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WorksheetsStop & Breathe Olympic Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is widely regarded as the father of the modern Olympic Games, having been founder of the International Olympic Committee?
Baron Friedrich von Munchausen
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Baron Philippe le Rouge
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Which of these sports is not an Olympic event?
Beach Handball
BMX Freestyle
Kick Boxing
Trampoline Gymnastics
In which event did Cathy Freeman win a track gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
200 metres
400 metres
400 metres hurdles
800 metres
How many Olympic gold medals has the Indian Men’s Hockey team won?
3
5
7
8
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?
Cycling
Horse Riding
Shooting
Swimming
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?
Athletics
Diving
Swimming
Wrestling
In which Olympics did Beach Volleyball first appear as an official sport?
1984 - Los Angeles
1992 – Barcelona
1996 – Atlanta
2000 – Sydney
Which of these cities has never hosted the Olympic Games?
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Helsinki
Vienna
Mauritius has only ever won one medal at the Olympics Games – a bronze in which sport?
Athletics
Boxing
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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?
Congo
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Sudan
How many Olympic medals has Sri Lanka won in the history of the Games?
0
2
7
11
The 12th and 13th Olympiads were cancelled due to World War II. Where were these Games meant to have been held?
Tokyo and London
London and Paris
Tokyo and New York
Paris and New York
Swimming dual gold medallist Ariarne Titmus hails from which Australian town?
Launceston
Leongatha
Lismore
Lorne
Who was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 at the Olympic Games?
Mary Lou Retton
Nadia Comaneci
Olga Korbut
Vera Caslavska
Olympic medal ceremonies are conducted in two languages – English and….?
French
Greek
Latin
Mandarin
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?
1972 – Munich
1976 – Montreal
1980 – Moscow
1984 – Los Angeles
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?
Echidna
Kangaroo
Kookaburra
Platypus
Who was the last Australian man to win a track gold medal in athletics?
Herb Elliott
Peter Norman
Ralph Doubell
Ron Clarke
Which one of these was once an Olympic sport?
Chess
Roller Skating
Squash
Tug Of War
Where will the 2028 Summer Olympic Games be held?
Brisbane
Los Angeles
Paris
Rome
