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80 Olympic Trivia Questions: Will You Get A Gold Medal?

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November 10, 2022

The Olympic Games are a worldwide effort to have global sportsmanship that reaches beyond culture, language, and other barriers. The games are an ancient creation that still prevails today in an even larger force than before.Β 

Very few things get in the way of the games, but it has happened before! World War I, World War II, and the Covid-19 Pandemic were all times when the games were canceled or postponed.

Because of their age and history, the Olympic Games have endless facts and fascinating stories to learn. Whether you sit glued to your TV during the Olympic Games or you've even had the privilege of seeing them in person, taking this quiz will surely see just how big of an Olympic fan you are. Take on these Olympic trivia questions and answers today. We wish you luck!

Are you already game for more sports trivia? Check out these other quizzes on soccer, sports, and hockey!

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1. Which Summer Olympic Games was the first to be televised live?

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2. Which American runner finished third behind Bolt and Blake in the 100m at the 2012 games?

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3. What is the serial number of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

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4. How many Olympic games did Australian Cathy Freeman appear in?

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5. At the 2012 Olympic games all the Badminton gold medals were won by which country?

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6. Which is the 'Black September Day' in Olympic history?

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1. Which Canadian won the 100m Olympic gold medal in 1996?

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2. Which Canadian won a 100m gold medal in 1988 but was subsequently disqualified?

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3. What medal is awarded to the competitor finishing third in an Olympic event?

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4. After Ben Johnson was subsequently disqualified from the 100m at the Olympic games in 1988 who was awarded the Gold Medal?

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5. The Olympic flag featuring the five rings, was first flown at which games?

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6. When was the first time the Olympic Games moved to Asia?

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1. Which country's team remained undefeated in field hockey between 1928 and 1956?

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2. Olympic 5000m and 10000m record holder Kenenisa Bekele is from what country?

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3. How many world records did Great Britain cyclists break at the London Velodrome during these Olympics?

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4. What was the time set by Usain Bolt when he set the 100m Olympic record at London 2012?

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5. How many different events were held during the 2012 Olympic games?

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6. In total how many Medals were won by USA during the 2012 Olympic games?

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1. Lionel Messi won a gold medal for Argentina at which Olympic games?

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2. In what city will the 2020 Olympic games be held?

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3. Which Soccer team won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic games?

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4. American Michael Phelps won his first Olympic medal at which games?

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5. At what frequency are the Olympic Games held?

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6. Which country won the first female Olympic soccer competition in 1996?

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1. Baseball/Softball was dropped as a Olympic sport In what year?

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2. What is the distance of the marathon race in the Olympics?

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3. Which Olympic cyclist won the Men's time trial at the 2012 games?

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4. Record breaking Olympian Michael Phelps competed in which sport?

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5. Which Briton won the 5000m and 10000m at the 2012 Olympic games?

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6. What do they call the machine which holds rowing boats at the start of a regatta?

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1. Which Jamaican Sprinter holds the Olympic record for 100m and 200m?

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2. Which Australian city hosted the 1956 Olympic games?

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3. South African Cameron van der Burgh won a Gold Medal at which Olympic games?

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4. How many cycling gold medals did Great Britain win during the 2008 Olympic games?

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5. Which racket sport made its Olympic debut in 1992?

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6. Which country boycotted the Olympic games of 1984?

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1. In what year was the Olympics last held in London?

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2. In total how many Olympic medals has American swimmer Michael Phelps won?

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3. The Olympic motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius, is a Latin expression meaning what?

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4. In which country were the first Olympics held?

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5. In 1936 the Olympic games were hosted by which City?

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6. In which city were the Olympics in 2004 held?

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1. How many Gold medals were won by China during the 2012 Olympic games?

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2. American Bob Beamon set an Olympic long jump record In what year?

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3. How many rings many up the Olympic logo?

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4. Usain Bolt has represented which Caribbean country at the Olympic games?

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5. Carl Lewis is an Olympian from which country?

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6. Current Olympic shot put champion Tomasz Majewski is from which country?

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1. Which American won a 100m gold medal at the Berlin games in 1936?

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2. Briton Linford Christie won a 100m Olympic gold medal In what year?

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3. Olympic rowing gold medalist Olaf Tufte is from which country?

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4. The second Olympic games in 1990 was hosted by which city?

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5. Boxing has only been excluded from the Olympic games once, In what year was this?

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6. How many Olympic silver medals has sprinter Frankie Fredericks won?

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1. What is the shortest distance raced over on the track during an Olympic games?

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2. Which American set the 400m Olympic record in Atlanta 1996?

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3. Cassius Clay became the Olympic light heavyweight champion In what year?

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4. What 37-year-old middle distance runner qualified for her fourth Olympic team in 1996?

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5. In what year was the first Olympic games held?

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6. How old was Cassius Clay when he won an Olympic gold at the Rome games of 1960?

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1. The 1986 Olympic games were held in which Californian city?

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2. Swimmer Rebecca Adlington won how many Olympic gold medals in the pool at the 2008 games?

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3. What contest of team strength was an official Olympic event from 1900 to 1920?

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4. What sport is played with stones and brooms?

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5. Which new game was introduced at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

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6. Sydney hosted the Olympic games In what year?

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1. The 1936 Berlin Olympic Summer Games are also known as?

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2. What medal is awarded to the winner of an Olympic event?

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3. How many gold medals in total has American Carl Lewis won?

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4. How many different nations were represented at the first Olympic games in 1896?

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5. Which American lady holds the Olympic record for 100m and 200m?

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6. Australian Cathy Freeman won a gold medal in which event in 2000?

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1. How many gold medals did India win at the Beijing games of 2008?

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2. Which of these countries boycotted the Moscow 1980 Olympic games?

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3. What medal is awarded to the competitor finished second in an Olympic event?

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4. During an Olympic games most of the Olympians stay in which location?

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5. American Michael Phelps won how many Olympic gold medals?

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6. In what year was Female boxing added to the Olympic games?

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1. In total how many Olympic gold medals has American swimmer Michael Phelps won?

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2. How many different nations were represented at the 2012 Olympic games?

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