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OLYMPIC Trivia
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This activity can be completed by individual participants or by teams.
If the concept of team is selected, identify one person who will
be the game host. All other participants are then divided into teams.
The host will ask the questions, similar to the Game show of Jeopardy.
Teams have a total of 10 seconds to answer the question. Correct
answers are worth one. In the case that a team incorrectly answers
the questions, the other teams have a chance to “steal” the point
by answering the question correctly. The team or individual with
the most points wins that contest.
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OLYMPIC Trivia Questions
1. What year did the Olympic
Games originate?
4. Where did the Olympic Games
originate?
A. 500BC
A. Istanbul, Turkey
B. 776BC
B. Paris, France
C. 25AD
C. Olympia, Greece
D. 1896
D. Montreal, Canada
5. What year was the first
Olympic Winter Games held?
A. 1896
B. 1900
C. 1924
2. Who is the founder of the
modern Olympic Games?
A. Abraham Lincoln
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C. Vancouver, Calgary,
Montreal
B. Stockholm, Sweden
D. Ottawa, Calgary , Toronto
C. Vienna, Austria
D. Chamonix, France
B. Norway
C. Canada
A. Athens, Greece
D. USA
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9. In what three Canadian
cities will you find the
Canadian Olympic Committee
offices?
A. Moscow, Russia
3. What city hosted the Games
of the 1 Olympiad in 1896?
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D. Sylvie Bernier
B. Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
A. Germany
D. Calgary, Canada
C. Mark Tewksbury
6. What city hosted the first
Olympic Winter Games?
D. Jacques Rogge
C. London, England
B. Clara Hughes
A. Vancouver, Halifax,
Charlottetown
C. Baron Pierre de Coubertin
B. Paris, France
A. Hayley Wickenhouser
D. 1944
7. What country won the first
Olympic Winter Games gold
medal?
B. Juan Antonio Samaranch
8. Who is the only Canadian
athlete who won medals in
both the summer and winter
games (6 in total, so far)?
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10. What city plays host to
the International Olympic
Committee?
13. Who is the current
president of the International
Olympic Committee?
15. What sport is not contested
or included in the Summer
Olympic Games?
A. Athens, Greece
A. Alex Popov
A. Badminton
B. London, England
B. Dick Pound
B. Tennis
C. Lausanne, Switzerland
C. Nawal El Moutawakel
C. Squash
D. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D. Jacques Rogge
D. Table Tennis
11. What city will host the
2012 Summer Olympic and
Paralympic Games?
16. What country won the
most gold medals at the 2010
Olympic Winter Games?
A. Montreal, Canada
A. USA
B. Beijing, China
B. Norway
C. London, England
C. Canada
D. Atlanta, USA
D. Germany
12. In what city will the 2014
Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Games be held?
A. Harbin, China
14. What is the Olympic Motto?
A. Citius, Altius, Fortius
(swifter, higher, stronger)
B. Sochi, Russia
B. Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw,
I conquered)
C. Salzburg, Austria
C. Carpe Diem (Seize the day)
D. Lillehammer, Norway
D. Qui audit adipiscitur
(S/he who dares to win)
17. What country leads the
Parade of Nations at the
Opening Ceremony at the
Olympic Games?
A. The host nation
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B. The nation that won the medal
count at the previous Games
C. Greece
D. Canada
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18. How many gold medals
did Canada win at the 2010
Vancouver Winter Olympic
Games?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
21. Who is Team Canada’s Chef
de Mission for the 2012 Summer
Olympic Games?
A. Sylvie Bernier
B. Steve Podborski
C. Mark Tewksbury
D. Nathalie Lambert
22. Who has been named Team
Canada’s Chef de Mission for
the 2014 Winter Olympic Games?
A. Mark Tewksbury
B. Clara Hughes
C. Joey Junneau
D. Steve Podborski
23. What Canadian athlete is
hoping to compete in their 10th
Olympic Games in London?
19. Who scored the winning
goal in men’s hockey to
win the gold medal at the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic
Winter Games?
A. Wayne Gretzky
B. Sydney Crosby
C. Dany Heatley
D. Patrice Bergeron
20. How many times has Canada
hosted the Olympic Games?
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A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
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A. Susan Nattrass
B. Patrick Roy
C. Ian Millar
D. Hailey Wickenhowser
24. Who was Canada’s
Flag Bearer for the 2010
Vancouver Olympic Games
closing ceremonies?
A. Clara Hughes
B. Sydney Crosby
C. Alenxandre Bilodeau
D. Joannie Rochette
25. Who won Canada’s first
gold medal in women’s
wrestling?
A. Tonya Verbeek
B. Martine Dugrenier
C. Carol Huynh
D. Ohenewa Akuffo
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OLYMPIC Trivia ANSWERS
1. What year did the Olympic Games originate?
776BC
14. What is the Olympic Motto?
Citius, Altius, Fortius (swifter, higher, stronger)
2. Who is the founder of the modern Olympic Games?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
15. What sport is not contested or included in the Summer
Olympic Games
Squash
3. What city hosted the Games of the 1 Olympiad in 1896?
Athens, Greece
4. Where did the Olympic Games originate?
Olympia Greece
5. What year was the first Olympic Winter Games held?
1924
6. What city hosted the first Olympic Winter Games?
Chamonix, France
7. What country won the first Olympic Winter Games
gold medal?
USA
8. Who is the only Canadian athlete who won medals in both the summer and winter games (6 in total, so far)?
Clara Hughes
17. What country leads the Parade of Nations at the Opening
Ceremony at the Olympic Games?
Greece
18. How many gold medals did Canada win at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games?
14
19. Who scored the winning goal in men’s hockey to win the gold medal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games?
Sydney Crosby
20. How many times did Canada host the Olympic Games?
3
9. In what three Canadian cities will you find the Canadian
Olympic Committee offices?
Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
21. Who is Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games?
Mark Tewksbury
10. What city plays host to the International Olympic Committee?
Lausanne, Switzerland
22. Who has been named Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games?
Steve Podborski
11. What city will host the 2012 Summer Olympic and
Paralympic Games?
London, England
12. In what city will the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games be held?
Sochi, Russia
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16. What country won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games?
Canada
13. Who is the current president of the International
Olympic Committee?
Jacques Rogge
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23. What Canadian athlete is hoping to compete in their 10th Olympic Games?
Ian Millar
24. Who was Canada’s Flag Bearer for the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic Games closing ceremonies
Joannie Rochette
25. Who won Canada’s first gold medal in women’s wrestling?
Carol Huynh