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)
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) Alvin Kraenzlein
c) Meyer Prinstein
d) Frantz Reichel
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
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
(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
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of Melbourne Olympics 1956?
a) 22 November 1956
b) 12 October 1956
c) 27 August 1956
d) 23 March 1956
2) Where were equestrian events for Melbourne Olympics 1956 held?
a) Melbourne
b) Sydney
c) Perth
d) Stockholm
3) There was a brawl between players of two countries after a water polo match in Melbourne Olympics 1956. Which were the two countries involved?
a) USA and USSR
b) UK and USSR
c) India and Pakistan
d) Hungary and USSR
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of Seoul Olympics 1988?
a) 1 January 1988
b) 17 September 1988
c) 28 July 1988
d) 17 May 1988
2) How many countries participated in Seoul Olympics 1988?
a) 120
b) 159
c) 80
d) 140
3) Which of the following countries did not boycott Seoul Olympics 1988?
a) Cuba
b) Ethiopia
c) India
d) North Korea
(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.)
1) Which was the opening date of Paris Olympics 1924?
a) 4 May 1924
b) 15 September 1924
c) 14 June 1924
d) 27 February 1924
2) Why was it decided to hold Olympics 1924 in Paris?
a) No other city was ready
b) Paris offered more money
c) As an honour to IOC Founder and President Pierre de Coubertin who was retiring
d) Paris had pleasant weather at the time
3) Who won two gold medals in swimming on 20 July 1924 in Paris Olympics 1924?
a) Arne Borg
b) Johnny Weismuller
c) Andrew Charlton
d) Paul Wyatt