Olympic Games Quiz - 49 Trivia Questions!
Celebrate the spirit of the Olympic Games with this quiz that spans the history of the event, from ancient Greece to the modern international sporting spectacle, highlighting memorable moments and athletes.
Which Finnish middle-distance runner was nicknamed 'The Flying Finn'?
Which company first sponsored the Summer Olympics in 1928?
Which Olympic champion was stripped of his medals in 1912 because he had played semi-professional baseball?
At the 2012 Olympics, Maryam Yusuf Jamal became the first female athlete to win a medal for which country?
What are the organising committees for the Olympic Games called?
What was the name of the Palestinian terrorist group that took eleven Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich?
Which country traditionally leads the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games?
Who was the Prime Minister of Canada at the time of the exclusion of Taiwan from the 1976 Olympics?
What are the five colours of the Olympic flag?
Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
Who was the chairman of LOCOG, the organisation that organised the 2012 Olympic Games?
In which city were the first Paralympics held in 1960?
Which was the first South American city to host the Summer Olympic Games?
What is the name of the World Anti-Doping Agency formed by the IOC in 1999?
What is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete together?
Which US city hosted the 2002 Winter Olympic Games?
In 1998, professional players were first allowed to participate in what sport in the NHL?
Which 1976 Summer Olympic Games had the highest cost overrun?
Which American won a gold medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi?
Which was the second city to host the Olympic Games?
At which temple in Olympia is the Olympic flame lit?
In 2022, the IOC banned Russian athletes and officials from the Olympic Games because of their invasion of what country?
Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1796?
What is the last medal to be awarded at the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics?
In which sport did Russian Kamila Valieva fail a drug test at the Beijing Olympics in 2022?
What is the name of the certificates awarded to athletes finishing fourth, fifth and sixth in the Olympic Games?
Which US city hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics?
How many countries will participate in the Summer Olympics in 2016?
Who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany?
What is the meaning of the Olympic motto?
What was the most expensive city to host the 2008 Summer Olympics?
What was the name of the mascot for the 2012 Olympic Games?
What colour medal is awarded to the runners-up in the Olympic Games?
Which sport has never been included in the Olympic Games?
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for refusing to compete against which country
In which English county are the Wenlock Olympian Games held annually?
What is the name of the three-tiered platform on which the winners of Olympic medals stand during the ceremony?
Which territory has competed in the Olympic Games as a separate nation?
What is the name of the international body that organises the Olympic Games?
What are the official languages of the Olympic Games?
In 1904 Thomas Hicks, a gold medallist in the marathon, was given what drug by his coach to improve his performance?
What colour are the countries that have hosted the Summer Olympics?
According to Greek mythology, who was the first to hold the Olympic Games?
What was the name of the Russian secret service that allegedly spied on the 1980 Summer Olympics?
How often are the Olympic Games held?
The ancient Olympic Games were held in honour of Zeus and which other hero?
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was first held in which European city in 1920?
Which was the only major nation not to include women in its 2012 Olympic team?
In the Olympic Games, how long must a competitor wait between competing for one country and another?