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