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Ultimate Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Quiz II

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The USA won the most gold medals at the 1996 Olympic games, but in which city were they held?

a)

Lake Placid

b)

Atlanta

c)

Los Angeles

d)

St. Louis

2.

The record for the most medals won by an Olympic athlete is 28. Who holds that record?

a)

Usain Bolt

b)

Mark Spitz

c)

Michael Phelps

d)

Paavo Nurmi

3.

The Olympic Flame is lit in which ancient Greek city?

a)

Athens

b)

Olympia

c)

Delphi

d)

Heraklion

4.

The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, 1500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. In which city were the modern games held?

a)

Athens

b)

London

c)

New York

d)

Berlin

5.

Which one of the following new sports will be included in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?

a)

Darts

b)

Cricket

c)

Bowling

d)

Surfing

6.

Jamaica entered the 1988 Winter Olympic Games for the first time competing in which sport?

a)

Alpine Skiing

b)

Figure Skating

c)

Bobsleigh

d)

Curling

7.

The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were the first to what?

a)

To include Samba dancing as a sport

b)

To be hosted in South America

c)

To award a solid gold medal

d)

To introduce sailing as a sport

8.

London 2012 was the last time the city held the Olympic Games, but how many times has London hosted the games?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

9.

The Olympic gold medal must be made from what?

a)

Solid gold

b)

At least 92.5% silver and 7.5% gold

c)

50% silver and 50% gold

d)

At least 5% gold

10.

Which country always comes first in the parade of nations during each Olympic opening ceremony?

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

Greece

d)

The host country

11.

The Summer and Winter Olympics used to be held in the same year. When did this last occur?

a)

1976

b)

1988

c)

1992

d)

1996

12.

The International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin, but where is it based?

a)

New York, USA

b)

Lausanne, Switzerland

c)

Olympia, Greece

d)

Paris, France

13.

Which country has won the most medals at the Olympics since the first Olympic Games in 1986?

a)

USA

b)

Soviet Union

c)

China

d)

UK

14.

Which Olympic Games were the first in the world to be televised?

a)

1936 Munich

b)

1948 London

c)

1960 Rome

d)

1964 Tokyo

15.

Jesse Owens became the star of the 1936 Olympics, but how many medals did he win?

a)

2 gold and 2 silver medals

b)

4 gold medals

c)

3 gold medals and 1 silver medal

d)

6 gold medals