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Olympics & Athletics Quiz

Olympics & Athletics · Exam Mode

20 questions · 30 min timer · Results at the end

The Olympic Games are the world's foremost international multi-sport competition, uniting thousands of athletes from over 200 countries every four years. Athletics - track and fiel...

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All 20 questions in this Olympics & Athletics quiz
  1. Who was the first athlete to run a mile in under four minutes?

    • A. Jim Ryun
    • B. Roger Bannister
    • C. Sebastian Coe
    • D. Herb Elliott
  2. What is the purpose of the exchange zone in relay races?

    • A. The area where runners rest
    • B. The designated 20-metre zone where batons must be passed
    • C. The warm-up area for relay teams
    • D. The zone where officials stand
  3. How many sports were on the programme at the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896?

    • A. 6
    • B. 9
    • C. 14
    • D. 18
  4. Who won the men's 400 metres hurdles world record with 45.94 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics?

    • A. Karsten Warholm
    • B. Rai Benjamin
    • C. Kevin Young
    • D. Abderrahman Samba
  5. How many gold medals did Allyson Felix win in her Olympic career?

    • A. 5
    • B. 7
    • C. 6
    • D. 11
  6. Who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

    • A. Jesse Owens
    • B. Carl Lewis
    • C. Ralph Metcalfe
    • D. Luz Long
  7. What is the triple jump in athletics?

    • A. Three rounds of long jump averaged together
    • B. Jumping three times consecutively in a straight line
    • C. A hop step and jump sequence to achieve maximum distance
    • D. A relay using three jumpers
  8. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?

    • A. China
    • B. Argentina
    • C. Mexico
    • D. Brazil
  9. What is the Olympic motto?

    • A. Play Fair, Win Fair
    • B. Unite, Compete, Conquer
    • C. Win, Win, Win
    • D. Faster, Higher, Stronger
  10. What is the length of a standard Olympic swimming pool?

    • A. 75m
    • B. 25m
    • C. 50m
    • D. 100m
  11. What is the difference between track and field events in athletics?

    • A. Track events are individual field events are team
    • B. Track events are outdoors field events are indoors
    • C. Track events involve running on the track field events involve jumping and throwing
    • D. Track events are timed field events are judged
  12. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games?

    • A. Brisbane
    • B. Los Angeles
    • C. Tokyo
    • D. Paris
  13. Which country won the most gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics?

    • A. Great Britain
    • B. United States
    • C. Russia
    • D. China
  14. What is the pole vault?

    • A. A throwing event using a heavy pole
    • B. A rowing event in the Olympics
    • C. A jumping event using a long flexible pole to clear a bar
    • D. A running event over barriers
  15. In which athletics field event is the implement a heavy metal sphere?

    • A. Discus
    • B. Shot put
    • C. Javelin
    • D. Hammer
  16. Which Kenyan runner is considered the greatest 1500 metres and mile runner in history?

    • A. Asbel Kiprop
    • B. Hicham El Guerrouj
    • C. Kipsang Rotich
    • D. Noureddine Morceli
  17. Which athlete is known as the Flying Finn for his dominance of distance running in the 1920s?

    • A. Lasse Viren
    • B. Paavo Nurmi
    • C. Emil Zatopek
    • D. Ville Ritola
  18. What is the steeplechase event in athletics?

    • A. A 400 metre flat race
    • B. A race over 110 metre hurdles
    • C. A cross-country race
    • D. A long distance race with water jumps and barriers
  19. What is the significance of the number 29 in Olympic history?

    • A. The number of Summer Olympics held up to 2024
    • B. The number of sports at the first Olympics
    • C. The number of Olympic host cities
    • D. The number of countries at the first modern Olympics
  20. What is the Fosbury Flop?

    • A. A long jump technique
    • B. A swimming technique
    • C. A backward high jump technique
    • D. A diving technique