Home > SportsHistory of Olympics Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 0% History of Olympics 1. Who was the founder of the modern Olympic Games? Baron von Siemens Alexander Cartwright Pierre de Coubertin Jules Rimet 2. Which country hosted the first televised Olympics? Germany France UK USA 3. Which Olympics were known as the ‘Nazi Olympics’? 1948 London 1964 Tokyo 1928 Amsterdam 1936 Berlin 4. In what year were the first Winter Olympics held? 1948 1936 1952 1924 5. Which country boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics? China Germany Canada USA 6. Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896? Paris London Athens Rome 7. What is the Olympic motto? Unity in Sport Global Harmony Together for Peace Faster, Higher, Stronger 8. Which sport was reintroduced to the Olympics in 2021 after being absent since 2008? Karate Surfing Baseball/Softball Climbing 9. Which country has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics? Italy Japan All of the above France 10. What was the first team sport added to the Olympics in 1900? Basketball Football Rugby Water Polo 11. Which city has hosted the Summer Olympics three times? Los Angeles Paris London Tokyo 12. What year did women first participate in the Olympics? 1896 1932 1920 1900 13. Who lit the Olympic flame in the 1996 Atlanta Games? Carl Lewis Michael Jordan Florence Griffith Joyner Muhammad Ali 14. Which famous Olympian won 8 gold medals in a single Olympics? Usain Bolt Michael Phelps Larisa Latynina Mark Spitz 15. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in history? China USA Germany Russia 16. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics? Los Angeles Tokyo Brisbane Paris 17. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag represent? Five sports Five values of Olympism Five continents Five founding nations 18. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals? Mark Spitz Usain Bolt Larisa Latynina Michael Phelps Your score is The average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
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