Olympics Quizzz

[AuntShecky]

Take this Summer Olympic quiz and earn yourself a hypothetical medal.
(No steroids or Almanacs allowed!)

1. Who was responsible for organizing the first modern Olympics?

2. Name the year and venue for the first modern Summer Olympics.

3. A 1981 film with an Olympic theme didn't win a Gold Medal, but it did win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Name the movie's title and the year and city in which it is set.

4. The official Olympic Flag is a white background with five rings. What do the rings symbolize and what are their colors?

5. Name the three different quadrennial years in which the games were not celebrated.

6. When was the last time both the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year? Name the two venues.

7. When was the flame for modern version of the Olympic torch first lit?

8. What three words form the Olympic motto?

9. The first commercial televised Olympics were held in which city and year?

10. Four years from now, the next Summer Olympics will be held in a city which has been the Olympic host twice before. Name that city.



Answers
1. Baron de Coupertin
2. 1896 Athens
3. Chariots of Fire, 1924 Paris
4. Five geographical areas: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
Blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
5. 1916, 1940, and 1944
6. 1992-- Albertville, France and Barcelona, Spain
7. 1936
8. "Citius, Altius, Fortius "
(Swifter, higher, stronger.)
9. Rome, 1960
10. London

[Dinglingzi]

..................i think i only know a few of them....

[DickZ]

Nice quiz, Auntie. Thanks for coming up with it.

I only knew five of the answers - numbers 2, 3, 5, 8, and 10. I couldn't remember the name of the Baron who revived the games, but I knew he was a Baron, and his name was on the tip of my tongue. But that doesn't count.

Chariots of Fire is one of my favorite movies of all time. It has a great story, wonderful music, and fantastic costumes.

[motherhubbard]

I only knew #10 and only half of #4. I loved Chariots of Fire I can't believe I missed that one!

[Haven]

I got number 10 right but none of the others nice info tho... tnx