TOKYO OLYMPICS

Tokyo was scheduled to host the Olympics once before when the Games had to be cancelled? When?

• 1916

• 1940

• 1944

At which edition of the Olympics were women first allowed to compete?

• 1896

• 1912

• 1900

Cricket has been an Olympic sport only once. In what year?

• Paris 1900

• Sydney 2000

• London 1908

How many times has India won the hockey gold at the Olympics? How many were consecutive?

• 8 & 6

• 6 & 6

• 7 & 5

Sushil Kumar won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 2008 Olympics. But who was the first Indian to win a medal in wrestling at the Games?

• Khasaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

• Randhir Shindes

• Kumar Navale

Only once has the Olympics been held in two different countries. When and where?

• 1956/ Melbourne and Stockholm

• 1920/Amsterdam and Antwerp

• 1896/Athens and Paris

India has won two medals in athletics at the Olympic Games. Who won them?

• Norman Pritchard

• Milkha Singh

• Nilima Ghose

In 2008, Michael Phelps broke the record for most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games. Whose record did he break?

• Kristin Otto

• Mark Spitz

• His own record

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

• Nadia Comaneci, 1976

• Nellie Kim, 1976

• Zoltan Magyar, 1980

At the Ancient Olympic Games, sprint, javelin throw, discus throw and long jump were four of the five events in the pentathlon. What was the fifth?

• Wrestling

• Triple jump

• Swimming