General Awareness: The Summer Olympics Quiz

1. From left to right the colour of the Olympic rings are: blue, yellow, black, green and red.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is a) True

2. France, Greece, Great Britain and Switzerland have all participated at every summer Olympics since 1896. Which other country has also participated at all of these Olympics?

a) USA
b) Australia
c) Belgium
d) Finland

The correct answer is b) Australia

3. Paavo Nurmi, Larissa Latynina, Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis have one only one thing in common from their Olympic appearances. What is it?

a) They all won 9 Olympic gold medals
b) They each gave the athlete's Oath
c) They all carried their nation's flag at an Opening Ceremony
d) They all competed at the same Olympics

The correct answer is a) They all won 9 Olympic gold medals

4. Against normal tradition, at which Olympics did the host nation's flag enter the Opening Ceremony first, but the host nation's athletes entered last?

a) 1984 Los Angeles
b) 1936 Berlin
c) 2004 Athens
d) 1980 Moscow

The correct answer is c) 2004 Athens

5. Who was the first boxer in Olympic history to win Gold at three consecutive Olympics?

a) Laszlo Papp (HUN)
b) Cassuis Clay (USA)
c) Teofilo Stevenson (CUB)
d) Felix Savon (CUB)

The correct answer is a) Laszlo Papp (HUN)

6. Carl Lewis won Gold in which event at four consecutive Olympics?

a) 100 metres
b) 4 x 100 metres Relay
c) 200 metres
d) Long Jump

The correct answer is d) Long Jump

7. How many nations and athletes participated in the first modern Olympics in 1896?

a) 14 and 241
b) 17 and 267
c) 19 and 303
d) 16 and 1.034

The correct answer is a) 14 and 241


8. I won four silver medals in the 100m sprint and the 200m sprint at two consecutive Olympics. Who am I?

a) Don Quarrie (JAM)
b) Frankie Fredericks (NAB)
c) Michael Marsh (USA)
d) Ato Boldon (TRI)

The correct answer is b) Frankie Fredericks (NAB)

9. The first torch relay was introduced at which Olympics?

a) 1984 Los Angeles
b) 1936 Berlin
c) 1948 London
d) 1896 Athens

The correct answer is b) 1936 Berlin

10. A mascot of an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the country was first introduced in Mexico in 1968. What was the mascot at these Olympics?

a) Child wearing a Poncho and Sombrero
b) Chihuahua
c) Mexican Bandito
d) Dove

The correct answer is d) Dove