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. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in history? USA Russia Germany China 2. Which city has hosted the Summer Olympics three times? Los Angeles London Paris Tokyo 3. In what year were the first Winter Olympics held? 1924 1936 1952 1948 4. Which sport was reintroduced to the Olympics in 2021 after being absent since 2008? Surfing Karate Climbing Baseball/Softball 5. Which country hosted the first televised Olympics? Germany USA France UK 6. Which Olympics were known as the ‘Nazi Olympics’? 1928 Amsterdam 1964 Tokyo 1948 London 1936 Berlin 7. Who lit the Olympic flame in the 1996 Atlanta Games? Florence Griffith Joyner Michael Jordan Carl Lewis Muhammad Ali 8. Which country boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics? USA China Canada Germany 9. Which famous Olympian won 8 gold medals in a single Olympics? Michael Phelps Mark Spitz Usain Bolt Larisa Latynina 10. Which country has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics? All of the above France Japan Italy 11. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals? Michael Phelps Larisa Latynina Mark Spitz Usain Bolt 12. What year did women first participate in the Olympics? 1896 1900 1920 1932 13. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics? Brisbane Tokyo Los Angeles Paris 14. What was the first team sport added to the Olympics in 1900? Water Polo Rugby Basketball Football 15. What is the Olympic motto? Faster, Higher, Stronger Global Harmony Together for Peace Unity in Sport 16. Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896? Athens London Paris Rome 17. Who was the founder of the modern Olympic Games? Pierre de Coubertin Baron von Siemens Jules Rimet Alexander Cartwright 18. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag represent? Five continents Five founding nations Five values of Olympism Five sports Your score is The average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
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