Olympic Quiz

The first modern Olympic Games were in ____________.

• Japan

• The USA

• Greece

• Singapore

The were more competitors than spectators in _________.

• 1800

• 1900

• 1920

• 1910

The longest competition in Olympic history was an eleven-hour-forty-minute _______________ match between Martin Klein and Alfred Asikainen.

• wrestling

• badminton

• running

• skiing

In 1916, 1940 and 1944, there weren't any games because of (a)   .

The Olympic flag was raised for the first time in _____________________.

• 1916

• 1920

• 1912

• 1924

In the first Winter Olympic in _____________________, the Canadian ice hockey team were champions with 122 goals.

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The youngest medallist in Olympic history is Inge Sorensen, a twelve-year-old swimmer from _______________________.

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Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia was the first (a)   to win a gold medal after running a marathon without shoes.

This is one of the most popular sports in the world, but it wasn't in the Olympics until 1988.

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Hiroshi Hoketsu was a competitor in a horse-riding competition at the age of _________________.

• 61

• 70

• 71

• 72