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Stop & Breathe Olympic Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is widely regarded as the father of the modern Olympic Games, having been founder of the International Olympic Committee?

a)

Baron Friedrich von Munchausen

b)

Baron Pierre de Coubertin

c)

Baron Philippe le Rouge

d)

Baron Manfred von Richthofen

2.

Which of these sports is not an Olympic event?

a)

Beach Handball

b)

BMX Freestyle

c)

Kick Boxing

d)

Trampoline Gymnastics

3.

In which event did Cathy Freeman win a track gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

a)

200 metres

b)

400 metres

c)

400 metres hurdles

d)

800 metres

4.

How many Olympic gold medals has the Indian Men’s Hockey team won?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

5.

Modern Pentathlon is an event consisting of five different disciplines – a test of all round sporting prowess. Which of these is not one of the five?

a)

Cycling

b)

Horse Riding

c)

Shooting

d)

Swimming

6.

Johnny Weissmuller was famous for playing Tarzan and Jungle Jim in the movies, but before that he was a 5 times Olympic gold medallist in which sport?

a)

Athletics

b)

Diving

c)

Swimming

d)

Wrestling

7.

In which Olympics did Beach Volleyball first appear as an official sport?

a)

1984 - Los Angeles

b)

1992 – Barcelona

c)

1996 – Atlanta

d)

2000 – Sydney

8.

Which of these cities has never hosted the Olympic Games?

a)

Amsterdam

b)

Antwerp

c)

Helsinki

d)

Vienna

9.

Mauritius has only ever won one medal at the Olympics Games – a bronze in which sport?

a)

Athletics

b)

Boxing

c)

Weightlifting

d)

Wrestling

10.

Australia’s Peter Bol did brilliantly to run 4th in the Men’s 800 Metres on the track in Tokyo. In which country was he born?

a)

Congo

b)

Eritrea

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Sudan

11.

How many Olympic medals has Sri Lanka won in the history of the Games?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

7

d)

11

12.

The 12th and 13th Olympiads were cancelled due to World War II. Where were these Games meant to have been held?

a)

Tokyo and London

b)

London and Paris

c)

Tokyo and New York

d)

Paris and New York

13.

Swimming dual gold medallist Ariarne Titmus hails from which Australian town?

a)

Launceston

b)

Leongatha

c)

Lismore

d)

Lorne

14.

Who was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 at the Olympic Games?

a)

Mary Lou Retton

b)

Nadia Comaneci

c)

Olga Korbut

d)

Vera Caslavska

15.

Olympic medal ceremonies are conducted in two languages – English and….?

a)

French

b)

Greek

c)

Latin

d)

Mandarin

16.

Due to a dispute over its political status, the People’s Republic of China did not appear at a Summer Olympic Games (apart from one athlete in 1952) until which year?

a)

1972 – Munich

b)

1976 – Montreal

c)

1980 – Moscow

d)

1984 – Los Angeles

17.

The 2000 Sydney Olympics had three mascots – Syd (for Sydney), Ollie (for Olympic) and Millie (for new millennium). Which of these Australian animals was NOT one of the mascots?

a)

Echidna

b)

Kangaroo

c)

Kookaburra

d)

Platypus

18.

Who was the last Australian man to win a track gold medal in athletics?

a)

Herb Elliott

b)

Peter Norman

c)

Ralph Doubell

d)

Ron Clarke

19.

Which one of these was once an Olympic sport?

a)

Chess

b)

Roller Skating

c)

Squash

d)

Tug Of War

20.

Where will the 2028 Summer Olympic Games be held?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Paris

d)

Rome