Summer Olympics 2024 quiz

Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz
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Summer Olympics
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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

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Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz
ROUND 1
History

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Where were the first modern ones
Olympic Games held?
A
Paris, France
B
Rome, Italy
C
Athens, Greece
D
London, United Kingdom

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In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
A
1892
B
1896
C
1900
D
1904

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Which city has hosted the most Olympic Games?
A
Paris, France
B
London, United Kingdom
C
Tokyo, Japan
D
Los Angeles, United States

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Which athlete became the first person to 
win both the 100m and 200m titles at three consecutive Olympic Games?
A
Eliud Kipchoge
B
Kelvin Kiptum
C
Jesse Owens
D
Usain Bolt

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Which woman won four gold medals in gymnastics during the Olympic Games
in 1984 hosted in Los Angeles?
A
Nadia Comaneci
B
Larisa Latynina
C
Mary Lou Retton
D
Simone Biles

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Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz
ROUND 2
Olympic Symbols

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What colours are the five rings
on the Olympic flag?
A
Red, yellow, green, blue and white
B
Red, yellow, green, blue and black
C
Red, yellow, green, blue and orange
D
Red, yellow, green, blue and pink

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What do the five rings symbolise 
on the Olympic flag?
A
The 5 continents
B
There is at least 1 colour in each participant's flag
C
Five original members of the IOC
D
Five traditional colours of the world

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What does the Olympic flame 
symbolise?

A
The power of the athletes
B
Eternal youth
C
The connection between the ancient and modern Games
D
The lights of the stadium

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Where does the journey start from?
the Olympic flame before
does it reach the host city?
A
The Acropolis
B
The Parthenon
C
Athens, Greece
D
Olympia, Greece

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Which Olympic Games first
 introduced the ceremony of 
'passing on the Olympic flame'?
A
1920 Antwerp
B
1936 Berlin
C
1948 London
D
1952 Helsinki

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Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz
ROUND 3
Sports

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

A
Basketball
B
Football
C
Tennis
D
Swimming

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Which Olympic sport
was introduced in 2020?
A
BMX
B
Skateboarding
C
Freestyle cycling
D
Inline skating

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Which of the following sports will be
added for the first time this year
at the Summer Olympics?
A
Baseball
B
Equestrian
C
Breakdancing
D
Softball

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What were the first sports where
women were allowed to participate
during the Games in Paris in 1900?
A
Golf and Tennis
B
Swimming and Figure Skating
C
Athletics and Skating
D
Cricket and Polo

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Which athlete belongs to which sport?
Drag the athlete to the sport
 they are best known for.
Athletics
Gymnastics
Skating
Sprinting
Swimming

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Olympische Zomerspelen Quiz
ROUND 4
British Attendees

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How many athletes from Great Britain (GB) are participating in the games this year, 2024?
A
189
B
223
C
327
D
274

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Ireland is part of team GB
A
Yes
B
No

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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?
A
1
B
2
C
4
D
6

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

Which GB athlete has won the most medals at the olympics?
A
Jason Kenny
B
Bradley Wiggins
C
Laura Kenny
D
Chris Hoy

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Which athlete belongs to which sport?
Drag the athlete to the sport
 they are best known for.
Triathlon
Athletics
Swimming
Athletics
Canoe Slalom

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1. Grondwet en grondrechten
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