Go for Gold: The Olympics Quiz

By: Alia Hoyt
Estimated Completion Time
1 min
Go for Gold: The Olympics Quiz
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About This Quiz

Every two years, pandemic notwithstanding, the world's elite athletes gather to take their shot at the ultimate prize: the Olympic gold medal. How much do you know about this storied event?
Which Olympic Games holds the record for most attendees?
1996 in Atlanta
2008 in Beijing
2016 in Rio de Janeiro
Why did the 1936 Berlin Games make history?
It was the first to allow Black athletes.
There was an assassination attempt on Hitler.
It was the first to be televised.
How many dead birds helped Leon de Lunden of Belgium score the gold medal at the 1900 Paris Olympics for the live pigeon shoot event?
18
21
32

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What is the age of the oldest female Olympic gymnast ever to compete?
34
41
46
Continuing with the age theme, how old was the oldest person to ever compete in the Olympics?
65
72
88
Many games have been boycotted for various reasons. Which of these Olympics was subject to a boycott by some countries?
Moscow (1980)
Los Angeles (1984)
Montreal (1976)
all of the above

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Who clubbed Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in the knee?
Tonya Harding
Harding's ex-husband
a hit man
Which of these Olympians has the most gold medals of all time?
Larisa Latynina
Michael Phelps
Carl Lewis
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ran the 100-meter dash in 9.58 seconds, currently the fastest time ever. What does that translate to in miles per hour?
15.2 mph
25 mph
27.7 mph

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Which Olympic-themed movie is the highest-grossing of all time?
"Blades of Glory"
"Cool Runnings"
"Unbroken"