๐
Olympics Trivia
Discover mind-blowing Olympic facts that will amaze every sports fan! From the $50,000 gold medal to the impossible records - these athletic secrets will stun you with their incredible truth.
Filter by Difficulty
Questions (120 of 120)
๐ขeasy
Which sport awards the Usain Bolt triple of 100, 200, and 4x100 relay?
๐ขeasy
Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?
๐กmedium
Which venue hosted the 1932 and 1984 Opening Ceremonies in the same stadium?
๐ขeasy
Which city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
๐ดhard
Which venue used Zeppelinfeld as a temporary name during planning for 1972 before final naming?
๐ขeasy
What color is the center ring on the Olympic flag?
๐ดhard
Which host city used a split Games plan across three regions in 2026 for Winter events?
๐ขeasy
Which sport uses a foil, epee, or sabre?
๐ดhard
Which cyclist achieved the track sprint keirin and team sprint triple at Rio 2016?
๐ขeasy
What is the five ring color not used on national flags very often?
๐ขeasy
Which athlete famously lit the cauldron with an arrow at Barcelona 1992?
๐กmedium
Which track star won the 1500 meters and 5000 meters double at Tokyo 2020?
๐ขeasy
What is the Olympic motto introduced in Latin as Citius Altius Fortius?
๐ดhard
Which swimmer became the first to win four consecutive Olympic golds in the same event in 2016?
๐ขeasy
Which host city used the slogan Inspire a Generation?
๐ขeasy
Which athlete won the decathlon at Los Angeles 1984 and became a celebrity?
๐ดhard
Which track final at Rome 1960 was the first to use a photo finish camera with full automatic timing for medals?
๐ขeasy
Which gymnast earned a perfect 10 at Montreal 1976 at age 14?
๐ขeasy
Which sport features the event known as the 100 meter freestyle?
๐กmedium
Which nation earned the first Olympic basketball gold in 1936?
๐ขeasy
Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
๐ขeasy
Which country traditionally enters last in the Opening Ceremony?
๐ขeasy
Which city hosted the 1996 Centennial Games?
๐ขeasy
Which nation lights the parade of athletes by entering first?
๐ขeasy
Which winter sport involves a sled and an ice track?
๐ขeasy
Which country hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics remembered for Mark Spitz?
๐ขeasy
Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics that transformed its waterfront?
๐กmedium
Which weightlifter famously clean and jerked 190 kilograms at Sydney 2000 to win gold for Greece?
๐กmedium
Which team won the first Olympic rugby sevens gold for women in 2016?
๐กmedium
Which host city introduced pictograms designed by Otl Aicher?
๐ขeasy
Which sport combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting?
๐กmedium
Which weight class did Teofilo Stevenson dominate for three straight boxing golds?
๐กmedium
Which country topped the medal table at Athens 2004?
๐กmedium
Which city used the slogan Share the Spirit in 1988?
๐กmedium
Which stadium hosted the first nine lane Olympic 100 meter final in 2012?
๐ดhard
Which gymnast won the pommel horse with a score of 9.950 at Seoul 1988?
๐กmedium
Who won the first Olympic marathon for women in 1984?
๐ขeasy
What metal are Olympic gold medals mostly made of in modern times?
๐ขeasy
Which swimmer won a record eight gold medals at Beijing 2008?
๐ดhard
Who designed the current Olympic flag unveiled in 1914 and first flown at Antwerp 1920?
๐ขeasy
Which athlete won four golds in gymnastics at Tokyo 2020?
๐ดhard
Which city was awarded the 1908 Games after a volcano forced a change from Naples?
๐กmedium
Which city hosted the first Winter Games outside Europe?
๐ดhard
Which stadium saw Hicham El Guerrouj complete a 1500 and 5000 double in 2004?
๐กmedium
Which nation topped the medal table at Beijing 2008?
๐กmedium
Which boxer won gold at Atlanta 1996 before turning pro and becoming a world champion as a heavyweight?
๐กmedium
Which gymnast became the first to win four all-around world titles and then Olympic all-around at Rio 2016?
๐ขeasy
Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
๐ขeasy
What distance is the Olympic marathon?
๐ขeasy
Which nation hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924?
๐ขeasy
Which city hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics that were held in 2021?
๐กmedium
Which cyclist won track sprint golds at Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016?
๐กmedium
Which sport crowned Birgit Fischer with eight gold medals across six Games?
๐ดhard
Which nation topped the medal table at the only Games held in South America?
๐ดhard
Which pentathlete won Olympic gold after a horse refused at Tokyo 2020 prompting rule changes?
๐ดhard
Which wrestler won three Olympic golds in Greco-Roman super heavyweight between 1988 and 2000?
๐ดhard
Which shooter won five consecutive Olympic medals in skeet from 1996 to 2012?
๐ดhard
Which sport removed softball and baseball after 2008 and later returned at Tokyo 2020?
๐กmedium
Which swimmer broke the 1500 meter freestyle world record at Roma 2009 worlds then won Olympic gold at London 2012?
๐ดhard
Which runner set an Olympic 800 meter record of 1 minute 40.91 at London 2012?
๐ดhard
Which nation won the inaugural mixed team judo event at Tokyo 2020?
๐ขeasy
Which swimmer is known as the Iron Lady for her medley dominance?
๐ดhard
Which venue saw the first women's Olympic boxing bouts in 2012?
๐ดhard
Which runner set the first legal sub 9.80 Olympic 100 meter time at 9.69?
๐กmedium
Which marathon course finished inside the Panathenaic Stadium in 2004 revisiting the original route?
๐กmedium
Which city staged the first official Olympic art competitions in 1912?
๐กmedium
Which athlete became the youngest Olympic tennis singles champion in the 1996 women's event?
๐ขeasy
Which team won the first Olympic women's soccer tournament in 1996?
๐ขeasy
Which city hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics?
๐ขeasy
Which athlete won the 400 meter hurdles in world record time at Tokyo 2020?
๐กmedium
Which host city opened the first Olympic Village for athletes?
๐ดhard
Which weightlifter was nicknamed Pocket Hercules and won triple Olympic titles for two nations?
๐กmedium
Which venue saw Abebe Bikila win a barefoot marathon in 1960?
๐กmedium
Which athlete carried the flag for the Refugee Olympic Team in 2016 Opening Ceremony?
๐ดhard
Which gymnast performed the first triple double on floor in Olympic competition at Tokyo 2020 women's?
๐ดhard
Which athlete won the first Olympic women's triple jump in 1996?
๐ดhard
Which host city used a lottery system for ticket allocations first at scale in 1984?
๐ดhard
Which city first used the electronic touchpad timing system for swimming in 1968?
๐ดhard
Which long distance race walk was removed after Tokyo 2020 and replaced by marathon race walk mixed relay?
๐กmedium
Which country won the first Olympic baseball gold in 1992?
๐กmedium
Which team won the first Olympic women's basketball gold in 1976?
๐กmedium
Which city hosted the Games where Cathy Freeman lit the cauldron?
๐ขeasy
Which nation leads the all-time Olympic medal table?
๐ดhard
Which speed skater won five golds at Sochi 2014 including all-round and team pursuit?
๐ดhard
Which high jumper used the original western roll to win at Paris 1924?
๐ดhard
Which fencing weapon allows target anywhere on the body with right of way not applied?
๐ดhard
Which city hosted the 1906 Intercalated Games recognized at the time but not later as official?
๐กmedium
Which country secured the first Olympic skateboarding street gold for men in 2021?
๐ดhard
Which marathoner repeated as women's champion in 1968 and 1972 before the event existed officially as women's race?
๐กmedium
Which athlete won three straight Olympic titles in long jump for women from 1988 to 1996?
๐กmedium
Which city first staged the modern pentathlon?
๐ขeasy
Which athlete is nicknamed the fastest man alive for his 100 meter titles?
๐ขeasy
Which city hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics?
๐ดhard
Which canoe sprint event for men was removed after 2016 to balance gender events?
๐กmedium
Which nation won the first Olympic women's hockey gold in 1980?
๐ดhard
Which athlete won the first Olympic BMX racing gold for women in 2008?
๐กmedium
Which Canadian sprinter won the 100 meters at Seoul 1988 before disqualification?
๐ขeasy
Which figure skater landed a historic triple axel for Olympic gold in the 1989 season?
๐กmedium
Which city held the Games of the XVII Olympiad in 1960?
๐กmedium
Which discipline added mixed relay that helped France win gold at Tokyo 2020?
๐ดhard
Which canoe slalom course debuted at Augsburg in 1972 and returned in 2022 for worlds?
๐ดhard
Which shooting event introduced finals with decimal scoring at London 2012 for air rifle?
๐ขeasy
Which city has hosted the Summer Olympics three times?
๐กmedium
Which fencing legend won five Olympic golds in foil between 1948 and 1960?
๐ขeasy
Which team sport introduced a three point line to the Olympics in 1984?
๐ดhard
Which runner achieved the Olympic 5k and 10k double for Britain in 2012 and 2016?
๐ขeasy
Which sport is scored with stones and a house on ice?
๐ดhard
Which host city staged the only equestrian events outside the host nation at Stockholm in 1956?
๐กmedium
Which nation hosted the first Games to feature the Olympic flame in 1928?
๐กmedium
Which sport debuted mixed team archery at Tokyo 2020?
๐ดhard
Which archer won three individual Olympic golds in 2008, 2012, and 2016?
๐ขeasy
Which athlete won the long jump at Berlin 1936 with four golds overall?
๐กmedium
Which nation won the first Olympic rugby sevens gold in 2016 for men?
๐ดhard
Which city first used a mass volunteer cast for an Opening Ceremony on a truly grand scale in 1980?
๐ขeasy
Which sport features vault, balance beam, uneven bars, and floor?
๐ดhard
Which nation swept the podium in the first Olympic mountain bike event in 1996 women's?
๐กmedium
Which host city held competitions in two countries due to sailing in another nation in 1956?
๐ดhard
Which sailing class with a hydrofoil made its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020?
๐กmedium
Which nation won the first Olympic women's marathon team title when team scoring was introduced at Paris 2024?
๐ดhard
Which nation boycotted the 1956 Games over the Suez Crisis?
0%
0/0
๐Click here to share your score
Explore More Trivia
Find other topics and categories to test your knowledge