The Olympics are captivating because they bring together the best athletes of our generation.

Test your knowledge of the games with this set of Olympic trivia!

But how much do you know about the games and the athletes competing?

Olympic Trivia

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Question:Which organization is the governing body of the Olympic Games?Answer:International Olympic Committee.

Question:In which year was Tennis reinstated as an Olympic sport?Answer:1988.

Question:Womens wrestling was televised for the first time in what years Olympic Games?Answer:2004.

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Question:What country boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics?Answer:The United States.

Question:Who was the first athlete to take the Olympic oath?Answer:Victor Boin.

Question:How many silver medals did Dana Torres win in Beijing?Answer:Three.

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Question:How old was the oldest Olympic medal winner?Answer:72 years old.

Question:What is the Olympic motto?Answer:Faster, Higher, Stronger.

Question:How many grams of gold are in Olympic gold medals?Answer:Six grams.

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Question:Which member of the British royal family won an Olympic medal?Answer:Zara Tindall.

ChallengingOlympicTrivia:

Question:In which country did the Olympics originate?Answer:Greece.

Question:The first Olympic games in Greece were held how often?Answer:Every four years.

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Question:The longest wrestling match in Olympic history lasted how many hours?Answer:11 hours and 40 minutes.

Question:When were the first known Olympic games held?Answer:776 B.C.

Question:What is the official motto for the Olympics?Answer:Citius, Altius, Fortius.

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Question:What language is Citius, Altius, Fortius?Answer:This phrase is in Latin.

Question:Which city has hosted the Olympics three times?Answer:London.

Question:When was the last Olympic medal made of solid gold awarded?Answer:1912.

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Question:How many events were held at the first modern Olympics?Answer:43.

Difficult Olympic Trivia:

Question:How many athletes participated in the first modern Olympics?Answer:280.

Question:Which Olympic athlete was known as the Milwaukee Meteor?Answer:Archie Hahn.

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Question:How many nations participated in the first modern Olympics?Answer:13.

Question:How old was the youngest Olympic champion?Answer:Seven.

Question:Which ancient Greek athlete won 12 titles across four consecutiveOlympics?Answer:Leonidas of Rhodes.

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Question:In which year was softball introduced to the Olympics?Answer:1996.

Question:Which Olympic Games featured an unknown champion in rowing?Answer:1900.

Question:When was the first Olympics closing ceremony?Answer:1924.

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Question:When were women first permitted to compete in the Olympics?Answer:1900.

Question:Which Winter Olympic Games were the first to be broadcast in color?Answer:Grenoble.

Question:How long were the London Olympic Games in 1908?Answer:188 days.

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Question:When was electronic timing was used as the official time for the Olympics?Answer:1968.

Question:Who was the first female Olympic champion?Answer:Helene de Pourtales.

Question:Who organized the opening ceremonies for the 1960 WinterOlympics?Answer:Walt Disney.

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Question:Zimbabwe participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time in which year?Answer:2014.

Question:Which Olympian was also a winner ofThe Masked Dancer?Answer:Gabby Douglas.

Question:Which was the first Latin American city to host the Olympics?Answer:Mexico City.

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Question:Which four years have seen the Olympics canceled?Answer:1916, 1940, 1944, and 2020.

Question:The Olympic flag first flew in which city?Answer:Antwerp, Belgium.

Question:The first smoke-free Olympic Games were held in which city?Answer:Calgary.

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Question:Who was the first American woman to win an Olympic event?Answer:Margaret Abbott.

Question:Which dog breed was the first official Olympic mascot?Answer:Dachshund.

Question:How many countries boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics?Answer:66.

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Question:Which German athlete was a third-generation Olympian in 1992?Answer:Andrea Keller.

Question:When did snowboarding make its Olympic debut?Answer:1998.

Question:South Africa participated in which Olympic Games for the first time since 1960?Answer:1992.

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Question:Which city hosted the first boycott-free Olympics since 1972?Answer:Barcelona.

Question:What year did the NBA Dream Team participate in the Olympics?Answer:1992.

Question:Who was the first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron?Answer:Enriqueta Basilio.

Question:The 1968 Olympic Torch relay followed the path of which historical explorer?Answer:Christopher Columbus.

Question:Which was the largest city to ever host the Winter Olympics?Answer:Turin, Italy.

Question:Which male gymnast won four gold medals in a single day?Answer:Vitaly Scherbo.

Question:The Olympic Torch is lit where each year?Answer:Olympia, Greece.

Question:The Olympic Torch is used to light what?Answer:The Olympic Cauldron.

Question:A race was held in the 1896 Olympic Games in honor of whom?Answer:Pheidippides.

Question:Which color is NOT one of the rings on the Olympic flag?

Green, yellow, black, or orange?Answer:Orange.

The BestOlympicTrivia:

Question:When were the first winter Olympics held?Answer:1924.

Question:Where was the first winter Olympics held?Answer:Chamonix, France.

Question:When did team figure skating debut in the Winter Olympics?Answer:2014.

Question:Who won the first-known Olympics in ancient Greece?Answer:Coroebus.

Question:When did the Olympic Games first feature a marathon?Answer:1896.

Question:In what year did the Olympic flag debut?Answer:1920.

Question:The Olympics were first held to honor which Greek god?Answer:Zeus.

Question:The Soviet Union boycotted the Olympics in which American host city?Answer:Los Angeles.

Question:The first womens marathon was in which Olympic Games?Answer:Los Angeles in 1984.

Question:How long a distance was the first Olympic marathon?Answer:25 miles.

Question:Table tennis made its Olympic debut in which year?Answer:1988.

Question:How old was Lindsey Vonnwhen she made her Olympic debut?Answer:17.

Question:Which emperor banned the Olympics in 393 A.D.?Answer:Theodosius I.

Question:How many gold medals did Eric Heiden win in the 1980 Winter Olympics?Answer:Five.

Question:Who wrote the music for The Olympic Hymn?Answer:Spyros Samaras.

Question:Who wrote the lyrics for The Olympic Hymn?Answer:Kostis Palamas.

Question:Triathlon and taekwondo were added to the Olympics in what year?Answer:2000.

Question:Which country has hosted the most Olympic Games?Answer:United States.

Question:When did the Olympics first award gold, silver, and bronze medals?Answer:1904.

Question:The first modern Olympics were held in what year?Answer:1896.

Question:Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?Answer:Athens, Greece.

Question:Who is credited with starting the modern Olympic games?Answer:Baron Pierre de Coubertin.