Olympic History Quiz

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1. When was the Olympic flag depicting five interconnected rings on a white background created?
2. What do these five rings symbolize?
3. The first flag was flown during which Olympic games?
4. What is the Olympic motto?
5. True or False: The last Olympic gold medals that were made entirely out of gold were awarded in 1912.
6. The first opening ceremony was held in 1908. Where was it held?
7. How long is a marathon?
8. True or False: An Olympiad is a period of four successive years.
9. Who won the most medals at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896?
10. Who won the most gold medals in Beijing 2008?
11. The first Olympics covered by U.S. television was the 1960 Summer Games in Rome by which major network?
12. True or False: No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Winter Games.
13. True or False: Three continents – Africa, South America, and Antarctica – have never hosted an Olympics.
14. Larrisa Latynina, a gymnast from the former Soviet Union, finished with the most medals in history before Phelps. How many?
15. How many years are between the Winter and Summer Olympics?
16. Who is the most decorated Olympian?

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yippiehippie's picture yippiehippie

this is such a great quiz! love the questions!

kitty20045's picture kitty20045

funn! 100%!!!