100+ Olympics Trivia Questions

Test your knowledge of the world’s greatest sporting event, bringing together all of the countries of the world for one big competition!

Geography trivia is an excellent and fun way to test your knowledge of the world and in this quiz, we will be testing your knowledge of the Olympics! Test your knowledge by yourself or challenge your friends to see who knows more about the Olympics! These questions are packed with fascinating facts and insights that will amaze you and expand your knowledge of this amazing competition.

We have meticulously chosen over 100 questions for you to test your knowledge on as you explore everything the Olympics has to offer. The questions range from various levels of difficulty and will really challenge your Olympic knowledge. Whether you take the quiz competitively or not you are guaranteed to learn a lot about the Olympics!

Trivia Questions

Trivia Question: In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

Answer: 1896

Trivia Question: Which city hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Sydney

Trivia Question: Who has won the most Olympic medals of all time?

Answer: Michael Phelps

Trivia Question: Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: What do the five rings on the Olympic flag represent?

Answer: Continents

Trivia Question: In which city were the 2016 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

Trivia Question: Who is the youngest Olympian to win a gold medal?

Answer: Marjorie Gestring

Trivia Question: What is the official motto of the Olympic Games?

Answer: "Citius, Altius, Fortius"

Trivia Question: Which sport made its Olympic debut in the 2000 Sydney Games?

Answer: Taekwondo

Trivia Question: In which year were the Winter Olympics first held?

Answer: 1924

Trivia Question: How often are the Olympic Games held?

Answer: Every 4 years

Trivia Question: Which country hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?

Answer: United Kingdom

Trivia Question: Who was the first female athlete to win six gold medals in a single Olympics?

Answer: Kristen Otto

Trivia Question: What event is traditionally held to mark the opening of the Olympics?

Answer: Opening ceremony

Trivia Question: In which year did the Olympic Games feature the first marathon race?

Answer: 1896

Trivia Question: What is the name of the official mascot for the 2012 London Olympics?

Answer: Wenlock

Trivia Question: Which country has hosted the Summer Olympics the most times?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who was the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for independent Zimbabwe?

Answer: Kirsty Coventry

Trivia Question: In which city were the 2004 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: Athens

Trivia Question: Who is the only athlete to win gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?

Answer: Eddie Eagan

Trivia Question: Which event is known as the "Blue Riband" event of the Olympics?

Answer: 100m sprint

Trivia Question: Which sport was reintroduced to the Olympics in 2016 after being absent since 1904?

Answer: Golf

Trivia Question: What is the name of the flame that burns throughout the Olympic Games?

Answer: Olympic

Trivia Question: In which city were the first Winter Olympics held?

Answer: Chamonix

Trivia Question: Which country won the first-ever Olympic gold medal?

Answer: Greece

Trivia Question: Who holds the record for the most gold medals in a single Olympics?

Answer: Michael Phelps

Trivia Question: What is the name of the committee that governs the Olympic Games?

Answer: International Olympic Committee

Trivia Question: Which athlete has the most Winter Olympic medals?

Answer: Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Trivia Question: Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Paris

Trivia Question: Who was the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

Answer: Alice Coachman

Trivia Question: Which country is the only one to have won a gold medal in every Summer Olympics?

Answer: Alice Coachman

Trivia Question: What is the main material used to make Olympic gold medals?

Answer: Silver

Trivia Question: Who lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta Games?

Answer: Muhammad Ali

Trivia Question: Which athlete was known as the "Flying Finn"?

Answer: Paavo Nurmi

Trivia Question: Which city hosted the first Paralympic Games?

Answer: Rome

Trivia Question: What year did women first compete in the Olympics?

Answer: 1900

Trivia Question: Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in basketball?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in the Olympics?

Answer: Nadia Comaneci

Trivia Question: Which event marks the end of the Olympic Games?

Answer: Closing ceremony

Trivia Question: How many sports were featured in the first modern Olympic Games?

Answer: 9

Trivia Question: Who is the most decorated female track and field Olympian?

Answer: Allyson Felix

Trivia Question: In which year were the Olympics held in Mexico City?

Answer: 1968

Trivia Question: Which swimmer won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics?

Answer: Mark Spitz

Trivia Question: Which country is known for the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who was the first African American man to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing?

Answer: Muhammad Ali

Trivia Question: What year did the Olympics first introduce the torch relay?

Answer: 1936

Trivia Question: Which country won the most medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who is the first female gymnast to win three all-around titles at the World Championships?

Answer: Simone Biles

Trivia Question: Which city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1984?

Answer: Los Angeles

Trivia Question: Who is the oldest person to have won an Olympic medal?

Answer: Oscar Swahn

Trivia Question: In which year did the Olympic Games feature the first synchronized swimming event?

Answer: 1984

Trivia Question: Which country won the first gold medal in women's soccer at the Olympics?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who was the first Olympian to light the Olympic cauldron at two different Games?

Answer: Li Ning

Trivia Question: What year did the Summer and Winter Olympics begin to be held in separate years?

Answer: 1994

Trivia Question: Which country introduced the sport of table tennis to the Olympics?

Answer: China

Trivia Question: Who was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics?

Answer: Wilma Rudolph

Trivia Question: In which city were the 1952 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: Helsinki

Trivia Question: Who is the only woman to have won a gold medal in two different sports at the Winter Olympics?

Answer: Ester Ledecká

Trivia Question: Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in ice hockey?

Answer: Canada

Trivia Question: In which year did the Olympic Games feature the first women's boxing event?

Answer: 2012

Trivia Question: Which country has won the most Olympic medals in judo?

Answer: Japan

Trivia Question: Who was the first person to win back-to-back gold medals in the Olympic marathon?

Answer: Abebe Bikila

Trivia Question: In which year were the first Winter Paralympic Games held?

Answer: 1976

Trivia Question: Which city hosted the Winter Olympics in 2010?

Answer: Vancouver

Trivia Question: What is the nickname for the U.S. men's basketball team that won gold in 1992?

Answer: Dream Team

Trivia Question: Who is the most decorated Olympian in diving?

Answer: Dmitri Sautin

Trivia Question: Which city hosted the first post-WWII Olympics in 1948?

Answer: London

Trivia Question: Who won the first gold medal in the 100 meters at the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

Answer: Allan Wells

Trivia Question: What year did the first modern Olympic Games take place?

Answer: 1896

Trivia Question: Which athlete has the record for most gold medals in a single Winter Olympics?

Answer: Eric Heiden

Trivia Question: Which country has won the most gold medals in fencing?

Answer: Hungary

Trivia Question: Who was the first female gymnast to win an Olympic medal for the USA?

Answer: Mary Lou Retton

Trivia Question: In which year did tennis return as a full medal sport in the Olympics?

Answer: 1988

Trivia Question: Which country has the most Olympic medals in weightlifting?

Answer: Russia

Trivia Question: Who is the youngest individual gold medalist in the history of the Winter Olympics?

Answer: Tara Lipinski

Trivia Question: Which city hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Nagano

Trivia Question: Who was the first African American woman to win Olympic gold in gymnastics?

Answer: Gabby Douglas

Trivia Question: What year did the first Youth Olympic Games take place?

Answer: 2010

Trivia Question: Which country has the most gold medals in the Summer Olympics?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who won the first gold medal in women's tennis at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?

Answer: Steffi Graf

Trivia Question: Which country has hosted the Winter Olympics three times?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who was the first woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

Answer: Charlotte Cooper

Trivia Question: Which country won the most medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who was the first gymnast to win the all-around gold medal in two consecutive Olympics?

Answer: Vera Caslavska

Trivia Question: In which city were the 1994 Winter Olympics held?

Answer: Lillehammer

Trivia Question: What is the name of the Olympic cycling event that involves a team of four cyclists?

Answer: Team Pursuit

Trivia Question: Which country introduced synchronized swimming to the Olympics?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who won the first gold medal in the men's 200 meters at the 1896 Athens Olympics?

Answer: Thomas Burke

Trivia Question: Which country has the most gold medals in rowing?

Answer: Great Britain

Trivia Question: Who was the first woman to win a gold medal in both the Winter and Summer Olympics?

Answer: Clara Hughes

Trivia Question: Which country has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics? : Germany, Japan, Canada

Answer: All of the above

Trivia Question: Who is the only athlete to win an Olympic medal in both athletics and bobsled?

Answer: Lauryn Williams

Trivia Question: In which city were the 1976 Summer Olympics held?

Answer: Montreal

Trivia Question: Which athlete won four gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

Answer: Jesse Owens

Trivia Question: Who is the most decorated Olympian in gymnastics?

Answer: Larisa Latynina

Trivia Question: In which year did the first Olympic Games take place in South America?

Answer: 2016

Trivia Question: Which country won the most medals in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in weightlifting?

Answer: Tara Nott

Trivia Question: Which country has the most gold medals in Olympic history?

Answer: USA

Trivia Question: Who was the first African American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics?

Answer: Vonetta Flowers

Trivia Question: Who is the only athlete to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympics and a bronze in the Winter Olympics?

Answer: Eddie Eagan

Trivia Question: Which country has won the most medals in modern pentathlon?

Answer: Hungary

Trivia Question: Who was the first person to win an Olympic medal in badminton?

Answer: Susi Susanti

Trivia Question: Which Olympic Games were the first to include a women's marathon?

Answer: 1984 Los Angeles

Trivia Question: Which country won the gold medal in men's basketball at the 2004 Athens Olympics?

Answer: Argentina

Trivia Question: In which year did the first Winter Youth Olympic Games take place?

Answer: 2012

Trivia Question: Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in biathlon?

Answer: Anfisa Reztsova

Trivia Question: Which city was awarded the 2024 Summer Olympics?

Answer: Paris

Trivia Question: Who is the most decorated Olympian in snowboarding?

Answer: Shaun White

Trivia Question: Which athlete won the decathlon gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?

Answer: Bruce Jenner

Trivia Question: In which year did handball return to the Olympics as a full medal sport?

Answer: 1972