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