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