Tag: Olympic Games

Seoul Olympics 1988 Quiz Questions (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 ... Read more

Tokyo Olympics 1964 Quiz Questions (Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Tokyo Olympics 1964? a) 2 June 1964 b) 27 April 1960 c) 14 August 1964 d) 10 October 1964 2) Why was Yoshinori Sakai chosen as the the final torchbearer for Tokyo Olympics 1964? a) Crown Prince b) Born in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima c) Prime Minister d) Olympic gold medal winner 3) Which countries refused to participate in Tokyo Olympics 1964 as many of their athletes were disqualified? a) Indonesia ... Read more

h2>Stockholm Olympics 1912 Quiz Questions (Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Who declared the opening of Stockholm Olympics 1912? a) Olaf III b) Gustav V c) Harald IV d) Beatrice 2) Which was the opening date of Stockholm Olympics 1912? a) 5 May 1912 b) 3 June 1912 c) 27 April 1912 d) 12 December 1912 3) Which contest was not allowed by Sweden in Stockholm Olympics 1912? a) Boxing b) Wrestling c) Fencing d) Swimming

1) Who declared the opening of Athens Olympics 1896? a) Pierre de Coubertin b) George I of Greece c) George V of UK d) Nicholas II of Russia 2) Who won triple jump on 6 April 1896 in Athens Olympics and became the first champion in modern Olympics? a) C. F. Andrews b) Ashley Mallet c) Paul Shehan d) James Connolly 3) What was the award to winners in Athens Olympics 1896? a) Gold medal b) Platinum medal c) Silver medal with olive branch d) Copper medal with olive oil 4) Who won the marathon in Athens Olympics 1896? a) ... Read more

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Rome Olympics 1960? a) 11 June 1960 b) 22 April 1960 c) 25 August 1960 d) 14 December 1960 2) How many countries participated in Rome Olympics 1960? a) 74 b) 53 c) 83 d) 96 3) Who missed third place by one tenth of a second in men’s 100m in Rome Olympics 1960? a) Milkha Singh b) Peter Radford c) David Sime d) Armin Hary

Nagano Olympics 1998 Quiz Questions (Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Nagano Olympics 1998? a) 1 January 1998 b) 7 February 1998 c) 3 March 1998 d) 1 November 1998 2) Who declared the opening of Nagano Olympics 1998? a) Hirohito b) Akihito c) Junichiro Koizumi d) Kakui Tanaka 3) Which event made a debut as official discipline in Nagano Olympics 1998? a) Ice hockey b) Lacrosse c) Snowboarding d) Football 4) How much discount was offered to school children on regular Olympic tickets in Nagano Olympics 1998? a) 10% b) ... Read more

1. Which was the opening date of Vancouver Olympics 2010? a) 10 January 2010 b) 14 January 2010 c) 31 January 2010 d) 12 February 2010 2. To which country did luger Nodar Kumaristashvili, who died at the beginning of Vancouver Olympics 2010, belong? a) Belarus b) Georgia c) Estonia d) Latvia 3. Who won the first gold medal in Vancouver Olympics 2010? a) Lee Jung-Su b) Lee Ho-Suk c) Simon Ammann d) Sven Kramer

Atlanta Olympics 1996 Quiz Questions (Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Atlanta Olympics 1996? a) 19 July 1996 b) 15 May 1996 c) 21 June 1996 d) 14 November 1996 2) How many countries participated in Atlanta Olympics 1996? a) 197 b) 159 c) 169 d) 140 3) The Olympic Flame for Atlanta Olympics 1996 was lit by Muhammad Ali. What was his name when he had won gold medal in boxing in Rome Olympics 1960? a) Marcus Brutus b) Cassius Clay c) Joseph Frazier d) Rocky Marciano

(Figures of the Olympic Movement are considered official.) 1) Which was the opening date of Mexico Olympics 1968? a) 7 July 1968 b) 24 June 1968 c) 16 March 1968 d) 12 October 1968 2) Who jumped 8.90m in long jump and got gold medal in Mexico Olympics 1968? a) Bob Beamon b) Carl Lewis c) Klaus Beer d) Ralph Boston 3) Who won bronze in hockey in Mexico Olympics 1968? a) India b) New Zealand c) Pakistan d) Australia