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