Quiz on Summer Olympic Games - History of Olympics |
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1. Who is the founder of ancient Olympic games? • Hercales • Zues • Coroebus • Apollo Answer: Hercales 2. Where were the first Olympic games held? • Athens • Olympia • Antwerp • Barcelona Answer: Olympia 3. Who was the founder of the Modern Olympics? • Pierre de Coubertin • Phidias • Alexander • L. Aemilius Cato Answer: Pierre de Coubertin
4. The Ancient Olympic Games were made a part of the religious festival in the honour of which mythological deity? • Heracles • Eros • Perseus • Zues Answer: Zues 5. Who, among the following, could neither watch nor particpate in the Olympics? • Widowed women • Women • Men • Married men Answer: Women 6. In which year was the Olympic flag raised for the first time? • 1916 • 1920 • 1924 • 1932 Answer: 1920 7. Which of the following was placed on the head of a winner of the ancient Greek Olympics? • An olive branch wreath • Gold medal • Silver medal • Bronze medal Answer: An olive branch wreath 8. When and where did the first olympic torch relay take place? • 1940, Munich • 1932, Stockholm • 1936, Berlin • 1944, Finland Answer: 1936, Berlin 9. When and where was the Olympic torch first lit? • 1936, Berlin • 1932, Antwerp • 1924, Paris • 1928, Amsterdam Answer: 1928, Amsterdam 10. At which Olympics was the Olympic flag first hoisted? • 1920, London Olympics • 1936, Berlin Olympics • 1948, Melbourne Olympics • 1920, Antwerp Olympics Answer: 1920, Antwerp Olympics 11. Who was the writer of the Olympic oath? • L. Aemilius Cato • Coroebus • Apollo • Pierre de Coubertin Answer: Pierre de Coubertin 12. What is the meaning of the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius? • Braver, Faster, Higher • Faster, Higher, Stronger • Higher, Stronger, Faster • Stronger, Braver, Faster Answer: Faster, Higher, Stronger 13. Which ceremony marks the end of the Olympic games? • Lighting Fireworks • Extinguishing the Olympic flame • Releasing pigeons into the sky • Playing musical bands Answer: Extinguishing the Olympic flame 14. In which year were women allowed to participate in the Olympic games? • 1908 • 1912 • 1924 • 1900 Answer: 1900 15. Who was the designer of the Olympic flag? • Pierre de Coubertin • Heracles Palamas • Zues Brundage • Spirou Samara Answer: Pierre de Coubertin 16. In which year were the Olympics games shown on television for the first time? • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1936 Answer: 1936 17. What is the total number of sports included in the Summer Olympics? • 25 • 27 • 28 • 30 Answer: 28 18. Name the American who was forced to return the gold medal he won at the 1972 Olympics? • Ben Jonhson • Rick DeMont • Jim Thorpe • David Bolen Answer: Rick DeMont 19. In which year were the formal drug tests introduced in the Olympic Games? • 1956 • 1960 • 1968 • 1972 Answer: 1968 20. Name the is the first athlete to fail a gender test. • Santhi Soundarajan • Jim Thorpe • Hermann Ratjen • Ewa Kłobukowska Answer: Ewa Kłobukowska
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