General Knowledge Quiz: Olympic Games

1. What do the five rings on the Olympic symbol represent?

• a. the five oceans

• b. the five continents

• c. the five planets

• d. five Greek Gods

2. Olympic games were held in ancient Greece in the honour of Greek God ________

• a. Zeus

• b. Uranus

• c. Apollo

• d. Jupiter

3. Which of the following combination of years represents the years when the Olympic Games were not held due to the two World Wars?

• a. 1914, 1940, 1944

• b. 1916, 1940, 1944

• c. 1920, 1936, 1940

• d. 1936, 1840, 1944

4. Which team leads the procession of athletes at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?

• a. Hosting nation

• b. Hosting nation of the next Olympic games

• c. Hosting nation of the previous Olympic games

• d. Greece

Who of the following is known as the Father of Modern Olympics?

• a. Le Marqués de Samaranch

• b. Demetrius Vikelas

• c. Pierre de Coubertin

• d. Ferenc Kemény

Where are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?

• a. Lausanne, Switzerland

• b. Paris, France

• c. Athens, Greece

• d. Atlanta, United States

What does the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius mean?

• a. Character, Attitude, Fortitude

• b. Faster, Higher, Deeper

• c. Faster, Higher, Stronger

• d. Bigger, Stronger, Taller

In which year did women participate for the first time in modern Olympic Games?

• a. 1908, London

• b. 1904, St Louis

• c. 1920, Antwerp

• d. 1900, Paris

9. At which of the following Olympic Games was the Olympic flag flown for the first time?

• a. 1900, Paris

• b. 1908, London

• c. 1920, Antwerp

• d. 1928, Amsterdam

10. Which language other than English is the Official language of the International Olympic Committee?

• a. Chinese

• b. French

• c. Spanish

• d. German