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Medium Olympics Trivia Questions
The medium questions from our olympics set, 14 of them, each with the answer and an explanation below the game.
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Medium moves through the twentieth century. Berlin, Tokyo, Barcelona, Moscow and Los Angeles, the first Winter Games in Chamonix, the exact marathon distance, and the sports that hide behind unfamiliar names such as biathlon and pentathlon. Anyone who has watched a few Games from start to finish will do well here.
14 medium olympics trivia questions with answers
Which city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Beijing It was the first Summer Games held in China.
Which city hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, the first held in Asia?
Answer: Tokyo Tokyo hosted again in 2021.
Which city hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Berlin It was the first Games with a torch relay from Olympia.
Which country hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924?
Answer: France They were held at Chamonix in the Alps.
Which city hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Sydney It was Australia's second time hosting the Summer Games.
Which Winter Olympic sport combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting?
Answer: Biathlon Missed shots cost the athlete a penalty loop or added time.
How long is the Olympic marathon?
Answer: 26 miles and 385 yards The odd distance was fixed after the 1908 London course was extended.
Which Games were cancelled because of the Second World War?
Answer: 1940 and 1944 The Olympics resumed in London in 1948.
Who founded the International Olympic Committee and led the revival of the Games?
Answer: Pierre de Coubertin Vikelas was the first president, but Coubertin drove the revival.
Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Barcelona The Games transformed the city's waterfront.
How many events make up the modern pentathlon?
Answer: Five The name comes from the Greek for five contests.
In which Olympic combat sport does a scoring throw called an ippon end the bout?
Answer: Judo An ippon is a full point and wins immediately.
Which city hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics, which many nations boycotted?
Answer: Moscow A counter-boycott followed at Los Angeles four years later.
Which city hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Los Angeles It was the second time the city had hosted, after 1932.
Answer key
- Beijing
- Tokyo
- Berlin
- France
- Sydney
- Biathlon
- 26 miles and 385 yards
- 1940 and 1944
- Pierre de Coubertin
- Barcelona
- Five
- Judo
- Moscow
- Los Angeles
How to play
- Pick a mode: multiple choice, true or false, a 60-second sprint, or the daily quiz.
- Answer with a tap, or press 1 to 4 on a keyboard. The right answer appears straight away with a line explaining it.
- Finish the round to see your score, copy the result grid, and step up a difficulty.
- Hosting a night? The full olympics list and a separate answer key are printed below, and the print layout drops the game and keeps the paper.
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