Sports Quiz – Olympic Games – Questions and Answers

Sports - Olympic Games

Australia has hosted the Olympic Games twice. In which cities?

A) Melbourne and Canberra

B) Adelaide and Perth

C) Sydney and Melbourne

D) Sydney and Adelaide

Sydney hosted the games in 2000, and Melbourne hosted them in 1956.

When was the first time North Korea participated in the Olympics?

A) 2014

B) 2018

C) 1964

D) 1980

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) first participated in the Olympic Games in 1964, appearing only in the Winter Olympic Games that year. Eight years later, in 1972, the nation first participated in the Summer Olympic Games.

Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in the men's handball tournament?

A) Sweden

B) France

C) Spain

D) Denmark

After the 2020 (2021) Games, France had three wins, Soviet Union, Croatia, and Yugoslavia had two wins in Men's Handball. Denmark had one gold medal and one silver, Sweden only had four silver medals, and Spain only had three bronze.

In which event has Chris Hoy six Olympic gold medals?

A) Swimming

B) Cycling

C) Gymnastics

D) Speed skating

Christopher Hoy is a British racing driver and former track cyclist from Scotland. Hoy is the second most decorated Olympic cyclist with seven Olympic medals, six gold, and one silver.

What do the five interlocking rings in the Olympic symbol represent?

A) Five elements

B) The five original events

C) The five original participating countries

D) Five Continents

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the modern Olympic Games' co-founder, created the Olympic flag's interlocking rings. The circles represented the five participating continents: Africa, Asia, America, Europe, and Oceania. He explained that his flag represented the five continents united by Olympism and the colors of all nations.

Which country leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony?

A) The hosting country

B) Greece

C) The first country in alphabetical order

D) Switzerland

By tradition, Greek athletes lead the athletes' parade. The rest of the athletes' parade in the opening ceremony is alphabetical.

Who has won the most Olympic gold medals?

A) Polina Astakhova

B) Mark Spitz

C) Carl Lewis

D) Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps holds the record with 23 gold medals in Swimming. Polina Astakhova has 5 gold, Carl Lewis and Mark Spitz 9.

Waldi is the official Olympic mascot for which Games?

A) 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

B) 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City

C) 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville

D) 2012 Summer Olympics in London

Waldi was the first official Olympic mascot created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and created by Otl Aicher.

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Rosa Mota (Portugal) won an Olympic Gold medal in:

A) Cycling

B) Tennis

C) Marathon

D) Diving

Rosa Mota is a Portuguese former marathon runner. She won the Olympic Gold medal in the marathon in 1988.

In which year were the first Winter Olympics held?

A) 1912

B) 1924

C) 1940

D) 1932

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

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The Olympic Games Quiz

Quiz about the Modern Olympics

From their start to today’s modern games, this quiz about the Olympic games has ten tough questions randomly pulled from a more extensive set of questions.

You can answer all questions correctly with a genuine sports interest and some history knowledge. However, it is a challenging quiz.

What is the Olympic Games?

As you probably already know, the games were inspired by different competitions held in the ancient Greece.

The modern Olympics is a leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter competitions in which thousands of athletes worldwide participate. The Olympic Games are the world’s foremost sports competition. Usually, the Olympic Games are held every four years. Summer and Winter Olympics alternate every two years in these four years.

In the beginning, no professional athletes were allowed to participate. Still, the exclusion of professionals caused many controversies throughout the modern Olympics. The Olympic Games also had their fair share of controversies, scandals, and boycotts.

How many of them do you think you remember?

Participating Countries

Athletes from five nations, Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland, have competed in all Summer Olympics.

Athletes from 14 nations, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia), Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Slovakia (Czechoslovakia), Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States, have participated in all Winter Games (up to 2022).

Do you know which country has walked away with the most gold medals? Or which athlete has been awarded the most?

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