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100+ Summer Olympics Quiz Questions



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Sports Quiz Questions

1. In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

Answer: 1896


2. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?

Answer: Michael Phelps


3. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in total?

Answer: United States


4. In which city were the 2008 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: Beijing


5. Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

Answer: Hélène de Pourtalès


6. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?

Answer: Every 4 years


7. Which sport was introduced to the Olympics in 1964?

Answer: Judo


8. Who lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?

Answer: Muhammad Ali


9. What is the Olympic motto?

Answer: Citius, Altius, Fortius


10. Which country has hosted the Summer Olympics the most times?

Answer: United States


11. Who is known as the fastest man in the world, having set world records in the 100m and 200m races?

Answer: Usain Bolt


12. Which Olympic Games were the first to be televised?

Answer: 1936 Berlin


13. How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?

Answer: 5


14. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag represent?

Answer: The five inhabited continents


15. In which year did women first compete in the Olympic Games?

Answer: 1900


16. Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in basketball?

Answer: United States


17. Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics?

Answer: Nadia Comăneci


18. What is the name of the official Olympic anthem?

Answer: "Olympic Hymn"


19. Who holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games?

Answer: Michael Phelps


20. In which city were the 2012 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: London



21. What is the name of the award given to the best athlete of the Games?

Answer: Olympic Order


22. Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in soccer?

Answer: Great Britain


23. Who won the gold medal in men's singles tennis at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? Answer: Rafael Nadal


24. Which country hosted the first Olympics after World War II?

Answer: United Kingdom (London 1948)


25. What is the distance of a marathon race in the Olympics?

Answer: 42.195 kilometers (26.2 miles)


26. Who won the decathlon gold medal in the 1976 Montreal Olympics?

Answer: Bruce Jenner


27. Which Olympic Games were the first to have an Olympic Village?

Answer: 1932 Los Angeles


28. Which sport returned to the Olympics in 2016 after being absent since 1904?

Answer: Golf


29. How many sports were contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896? Answer: 9


30. Who was the first black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?

Answer: John Baxter Taylor Jr.


31. In which year did the Olympics first feature a closing ceremony?

Answer: 1920


32. Who won the women's heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

Answer: Denise Lewis


33. What is the maximum number of players allowed on an Olympic basketball team?

Answer: 12


34. Which country has won the most gold medals in Olympic boxing?

Answer: United States


35. Who was the youngest ever male gold medalist in the Olympics?

Answer: Klaus Zerta


36. In which city were the first Olympic Games held outside Europe?

Answer: St. Louis


37. Which gymnast won four gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

Answer: Mary Lou Retton


38. Who won the gold medal in men's 100m at the 2004 Athens Olympics?

Answer: Justin Gatlin


39. Which city was originally awarded the 1940 Olympics before they were canceled?

Answer: Tokyo


40. Who holds the record for the most consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same event?

Answer: Al Oerter


41. How many events are there in an Olympic decathlon?

Answer: 10


42. In which year were the Winter and Summer Olympics last held in the same year?

Answer: 1992


43. Who won the gold medal in women's singles tennis at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Answer: Monica Puig


44. What year did the Olympics first feature synchronized swimming?

Answer: 1984


45. Who was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics?

Answer: Wilma Rudolph


46. In which year did the Olympics first feature beach volleyball?

Answer: 1996


47. Who was the first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Olympic Games?

Answer: Mark Spitz


48. Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in ice hockey?

Answer: Canada


49. What is the minimum age limit for gymnasts to compete in the Olympics?

Answer: 16


50. In which year did the first official Olympic mascot appear?

Answer: 1972


51. Who won the men's marathon at the 2004 Athens Olympics?

Answer: Stefano Baldini


52. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in weightlifting?

Answer: China


53. Who was the first female gymnast to compete in six Olympics?

Answer: Oksana Chusovitina


54. In which year were the Olympics first held in South America?

Answer: 2016


55. Who won the men's 100m gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?

Answer: Linford Christie


56. What is the color of the middle ring on the Olympic flag?

Answer: Black


57. Who won the women's all-around gymnastics gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Answer: Simone Biles


58. Which sport returned to the Olympics in 2020 after a 12-year absence?

Answer: Baseball/Softball


59. Who was the first person to win Olympic gold medals in both Summer and Winter Games?

Answer: Eddie Eagan


60. In which year did the first Olympic Games take place in Asia?

Answer: 1964


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61. Who holds the record for the most Olympic medals won in track and field?

Answer: Paavo Nurmi


62. Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in handball?

Answer: Germany


63. What is the official name of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games?

Answer: Closing Ceremony


64. Who won the men's 200m gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?

Answer: Michael Johnson


65. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in fencing?

Answer: Italy


66. Who was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

Answer: Alice Coachman


67. In which year did the first Paralympic Games take place?

Answer: 1960


68. Who won the women's marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

Answer: Naoko Takahashi


69. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in rowing?

Answer: United States


70. Who won the men's shot put gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics?

Answer: Tomasz Majewski


71. Which sport was introduced to the Olympics in 2000?

Answer: Trampoline


72. Who was the first athlete to win gold medals in both 5,000m and 10,000m in consecutive Olympics?

Answer: Lasse Virén


73. In which year did the Olympic Games first include the triathlon?

Answer: 2000


74. Who won the men's 50km race walk at the 2004 Athens Olympics?

Answer: Robert Korzeniowski


75. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in wrestling?

Answer: Russia


76. Who was the first American to win an Olympic marathon?

Answer: Thomas Hicks


77. In which city were the first post-WWII Olympics held?

Answer: London


78. Who won the women's 100m gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?

Answer: Florence Griffith-Joyner


79. Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in women's soccer?

Answer: United States


80. What is the minimum age limit for boxers to compete in the Olympics?

Answer: 18



81. Who was the first female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for swimming?

Answer: Ethelda Bleibtrey


82. In which year were the first Youth Olympic Games held?

Answer: 2010


83. Who won the men's 400m gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Answer: Wayde van Niekerk


84. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in gymnastics?

Answer: Soviet Union


85. Who won the women's long jump at the 2012 London Olympics?

Answer: Brittney Reese


86. In which year did the Olympic Games first include women's boxing?

Answer: 2012


87. Who was the first athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games?

Answer: Jesse Owens


88. Which city hosted the first Winter Olympics?

Answer: Chamonix


89. Who won the men's discus throw gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?

Answer: Lars Riedel


90. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in table tennis?

Answer: China


91. Who was the first female to win an Olympic gold medal in snowboarding?

Answer: Karine Ruby


92. In which year did the first modern Paralympic Games take place?

Answer: 1960


93. Who won the men's high jump gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Answer: Derek Drouin


94. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in judo?

Answer: Japan


95. Who won the women's 400m hurdles at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

Answer: Irina Privalova


96. In which year did the Olympics first feature women's wrestling?

Answer: 2004


97. Who was the first female gymnast to win three gold medals at a single Olympics?

Answer: Larisa Latynina


98. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Los Angeles


99. Who won the men's 800m gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics?

Answer: David Rudisha


100. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in cycling?

Answer: France


101. Who won the women's 10,000m at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Answer: Almaz Ayana


102. In which year did the Olympic Games first feature BMX cycling?

Answer: 2008


103. Who was the first athlete to win Olympic gold medals in both individual and team fencing events?

Answer: Nedo Nadi


104. Who won the men's 400m hurdles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?

Answer: Kevin Young


105. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in archery?

Answer: South Korea


106. Who was the first American woman to win an Olympic marathon?

Answer: Joan Benoit Samuelson


107. In which year did the Olympic Games first feature women's weightlifting?

Answer: 2000


108. Who won the men's 1,500m at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

Answer: Sebastian Coe


109. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in water polo?

Answer: Hungary


110. Who was the first athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the 100m dash?

Answer: Carl Lewis


111. In which city were the 1996 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: Atlanta


112. Who won the women's shot put at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Answer: Michelle Carter


113. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in diving?

Answer: China


114. Who was the first female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in the marathon?

Answer: Joan Benoit Samuelson


115. In which year did the Olympic Games first feature women's rowing?

Answer: 1976


116. Who won the men's 200m freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Answer: Michael Phelps


117. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in tennis?

Answer: United States


118. Who was the first athlete to win gold medals in both 200m and 400m in the same Olympics?

Answer: Michael Johnson


119. In which year did the Olympic Games first feature women's rugby sevens?

Answer: 2016


120. Who won the women's heptathlon at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Answer: Nafissatou Thiam


In conclusion, these 100+ sports quiz questions and answers cover a wide range of sports, championships, and historical achievements. Whether you're hosting a sports-themed trivia night or simply testing your own knowledge, these questions will challenge and entertain. From football and cricket to tennis and athletics, the world of sports offers a rich tapestry of memorable moments and legendary athletes. So gather your friends, family, or colleagues and enjoy the thrill of testing your sports expertise with these engaging quiz questions. Remember, sports trivia is not just about knowing the answers but also celebrating the spirit of competition and the incredible achievements of athletes from around the world.


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