Question 1

In which country did the Olympics originate?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 2

The first modern Olympics were held in what year?

Accepted Answer

1896

Question 3

The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius”, what does this mean in English?

Accepted Answer

Faster, Higher, Stronger

Question 4

Which is NOT a colour of one of the Olympic rings?

Accepted Answer

Orange

Question 5

There are 5 Olympic rings, what do they represent?

Accepted Answer

Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceana

Question 6

When were the first Winter Olympics head?

Accepted Answer

1920

Question 7

Who scored the Golden Goal at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Accepted Answer

Sidney Crosby

Question 8

___ is the only Canadian athlete to win medals in both the summer an winter games (6 in total, so far)

Accepted Answer

Clara Hughes

Question 9

What was Usian Bolt's time at the London Olympics in 2012?

Accepted Answer

9.63

Question 10

In the 1988 Summer Olympics, who won the Super Heavyweight boxing gold metal?

Accepted Answer

Lennox Lewis

Question 11

Which 3 Canadian cities have hosted Olympic games (summer or winter)

Accepted Answer

Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver

Question 12

How many sports will be in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?

Accepted Answer

32 - There will be 329 events in 32 sports

Question 13

In 2016, which sport made the Olympic roster for the first time since 1924?

Accepted Answer

Rugby

Question 14

When were women first permitted to compete in the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

1900 - Women competed for the first time at the 1900 Games in Paris. Of a total of 997 athletes, 22 women competed in five sports: tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrianism and golf.

Question 15

An Olympic gold medal is made mostly of what metal?

Accepted Answer

Silver - “Gold” medals are 92.5% silver.

Question 16

How old was the oldest Olympic medal winner?

Accepted Answer

72 years old - Oscar Swahn (a Swedish Shooter) holds records as the oldest Olympian at the time of competition, the oldest person to win gold, and the oldest person to win an Olympic medal.

Question 17

The longest wrestling match in Olympic history lasted how many hours?

Accepted Answer

11 hours and 40 minutes. - The wrestler Martin Klein from Viljandi County is the first Estonian athlete to win an olympic medal. At Stockholm Olympics in 1912, he won the longest wrestling match ever recorded, which lasted 11 hours and 40 minutes.

Question 18

Which athletes enter last in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony?

Accepted Answer

The host country

Question 19

BMX made its Olympic debut in which city?

Accepted Answer

Beijing

Question 20

The summer Olympics will be held in Paris in 2024. Where will the 2028 Summer Olympics be held?

Accepted Answer

Los Angeles

Olympics Trivia

2) The first modern Olympics were held in what year?

3) The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius”, what does this mean in English?

4) Which is NOT a colour of one of the Olympic rings?

5) There are 5 Olympic rings, what do they represent?

6) When were the first Winter Olympics head?

7) Who scored the Golden Goal at the 2010 Winter Olympics

8) ___ is the only Canadian athlete to win medals in both the summer an winter games (6 in total, so far)

9) What was Usian Bolt's time at the London Olympics in 2012?

10) In the 1988 Summer Olympics, who won the Super Heavyweight boxing gold metal?

11) Which 3 Canadian cities have hosted Olympic games (summer or winter)

12) How many sports will be in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?

13) In 2016, which sport made the Olympic roster for the first time since 1924?

14) When were women first permitted to compete in the Olympics?

15) An Olympic gold medal is made mostly of what metal?

16) How old was the oldest Olympic medal winner?

17) The longest wrestling match in Olympic history lasted how many hours?

18) Which athletes enter last in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony?

19) BMX made its Olympic debut in which city?

20) The summer Olympics will be held in Paris in 2024. Where will the 2028 Summer Olympics be held?