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  • A. Tokyo
  • B. Los Angeles
  • C. Mexico City
  • D. Athens

Explanation: The 2004 Summer Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, returning the modern Games to their ancient birthplace.

Correct answer: Athens
  • A. Abebe Bikila
  • B. Nadia Comaneci
  • C. Kipchoge Keino
  • D. Mark Spitz

Explanation: Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon in 1960 and successfully defended the title in 1964, making him the first athlete to win it twice…

Correct answer: Abebe Bikila
  • A. 1908
  • B. 1900
  • C. 1912
  • D. 1924Stream History Documentaries

Explanation: Women first competed in the modern Olympic Games at Paris 1900, mainly in tennis, golf, sailing, and croquet.

Correct answer: 1900
  • A. 1948
  • B. 1952
  • C. 1956
  • D. 1936

Explanation: The 1936 Berlin Olympics were the first Games to be televised, although the broadcasts were limited to local public viewing areas.

Correct answer: 1936
  • A. Santhi Soundarajan
  • B. Jim Thorpe
  • C. Hermann Ratjen
  • D. Ewa Kłobukowska

Explanation: Ewa Kłobukowska was the first athlete reported to fail a sex-verification test, in 1967, after chromosome testing.

Correct answer: Ewa Kłobukowska
  • A. Widowed women
  • B. Women
  • C. Men
  • D. Married men

Explanation: In the traditional account of the ancient Olympics, women were excluded from competition and married women were also forbidden to watch…

Correct answer: Women
  • A. Greece
  • B. Roam
  • C. Olympia
  • D. Beijing

Explanation: The first ancient Olympic stadium was at Olympia, the Greek sanctuary where the ancient Olympic Games were held.

Correct answer: Olympia
  • A. 386 AD
  • B. 394 AD
  • C. 677 AD
  • D. 444Ad

Explanation: Emperor Theodosius I abolished the ancient Olympic Games in 394 AD as part of restrictions on pagan religious practices.

Correct answer: 394 AD
  • A. Lausanne
  • B. Beijing
  • C. Athena
  • D. Uk

Explanation: The International Olympic Committee is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, often called the Olympic Capital.

Correct answer: Lausanne
  • A. Thames back
  • B. Jacques rouge
  • C. Demetriusvikelas
  • D. Pieren de coubertin

Explanation: Baron Pierre de Coubertin is called the father of the modern Olympic Games because he helped revive the Olympics in 1896.

Correct answer: Pieren de coubertin
  • A. 1920 Antwerp
  • B. 1970 Paris
  • C. 1912 Sweden
  • D. 1920 Berlin

Explanation: The Olympic flag was first used at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.

Correct answer: 1920 Antwerp
  • A. Thames back
  • B. Jacques rouge
  • C. Demetriusvikelas
  • D. Perriondecoubertin

Explanation: Pierre de Coubertin designed the Olympic flag in 1913, using five interlocking rings to represent the unity of the continents.

Correct answer: Perriondecoubertin
  • A. International Olympic combined
  • B. International Olympic Committee
  • C. International de Olympic council
  • D. International Olympic country

Explanation: IOC stands for International Olympic Committee, the organisation responsible for overseeing the Olympic Movement and Olympic Games.

Correct answer: International Olympic Committee
  • A. International athletic armature federation
  • B. International athletics of America federation
  • C. International athletics of Australia federation
  • D. International association of athletic federation

Explanation: IAAF historically stood for International Association of Athletics Federations; it is now known as World Athletics.

Correct answer: International association of athletic federation
  • A. Jamaica
  • B. USA
  • C. South Africa
  • D. Kenya

Explanation: Usain Bolt is the Jamaican sprinter who set world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres and won multiple Olympic gold medals.

Correct answer: Jamaica
  • A. 2010
  • B. 2002
  • C. 2006
  • D. 2000

Explanation: Pakistan first competed in the Winter Olympics at Vancouver 2010. Its participation began with alpine skier Mohammad Abbas.

Correct answer: 2010
  • A. 1845
  • B. 1875
  • C. 1894
  • D. 1895

Explanation: The International Olympic Committee was established in 1894 at the Paris Congress organised by Pierre de Coubertin.

Correct answer: 1894
  • A. 1098
  • B. 1912
  • C. 1916
  • D. 1920

Explanation: The Olympic flag was first raised at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games. Although the flag design had been created earlier, Antwerp was the…

Correct answer: 1920
  • A. Helsinki
  • B. Pusan
  • C. Kathmandu
  • D. Stuttgart.

Explanation: The first World Athletics Championships, then called the World Championships in Athletics, were held in Helsinki, Finland, in 1983.

Correct answer: Helsinki
  • A. Boradndio
  • B. Panathinaiko
  • C. Jimpson
  • D. Jesmin

Explanation: The 1896 Athens Olympics used the Panathinaiko Stadium, also called the Panathenaic Stadium.

Correct answer: Panathinaiko