Olympics Trivia

80+ Best Olympics Trivia Questions & Answers

Mike Oberman

Updated: June 15th, 2023

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Explore the thrilling world of the Olympics with over 80 engaging trivia questions! Discover fascinating facts about legendary athletes, historic moments, and iconic games.

Easy

Question: How many gold medals in total has American Carl Lewis won?

Answer: 9

Question: In what city will the 2020 Olympic games be held?

Answer: Japan

Question: American Michael Phelps won his first Olympic medal at which games?

Answer: 2004

Question: Briton Linford Christie won a 100m Olympic gold medal In what year?

Answer: 1992

Question: In total how many Olympic gold medals has American swimmer Michael Phelps won?

Answer: 18

Question: How many Olympic silver medals has sprinter Frankie Fredericks won?

Answer: 4

Question: How many Olympic games did Australian Cathy Freeman appear in?

Answer: 3

Question: How many Gold medals were won by China during the 2012 Olympic games?

Answer: 38

Question: Current Olympic shot put champion Tomasz Majewski is from which country?

Answer: Poland

Question: Carl Lewis is an Olympian from which country?

Answer: USA

Question: How many gold medals did India win at the Beijing games of 2008?

Answer: 1

Question: How many different nations were represented at the 2012 Olympic games?

Answer: 204

Question: How old was Cassius Clay when he won an Olympic gold at the Rome games of 1960?

Answer: 18

Question: At what frequency are the Olympic Games held?

Answer: 4 years

Question: In what year was Female boxing added to the Olympic games?

Answer: 2012

Question: During an Olympic games most of the Olympians stay in which location?

Answer: Olympic Village

Question: In total how many Olympic medals has American swimmer Michael Phelps won?

Answer: 22

Question: Boxing has only been excluded from the Olympic games once, In what year was this?

Answer: 1912

Question: In 1936 the Olympic games were hosted by which City?

Answer: Berlin

Question: After Ben Johnson was subsequently disqualified from the 100m at the Olympic games in 1988 who was awarded the Gold Medal?

Answer: Carl Lewis

Question: How many rings many up the Olympic logo?

Answer: 5

Question: Which Summer Olympic Games was the first to be televised live?

Answer: 1936

Question: Australian Cathy Freeman won a gold medal in which event in 2000?

Answer: 400m

Question: American Bob Beamon set an Olympic long jump record In what year?

Answer: 1968

Medium

Question: The Olympic flag featuring the five rings, was first flown at which games?

Answer: 1920

Question: What contest of team strength was an official Olympic event from 1900 to 1920?

Answer: Tug of War

Question: In what year was the Olympics last held in London?

Answer: 2012

Question: What medal is awarded to the competitor finishing third in an Olympic event?

Answer: Bronze

Question: Olympic 5000m and 10000m record holder Kenenisa Bekele is from what country?

Answer: Ethiopia

Question: What do they call the machine which holds rowing boats at the start of a regatta?

Answer: A Clog

Question: Baseball/Softball was dropped as a Olympic sport In what year?

Answer: 2008

Question: In total how many Medals were won by USA during the 2012 Olympic games?

Answer: 104

Question: How many different nations were represented at the first Olympic games in 1896?

Answer: 14

Question: How many cycling gold medals did Great Britain win during the 2008 Olympic games?

Answer: 8

Question: How many different events were held during the 2012 Olympic games?

Answer: 302

Question: Cassius Clay became the Olympic light heavyweight champion In what year?

Answer: 1960

Question: American Michael Phelps won how many Olympic gold medals?

Answer: 18

Question: How many world records did Great Britain cyclists break at the London Velodrome during these Olympics?

Answer: 8

Question: At the 2012 Olympic games all the Badminton gold medals were won by which country?

Answer: China

Question: The 1986 Olympic games were held in which Californian city?

Answer: LA

Question: The second Olympic games in 1990 was hosted by which city?

Answer: Paris

Question: Lionel Messi won a gold medal for Argentina at which Olympic games?

Answer: 2008

Question: Swimmer Rebecca Adlington won how many Olympic gold medals in the pool at the 2008 games?

Answer: 2

Question: Record breaking Olympian Michael Phelps competed in which sport?

Answer: Swimming

Question: In which city were the Olympics in 2004 held?

Answer: Athens

Question: In which country were the first Olympics held?

Answer: Greece

Question: What medal is awarded to the competitor finished second in an Olympic event?

Answer: Silver

Question: What is the distance of the marathon race in the Olympics?

Answer: 26 miles 385 yards

Question: South African Cameron van der Burgh won a Gold Medal at which Olympic games?

Answer: 2012

Question: When was the first time the Olympic Games moved to Asia?

Answer: 1964

Question: The Olympic motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius, is a Latin expression meaning what?

Answer: Faster, higher, Stronger

Question: What 37-year-old middle distance runner qualified for her fourth Olympic team in 1996?

Answer: Mary Slaney

Question: In what year was the first Olympic games held?

Answer: 1896

Question: What medal is awarded to the winner of an Olympic event?

Answer: Gold

Question: The 1936 Berlin Olympic Summer Games are also known as?

Answer: Nazi Olympics

Question: Usain Bolt has represented which Caribbean country at the Olympic games?

Answer: Jamaica

Question: What was the time set by Usain Bolt when he set the 100m Olympic record at London 2012?

Answer: 9_63

Question: Which American lady holds the Olympic record for 100m and 200m?

Answer: Florence Griffith-Joyner

Question: What is the shortest distance raced over on the track during an Olympic games?

Answer: 100m

Question: Sydney hosted the Olympic games In what year?

Answer: 2000

Question: What sport is played with stones and brooms?

Answer: Curling

Question: What is the serial number of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Answer: XXIX

Question: Olympic rowing gold medalist Olaf Tufte is from which country?

Answer: Norway

Hard

Question: Which Briton won the 5000m and 10000m at the 2012 Olympic games?

Answer: Mo Farah

Question: Which country's team remained undefeated in field hockey between 1928 and 1956?

Answer: India

Question: Which Canadian won the 100m Olympic gold medal in 1996?

Answer: Donovan Bailey

Question: Which is the 'Black September Day' in Olympic history?

Answer: September 5, 1972

Question: Which Canadian won a 100m gold medal in 1988 but was subsequently disqualified?

Answer: Ben Johnson

Question: Which Australian city hosted the 1956 Olympic games?

Answer: Melbourne

Question: Which of these countries boycotted the Moscow 1980 Olympic games?

Answer: USA

Question: Which Jamaican Sprinter holds the Olympic record for 100m and 200m?

Answer: Usain Bolt

Question: Which American runner finished third behind Bolt and Blake in the 100m at the 2012 games?

Answer: Justin Gatlin

Question: Which Olympic cyclist won the Men's time trial at the 2012 games?

Answer: Bradley Wiggins

Question: Which country won the first female Olympic soccer competition in 1996?

Answer: USA

Question: Which American won a 100m gold medal at the Berlin games in 1936?

Answer: Jesse Owens

Question: Which country boycotted the Olympic games of 1984?

Answer: USSR

Question: Which racket sport made its Olympic debut in 1992?

Answer: Badminton

Question: Which Soccer team won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic games?

Answer: Mexico

Question: Which American set the 400m Olympic record in Atlanta 1996?

Answer: Michael Johnson

Question: Which new game was introduced at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

Answer: Triathlon