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Olympics 2020

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Category - Olympic Flag


How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

(a)  

2.

What are the colors of the 5 rings in the Olympic flag? Answer with 5 colors in alphabetical order with one space in between each color.

(a)  

3.

What do the rings represent? The answer is one word.

(a)  

4.

This is a picture of the (a)   flag.

5.

New Category - Olympic Medals


What country won the most medals in Olympics 2020?

(a)  

6.

How many total medals did the USA win (gold + silver + bronze)? Note: the gold medal women’s volleyball team counts as 1 medal (not 12, 1 for each player).

a)

86

b)

94

c)

109

d)

113

7.

Of the 113 total medals the USA won, how many of them are gold?

a)

29

b)

39

c)

49

d)

59

8.

Which country came in second to the USA in both total medals and gold medals?

(a)  

9.

How many different countries won at least one medal?

a)

49

b)

56

c)

74

d)

93

10.

Of the 113 total USA medals, which sport gave them the most medals?

(a)  

11.

How many USA athletes went home with a medal? Note: the gold medal women’s volleyball team counts as 12 medals, 1 for each player on the team (not 1 team medal).

a)

224

b)

257

c)

319

d)

375

12.

Out of the 257 USA athletes who won medals, who won the most USA medals… men or women?

a)

men

b)

women

13.

How many of the last consecutive Summer Olympics has the USA been at the top of the total medal count?

(a)  

14.

New Category - Olympic Athletes


How many USA athletes participated in Olympics 2020?

a)

487

b)

524

c)

593

d)

626

15.

How many USA states are home to USA medalists?

a)

23

b)

34

c)

40

d)

44

16.

Which state is represented by more Olympic 2020 athletes than the other two states?

a)

Illinois

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New Jersey

17.

Which state is represented by the most Olympic 2020 athletes?

a)

California

b)

Florida

c)

New York

d)

Texas

18.

Why did Simone Biles back out of competing in the women’s gymnastics team all-around final?


Answer by specifying the letter for each desired answer (A-F, scroll down to see all answers), in alphabetical order, separated by one space.


A. She was afraid the USA team would lose if she competed.


B. She sprained her ankle during her landing on the 1st apparatus… the vault, so could not continue in the competition.


C. She was suffering from the “twisties”.


D. Her performance on the 1st apparatus, the vault, was really bad.


E. She was suffering from mental illness issues.


F. She dislocated her shoulder landing on the vaulting table wrong during warmups.

(a)  

19.

How many gold medals did USA swimmer Caeleb Dressel win?

(a)  

20.

How old is the youngest athlete that competed in Olympics 2020?

(a)  

21.

How old is the oldest athlete that competed in Olympics 2020? Pick the decade their age falls within.

a)

50's

b)

60's

c)

70's

d)

80's

22.

New Category - Olympic Sports


What were the new sports that were added to Olympics 2020? Answer by specifying the letter for each desired answer, in alphabetical order, separated by one space.


A. karate

B. skateboarding

C. sport climbing

D. surfing

E. taekwondo

(a)  

23.

In indoor volleyball, how many points need to be scored to win a game?

(a)  

24.

In beach volleyball, how many points need to be scored to win a game?

(a)  

25.

Considering only the Olympics that the USA participated in, what year was the last time the USA men DID NOT win a gold medal in the swimming 4x100m medley relay?

a)

1960

b)

1972

c)

1980

d)

none of the above

26.

China has a gold medal streak going in women’s springboard diving which has continued for the past (a)   summer Olympics (including this year in Tokyo).

27.

In what year did the first modern Olympics take place?

a)

1824

b)

1836

c)

1876

d)

1896

28.

New Category - Olympic Miscellaneous


Which word of the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together” was added for Olympics 2020.

a)

Faster

b)

Higher

c)

Stronger

d)

Together

29.

What year were the Olympics first broadcast on TV around the world?

a)

1952

b)

1956

c)

1960

d)

1964

30.

What city is hosting the next Summer Olympics in 2024?

(a)