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Olympics Quiz: Gold Medals, Records and Legends

From ancient Olympia to Paris 2024, the Olympics have produced some of sport's greatest moments. These 20 questions cover Olympic history, record breakers and Team GB's golden heroes.

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1Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?Reveal
ALondon✓ Answer
BBeijing
CRio de Janeiro
DSydney

Did you know? London became the first city to host the modern Summer Olympics three times, after 1908 and 1948.

2How many rings are on the Olympic flag?Reveal
AFour
BSix
CSeven
DFive✓ Answer

Did you know? The interlocking rings were designed by Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics.

3In which country did the ancient Olympic Games take place?Reveal
AItaly
BGreece✓ Answer
CTurkey
DEgypt

Did you know? The ancient Games were held at Olympia in honour of Zeus.

4Which swimmer has won the most Olympic gold medals?Reveal
AMark Spitz
BIan Thorpe
CRyan Lochte
DMichael Phelps✓ Answer

Did you know? Phelps won 23 Olympic golds, including eight at Beijing 2008.

5Which British track cyclist has won the most Olympic gold medals?Reveal
AChris Hoy
BJason Kenny✓ Answer
CBradley Wiggins
DLaura Kenny

Did you know? Jason Kenny won seven golds between 2008 and 2020, one more than Sir Chris Hoy.

6Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?Reveal
ATokyo
BParis✓ Answer
CLos Angeles
DMadrid

Did you know? Paris also hosted in 1900 and 1924, exactly a century before.

7Which Jamaican sprinter holds the 100m world record of 9.58 seconds?Reveal
AYohan Blake
BAsafa Powell
CShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
DUsain Bolt✓ Answer

Did you know? Bolt set the record at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

8Which British runner won the 800m and 1500m double at the 2004 Athens Olympics?Reveal
APaula Radcliffe
BJessica Ennis
CKelly Holmes✓ Answer
DDenise Lewis

Did you know? Holmes was made a Dame in 2005 for her double gold.

9In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?Reveal
A1900
B1886
C1912
D1896✓ Answer

Did you know? The first modern Games were held in Athens, Greece.

10Which British rower won gold medals at five consecutive Olympics, from 1984 to 2000?Reveal
AMatthew Pinsent
BJames Cracknell
CSteve Redgrave✓ Answer
DBen Ainslie

Did you know? Redgrave's fifth gold came at Sydney 2000 in the coxless four.

11Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics?Reveal
ABrisbane
BLos Angeles✓ Answer
CParis
DLondon

Did you know? It will be the third time Los Angeles has hosted, after 1932 and 1984.

12Which of these colours is NOT one of the Olympic rings?Reveal
APurple✓ Answer
BBlue
CGreen
DYellow

Did you know? The rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red, on a white background.

13Which British athlete won heptathlon gold at London 2012?Reveal
AKatarina Johnson-Thompson
BDenise Lewis
CJessica Ennis✓ Answer
DChristine Ohuruogu

Did you know? Her win came on 'Super Saturday', when Team GB won three athletics golds in under an hour.

14Which Olympic event combines swimming, cycling and running?Reveal
ATriathlon✓ Answer
BModern pentathlon
CHeptathlon
DBiathlon

Did you know? Triathlon joined the Olympic programme at Sydney 2000.

15Which country won the most gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, ahead of China on silver medals?Reveal
AChina
BGreat Britain
CUnited States✓ Answer
DFrance

Did you know? The USA and China both won 40 golds; the USA finished top thanks to more silver medals.

16What is carried in a relay from Olympia to the host city before each Summer Games?Reveal
AThe Olympic flag
BA laurel wreath
CThe Olympic flame✓ Answer
DThe first gold medal

Did you know? The flame is lit at Olympia using the sun's rays and a curved mirror.

17Which American gymnast has won more Olympic and World Championship medals than any other gymnast?Reveal
AGabby Douglas
BNadia Comăneci
CAly Raisman
DSimone Biles✓ Answer

Did you know? Biles has won 11 Olympic medals, seven of them gold.

18Which British diver won Olympic gold in the 10m synchronised event at Tokyo 2020?Reveal
AJack Laugher
BChris Mears
CLeon Taylor
DTom Daley✓ Answer

Did you know? Daley won with Matty Lee. He famously knitted in the stands between events.

19How long is a marathon?Reveal
A26.2 miles✓ Answer
B24 miles
C25 miles
D28.5 miles

Did you know? The official distance of 42.195 km was fixed after the 1908 London Olympics.

20Which British athlete won the 5,000m and 10,000m double at both London 2012 and Rio 2016?Reveal
APaula Radcliffe
BSteve Ovett
CBrendan Foster
DMo Farah✓ Answer

Did you know? Farah was the second man to win the distance double at two Olympics, after Finland's Lasse Virén.

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