WorksheetsThe Summer Olympic games
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Where is the 2024 Summer Olympics taking place
France
England
USA
China
Some of the swimming events will take place in which river that flows through Paris?
The Thames
The Seine
The Danube
The Rhine
When was the first modern olympics held
1896
1926
1722
1984
The Olympics originated in 776BC in which country
Spain
Italy
Greece
China
The name 'Marathon' originates from.....
The battle of Marathon
The famous chocolate bar
The Greek word for running
The god of MARS
What is the official language of the Olympics?
English
French
Spanish
German
Which country has won the most Olympic medals in history?
China
Russia
United States
Germany
Which city has hosted the Summer Olympics three times?
London
Paris
Los Angeles
Tokyo
What is the symbol of the Olympic Games?
A torch
Five interlocking rings
A laurel wreath
A gold medal
The Olympic games are every....
five years
two years
Year
Four years
What is the motto of the Olympic Games?
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Unity in Diversity
One World, One Dream
Peace and Sport
Which sport is not part of the Summer Olympics?
Swimming
Basketball
Ice Hockey
Gymnastics
Who is this famous Olympian?
Seb Coe
Michael Phelps
Carl Lewis
Usain Bolt
How many Summer Olympic medals has the UK won?
1066
546
916
54
What is the UK's most successful Olympic sport?
Rowing
100metres
Marathon
Swimming
When was the first Paralympics held?
2008
1926
1960
1896
How many sports are in the 2024 Summer Olympics
101
32
12
72
Golf in in the 2024 Olympic games
TRUE
FALSE
Karate is in the 2024 Summer Olympics?
TRUE
FALSE
Who has won the most Olympic medals in modern Olympics?
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
Sally Gunnell OBE
Sir Steve Redgrave
How many sports are in the 2024 Paralympics?
78
10
34
22
What does the word 'Para' mean in Paralympics
Named after the city of Paris
'Para' is the Greek work for 'Beside' or 'alongside'
Named after the first Paralympic sport of Parachuting
Named after the sport of Parasailing
Which country has won the most Summer Paralympic medals, with 2283
Great Britain
Russian Federation
USA
China
Sarah Storey is the most successful British Paralympic, winning 28 medal in which sports
Swimming and Athletics
Swimming and Cycling
Cycling and Athletics
Swimming
How many rings are there in the Olympic symbol?
3
4
5
6
Large companies pay around $100,000,000 dollars each to sponsor the Olympics, How many sponsors does the 2024 Olympics have
10
4
14
None
For the games of 2020 (2021) the BBC broadcast how many hours of Live Olympic games sports?
over 350 hours
150 hours
None as it was taking place in Japan during a lockdown
232 hours
How many countries participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics?
206
195
180
220
Cambridge had a population of 145,700 people in 2021, San Marino is the smallest country in the world to win a Summer Olympic medal with a population of
145,700
100,001
33,660
152,556
Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
France
United States
Greece
United Kingdom
