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Answer the following questions related to the History of Olympic Games.


1. Who is the founder of ancient Olympic games?
• Hercales
• Zues
• Coroebus
• Apollo
Answer: Hercales

2. Where were the first Olympic games held?
• Athens
• Antwerp
• Olympia
• Barcelona
Answer: Olympia

3. Who was the founder of the Modern Olympics?
• Pierre de Coubertin
• Phidias
• Alexander
• L. Aemilius Cato
Answer: Pierre de Coubertin


4. The Ancient Olympic Games were made a part of the religious festival in the honour of which mythological deity?
• Heracles
• Zues
• Eros
• Perseus
Answer: Zues

5. Who, among the following, could neither watch nor particpate in the Olympics?
• Widowed women
• Women
• Men
• Married men
Answer: Women

6. In which year was the Olympic flag raised for the first time?
• 1916
• 1920
• 1924
• 1932
Answer: 1920

7. Which of the following was placed on the head of a winner of the ancient Greek Olympics?
• Gold medal
• Silver medal
• An olive branch wreath
• Bronze medal
Answer: An olive branch wreath

8. When and where did the first olympic torch relay take place?
• 1936, Berlin
• 1940, Munich
• 1932, Stockholm
• 1944, Finland
Answer: 1936, Berlin

9. When and where was the Olympic torch first lit?
• 1936, Berlin
• 1928, Amsterdam
• 1932, Antwerp
• 1924, Paris
Answer: 1928, Amsterdam

10. At which Olympics was the Olympic flag first hoisted?
• 1920, London Olympics
• 1936, Berlin Olympics
• 1920, Antwerp Olympics
• 1948, Melbourne Olympics
Answer: 1920, Antwerp Olympics

11. Who was the writer of the Olympic oath?
• L. Aemilius Cato
• Coroebus
• Pierre de Coubertin
• Apollo
Answer: Pierre de Coubertin

12. What is the meaning of the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius?
• Braver, Faster, Higher
• Faster, Higher, Stronger
• Higher, Stronger, Faster
• Stronger, Braver, Faster
Answer: Faster, Higher, Stronger

13. Which ceremony marks the end of the Olympic games?
• Lighting Fireworks
• Extinguishing the Olympic flame
• Releasing pigeons into the sky
• Playing musical bands
Answer: Extinguishing the Olympic flame

14. In which year were women allowed to participate in the Olympic games?
• 1908
• 1912
• 1900
• 1924
Answer: 1900

15. Who was the designer of the Olympic flag?
• Heracles Palamas
• Zues Brundage
• Spirou Samara
• Pierre de Coubertin
Answer: Pierre de Coubertin

16. In which year were the Olympics games shown on television for the first time?
• 1948
• 1936
• 1952
• 1956
Answer: 1936

17. What is the total number of sports included in the Summer Olympics?
• 25
• 28
• 27
• 30
Answer: 28

18. Name the American who was forced to return the gold medal he won at the 1972 Olympics?
• Ben Jonhson
• Jim Thorpe
• David Bolen
• Rick DeMont
Answer: Rick DeMont

19. In which year were the formal drug tests introduced in the Olympic Games?
• 1956
• 1960
• 1968
• 1972
Answer: 1968

20. Name the is the first athlete to fail a gender test.
• Ewa Kłobukowska
• Santhi Soundarajan
• Jim Thorpe
• Hermann Ratjen
Answer: Ewa Kłobukowska

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