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