Summer Olympics 2024 quiz

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Introduction

A quiz for your students to test their knowledge of the Olympic Games 2024 held in Paris. It can be used either before or after the games and makes a great starter for lessons on British Values or celebrating diversity.

Instructions

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Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz

QUIZ

2024

Summer Olympics

Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz

ROUND 1

History

Where were the first modern ones

Olympic Games held?

1. Paris, France
2. Rome, Italy
3. Athens, Greece
4. London, United Kingdom

In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

1. 1892
2. 1896
3. 1900
4. 1904

Which city has hosted the most Olympic Games?

1. Paris, France
2. London, United Kingdom
3. Tokyo, Japan
4. Los Angeles, United States

Which athlete became the first person to 

win both the 100m and 200m titles at three consecutive Olympic Games?

1. Eliud Kipchoge
2. Kelvin Kiptum
3. Jesse Owens
4. Usain Bolt

Which woman won four gold medals in gymnastics during the Olympic Games

in 1984 hosted in Los Angeles?

1. Nadia Comaneci
2. Larisa Latynina
3. Mary Lou Retton
4. Simone Biles

Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz

ROUND 2

Olympic Symbols

What colours are the five rings

on the Olympic flag?

1. Red, yellow, green, blue and white
2. Red, yellow, green, blue and black
3. Red, yellow, green, blue and orange
4. Red, yellow, green, blue and pink

What do the five rings symbolise 

on the Olympic flag?

1. The 5 continents
2. There is at least 1 colour in each participant's flag
3. Five original members of the IOC
4. Five traditional colours of the world

What does the Olympic flame 

symbolise?

1. The power of the athletes
2. Eternal youth
3. The connection between the ancient and modern Games
4. The lights of the stadium

Where does the journey start from?

the Olympic flame before

does it reach the host city?

1. The Acropolis
2. The Parthenon
3. Athens, Greece
4. Olympia, Greece

Which Olympic Games first

 introduced the ceremony of 

'passing on the Olympic flame'?

1. 1920 Antwerp
2. 1936 Berlin
3. 1948 London
4. 1952 Helsinki

Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz

ROUND 3

Sports

Which sport has been on the program since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?

1. Basketball
2. Football
3. Tennis
4. Swimming

Which Olympic sport

was introduced in 2020?

1. BMX
2. Skateboarding
3. Freestyle cycling
4. Inline skating

Which of the following sports will be

added for the first time this year

at the Summer Olympics?

1. Baseball
2. Equestrian
3. Breakdancing
4. Softball

What were the first sports where

women were allowed to participate

during the Games in Paris in 1900?

1. Golf and Tennis
2. Swimming and Figure Skating
3. Athletics and Skating
4. Cricket and Polo

Which athlete belongs to which sport?

Drag the athlete to the sport

 they are best known for.

Athletics

Gymnastics

Skating

Sprinting

Swimming

Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz

ROUND 4

British Attendees

How many athletes from Great Britain (GB) are participating in the games this year, 2024?

1. 189
2. 223
3. 327
4. 274

Ireland is part of team GB

1. Yes
2. No

Nederland doet niet mee aan het toernooi. Oranje werd tijdens het EK onder 21 in de groepsfase uitgeschakeld en kon daardoor deelname vergeten.

How many athletes for boxing are team GB taking this year?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6

Maya Kingma, Rachel Klamer, Mitch Kolkman en Richard Murray.

Which GB athlete has won the most medals at the olympics?

1. Jason Kenny
2. Bradley Wiggins
3. Laura Kenny
4. Chris Hoy

Which athlete belongs to which sport?

Drag the athlete to the sport

 they are best known for.

Triathlon

Athletics

Swimming

Athletics

Canoe Slalom

1. Grondwet en grondrechten

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