
5
Atlanta is home to which large international company?
Pepsi
KFC
Google
Coca Cola
6
In what city were they held?
Naples
Olympia
Sparta
Athens
7
In which years were scheduled Olympics NOT held?
1916, 1936, 1940
1910, 1920, 1938
1916, 1940, 1944, 2020
1918, 1940, 1944
8
Which Australian has won the most gold medals?
Ian Thorpe
Dawn Fraser
Libby Trickett
Grant Hackett
9
In what country were the first Olympics held?
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Rome
10
Where were the Olympics held before World War 2
London
Tokyo
Paris
Berlin
11
They were not held in these years because of
World Wars and pandemic
The Great Depression
An international boycott
World War 2
12
How many Olympic rings are there?
7
4
5
6
13
Hitler refused to present the medal because Owens was
anti-nazi
African American
Jewish
American
14
Owens won a then record 4 gold medals. In which event did he NOT win a medal?
long jump
200 metres
100 metres
400 metres
15
Which sport was NOT part of the original Olympics
high jump
wrestling
chariot racing
discus
16
In which city were they held?
Rome
None of the above
Sparta
Athens
17
In what year were they held?
1896
500 BC
786 BC
393 AD
18
Who was not allowed to attend the Ancient Olympics?
single women
women
married women
old ladies
19
Why were those colours chosen?
They were the colours of the Ancient Olympics
They are all complementary colours
They look pretty
They are all colours of national flags
20
Which of these countries have competed in every summer Olympics of the modern era?
None of the above
USA
Australia
Russia
21
True or false. Athletes in the Ancient Olympics competed naked.
False
True
22
The five Olympic rings symbolise
the five original events of the games
nothing, they are just pretty
the five inhabited continents
the five original countries that developed the modern games
23
When were the first modern Olympics held?
1870
1920
1912
1896
24
Which is NOT one of the colours of the Olympic rings?
purple
black
red
green
25
In what year were the summer Olympics held in Athens (to commemorate their origins)
1998
2000
2008
2004
