olympics Trivia Quiz # 13
This is Olympics Quiz # 13, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Olympics Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Olympics Question 1
Do You Know Gymnastics? - Which country won the men's Olympic team title in Athens 2004?
The correct answer is 'Japan'
The Japanese team included Kashima, Mizutori, Nakano, Tomita, Tsukahara, and Yoneda.
Olympics Question 2
Olympic Symbols - Which of the following years were both the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same country?
The correct answer is '1936'
Both the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same country on three occasions in the 20th century. 1924 (Paris and Chamonix), 1932 (Los Angeles and Lake Placid), and 1936 (Berlin and Garmisch-Partenkirchen). Japan would've hosted both games in 1940 (Tokyo and Sapporo) had it not been for WWII.
Olympics Question 3
25 More Just For Fun - In 1956, which swimming stroke was swum in the Olympics for the first time?
The correct answer is 'Butterfly'
Before this there were only 3 styles. Now all 4 are regular features.
Olympics Question 4
Remember the 1890s ? - 1896 - Another big year for sports fans, the Olympics were back after a break of 2000 years or so. How many Gold Medals were awarded?
The correct answer is '0'
The winners all received a Silver medal and a crown of olive branches, while second place received a bronze medal and a crown of laurel. Gold medals weren't awarded until the 1904 games in St Louis.
There were 245 registered athletes competing in 43 events over 9 sports - cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, track and field, weightlifting, and wrestling.
There were 245 registered athletes competing in 43 events over 9 sports - cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, track and field, weightlifting, and wrestling.
Olympics Question 5
Got the Moves? - Who was the female American skater to take the gold medal at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah?
The correct answer is 'Sarah Hughes'
Sarah Hughes came into the senior skating world as a little kid with braces and a cute smile. In 2003, she attended college at Yale to take a break from competitive skating.
Olympics Question 6
Cool Olympic Facts - How far is a modern day full marathon, in miles?
The correct answer is '26 miles'
The marathon's name comes from the story of a boy running many miles with the message that the Greeks (Athenians) had defeated the Persians in a battle at Marathon.
Olympics Question 7
What You Don't Know Could Fill a Warehouse! - Which of these sports was never made an Olympic event?
The correct answer is 'Pig catching'
American Ray Ewry won a total of ten gold Olympic medals in standing jump competitions (Standing high jump, standing long jump and standing triple jump). Climbing the rope was a 1896 event and two-hands javelin throw a 1912 event.
Olympics Question 8
Test Your General Knowledge - The Keiren was a new event at the Sydney Olympics in which sport?
The correct answer is 'Cycling'
Olympics Question 9
Olympics: Archery - When was archery first included as an Olympic sport?
The correct answer is '1900'
It were first included in 1900, discontinued in 1924, and reintroduced in 1972.
Olympics Question 10
On May 20th - On May 20, 1900 the second of the modern Olympic Games started. Where was it held?
The correct answer is 'Paris, France'
The first of the modern Games was held in Athens, Greece in 1896.