Category: Olympics

1. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win in Berlin Olympics 1936? a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five 2. Where was Jesse Owens born? a) Atlanta b) Oakville c) Munich d) San Francisco 3. What was Jesse Owens’ name at the time of his birth? a) Roger King b) John Christopher Owens c) Samuel Morse d) James Cleveland Owens

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Berlin Olympics 1936? a) 4 January 1936 b) 14 February 1936 c) 16 June 1936 d) 1 August 1936 2) Who declared the opening of Berlin Olympics 1936? a) Adolf Hitler b) Benito Mussolini c) Francisco Franco d) Joseph Stalin 3) How many countries participated in Berlin Olympics 1936? a) 56 b) 49 c) 29 d) 36

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official. Turin is known as Torino in Italian) Turin Olympics 2006 Quiz Questions 1) Who declared the opening of Turin Olympics 2006? a) Silvio Berlusconi b) Roberto Baggio c) Carlo Azaglio Ciampi d) Ban Ki Moon 2) Who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating in Turin Olympics 2006? a) Irina Slutskaya b) Sasha Cohen c) Shizuka Arakawa d) Tatiana Navka 3) Who won the gold medal in men’s curling in Turin Olympics 2006? a) Italy b) Canada c) Finland d) USA

Paris Olympics 1900 Quiz (There is difference of opinion as to the number of participating countries, events, athletes and women athletes in Paris Olympics 1900. Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Paris Olympics 1900? a) 14 May 1900 b) 1 January 1900 c) 14 June 1900 d) 12 October 1900 2) Who was the female tennis champion in Paris Olympics 1900? a) Helen Wills b) Charlotte Cooper c) Billie Jean King d) Christine Evert 3) Who won four athletics events in four days in Paris Olympics 1900? a) Jesse Owens b) ... Read more

Athens Olympics 2004 Quiz Questions (Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of the Athens Olympics 2004? a) 14 July 2004 b) 15 May 2004 c) 15 September 2004 d) 13 August 2004 2) How many countries participated in the Athens Olympics 2004? a) 197 b) 159 c) 199 d) 201 3) Which country led the parade and was also last in the parade in the Athens Olympics 2004? a) France b) Italy c) Greece d) Turkey

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Munich Olympics 1972? a) 4 July 1972 b) 22 May 1972 c) 26 August 1972 d) 12 December 1972 2) Who took the Official Oath, first time in Olympics, in Munich Olympics 1972? a) Heidi Schuller b) Heinz Pollay c) Willy Brandt d) Gustave Heinemann 3) How many Israeli athletes were killed during Munich Olympics 1972? a) 10 b) 11 c) 14 d) 16

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Albertville Olympics 1992? a) 26 January 1992 b) 27 April 1992 c) 25 March 1992 d) 8 February 1992 2) Who declared the opening of Albertville Olympics 1992? a) Nicolas Sarkozy b) Jaques Chirac c) Francois Mitterand d) Charles De Gaulle 3) Who won the gold medal in women’s 7.5km biathlon in Albertville Olympics 1992? a) Donna Weinbrecht b) Anfisa Reztsova c) Marina Klimova d) Kristi Yamaguchi

Barcelona Olympics 1992 Quiz Questions 1) Which was the opening date of Barcelona Olympics 1992? a) 16 January 1992 b) 19 November 1992 c) 25 July 1992 d) 14 March 1992 2) How many countries participated in Barcelona Olympics 1992? a) 120 b) 159 c) 169 d) 140 3) Which region of Spain through advertisements in Time magazine claimed it was the country in which Barcelona was situated? a) Basque b) Balearic Islands c) Catalonia d) Galicia

1. When was the opening ceremony of Rio Olympics 2016? 4 April 2016 7 May 2016 5 August 2016 9 June 2016Correct Answer: 5 August 2016 2. Which alphabetical order was used for opening ceremony march past Rio Olympics 2016? English French Latin PortugueseCorrect Answer: Portuguese 3. Who declared Rio Olympics 2016 open? Thomas Bach Michel Temer Luiz Inacio da Silva Dilma RousseffCorrect Answer: Michel Temer 4. Which sport federation banned 67 Russian athletes from Rio Olympics 2016? IAAF FINA BWF UCICorrect Answer: IAAF 5. Who won the gold medals in women’s 400m and 200m individual medley in Rio Olympics ... Read more

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Amsterdam Olympics 1928? a) 3 December 1928 b) 5 November 1928 c) 19 July 1928 d) 17 May 1928 2) Who won the gold medal in hockey in Amsterdam Olympics 1928? a) USA b) Argentina c) France d) India 3) Which of the following traditions of modern summer Olympics began in Amsterdam Olympics 1928? a) Lighting of Olympic Flame b) Olympic (Athletes’) Oath c) Officials Oath d) Raising three flags at Closing Ceremony