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Olympics Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many events are in a HEPTATHLON?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

2.

Where was athletics invented?

a)

Ancient Rome

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

3.

Which of these events are not included in athletics?

a)

running

b)

throwing

c)

football

d)

jumping

4.

How many runners are in a Relay team?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Which of these is a throwing event?

a)

Triathlon

b)

Javelin

c)

Hurdles

d)

Diving

6.

How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

7.

If gold medals are awarded for first place and silver for second, which medal is awarded for third?

a)

Platinum

b)

Bronze

c)

Copper

d)

Titanium

8.

The Olympic Games are held every how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

9.

The 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in which city?

a)

Rio

b)

London

c)

New York

d)

Tokyo

10.

Which city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1908, 1948, and 2012? It's the only city to host the event on three occasions.

a)

London

b)

Dubai

c)

Paris

d)

Rome

11.

Which country has won the most medals in total at the Winter Olympic Games?

a)

Norway

b)

USA

c)

Sweden

d)

Finland

12.

What name is given to the platform on which winning competitors stand on to collect their medals?

a)

Stage

b)

Shelf

c)

Stand

d)

Podium

13.

Bob Beamon's superhuman leap of nearly 9 metres in the 1968 Olympic Games is still an Olympic record in which event?

a)

High Jump

b)

Long Jump

c)

Triple Jump

d)

Discuss

14.

How many athletic throwing events are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

8

15.

Who holds the world record for the fastest 100m Sprint?

a)

Usain Bolt from Jamaica

b)

Mo Farah from England

c)

Justin Gatlin from USA

d)

Linford Christie from Jamaica