Classic Classic Olympic Quiz 1 by Cookiecoco13 Cookiecoco13 129 played - 12 yrs ago Class quiz about the Olympics QUIZ 30 QUESTIONS hard 1 In which month does the 2012 Olympic Games start? JuneJulyAugust 2 Which country held the last Olympic Games? UKUSAChina 3 Which sport will kick off the 2012 Olympic Games? Women's volleyballWomen's basketballWomen's football 4 How many sports will feature in the 2012 Games? 162636 5 In which country will the 2016 Olympic Games take place? RussiaBrazilUK 6 Who are the official London 2012 mascots? Wenlock and MandevillePercival and WindsorWinston and Mandrake 7 Which sport will not be played at 2012 that was played at 2008? SoftballHandballMountain biking 8 In which years were the games not held because of WW2? 1936, 19401940, 19441944, 1948 9 How long did the marathon become during the London 1908 Olympics? 14. 2 miles20. 1 miles26. 2 miles 10 Which controversial event happened in 1968 in Mexico? USA boycott of the Olympic GamesBlack Power saluteTerrorists taking hostages prisoner 11 Why did the USA boycott the 1980 Olympic Games? In protest of new drug testing requirementsIn protest of their women not being allowed to competeIn protest of the Soviet Union invading Afghanistan 12 What was 'Black September'? The nickname given to the WWI cancelled Olympic GamesThe announcement of the Soviet Union's boycott of the 1984 GamesThe name of a terrorist group during the 1972 Olympic Games 13 In which country was the Olympic torch first lit? HollandFranceUK 14 When was the first modern Olympics? 189218961904 15 Why were the games not held in 1916? World War IWorld War IIConcerns about the safety of the stadium 16 In 1900, who took part for the first time? USAThailandWomen 17 In which country were the first medals given? FranceBelgiumUSA 18 What are the five colours of the Olympic rings? Red, black, blue, yellow and whiteRed, black, blue, yellow and greenRed, white, blue, yellow and green 19 The 1936 Olympic Games was also known as what? The Nazi OlympicsThe Games of ShameWhite Summer 20 How many Gold medals did Jesse Owens win? 248 21 What got banned after the 2004 Olympic Games? Running spikesJewellerySharkskin full-body swimsuits 22 Who was known as the Flying housewife? Paula RadcliffeFanny Blankers-KoenCathy Freeman 23 At how many consecutive Olympics did Steve Redgrave win a gold medal for rowing? 345 24 How many times have the Olympics taken place in South America? 012 25 How many gold medals did USA swimmer Michael Phelps win in Beijing in 2008? 678 26 Who is Marion Jones? The all-time leader in medals won at the Paralympic GamesA USA athlete who had her 2000 Olympic medals withdrawn for taking performance enhancing substancesThe President of the IOC 27 What is the Slogan of Modern Olympics? Faster, Higher, StrongerGo Hard or Go HomeRespect of all Nations 28 Which country bags the first place in medal list since the first Olympic game in Athens? USARussiaChina 29 Cricket was included in only one Olympics Games hosted by which country? UKFranceGermany 30 The first Youth Olympic Games was held in 2010 in which country? ChinaJapanSingapore A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
