Questions & Answers
Browse all 25 questions from the
Advanced Olympic History study set below.
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1
Which city was originally selected to host the 1908 Olympic Games before they were relocated to London due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
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A
Rome
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B
Milan
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C
Naples
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D
Turin
2
In which Olympic Games did the tradition of lighting the Olympic flame via a relay from Olympia first occur?
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A
1920 Antwerp
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B
1928 Amsterdam
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C
1932 Los Angeles
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D
1936 Berlin
3
Who was the first athlete to be disqualified from the Olympic Games for failing a doping test, occurring during the 1968 Summer Olympics?
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A
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall
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B
Rick DeMont
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C
Ben Johnson
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D
Martti Vainio
4
The 1904 St. Louis Olympics were famously part of what larger event?
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A
The World's Fair
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B
The Pan-American Exposition
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C
The Centennial Exhibition
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D
The Industrial Congress
5
Which country was the only nation to be expelled from the Olympic Games due to its policy of apartheid?
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A
Rhodesia
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B
South Africa
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C
Namibia
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D
Angola
6
Which athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won in a single discipline, excluding team sports?
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A
Michael Phelps
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B
Larisa Latynina
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C
Paavo Nurmi
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D
Raymond Ewry
7
At the 1900 Paris Games, which unusual sport was included as an official event, never to return to the Olympic program?
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A
Live Pigeon Shooting
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B
Poodle Clipping
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C
Hot Air Ballooning
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D
Ice Fishing
8
Which Olympic Games were the first to be broadcast on television?
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A
1936 Berlin
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B
1948 London
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C
1952 Helsinki
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D
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
9
The Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' was proposed by Henri Didon and adopted by which person?
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A
Pierre de Coubertin
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B
Juan Antonio Samaranch
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C
Demetrius Vikelas
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D
Avery Brundage
10
Which nation boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in protest of the Soviet invasion of Hungary?
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A
Spain
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B
Switzerland
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C
Netherlands
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D
All of the above
11
Who was the first woman to be elected to the International Olympic Committee?
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A
Pirjo Häggman
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B
Flor Isava-Fonseca
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C
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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D
Nawal El Moutawakel
12
Which Olympic Games saw the introduction of the first Winter Olympic Games as a separate event?
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A
1924 Chamonix
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B
1928 St. Moritz
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C
1932 Lake Placid
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D
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
13
The 'Miracle on Ice' ice hockey game occurred at which Olympic Winter Games?
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A
1968 Grenoble
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B
1976 Innsbruck
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C
1980 Lake Placid
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D
1984 Sarajevo
14
In which year did the Olympic Games first feature women competitors?
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A
1896
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B
1900
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C
1904
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D
1908
15
Which athlete won gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, a rare feat known as a 'double'?
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A
Eddie Eagan
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B
Sonja Henie
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C
Eric Heiden
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D
Johnny Weissmuller
16
Which Olympic Games were the first to officially use the 'Olympic Village' concept for athletes?
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A
1924 Paris
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B
1928 Amsterdam
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C
1932 Los Angeles
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D
1936 Berlin
17
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, which two American sprinters staged a human rights protest on the podium?
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A
John Carlos and Tommie Smith
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B
Lee Evans and Larry James
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C
Wyomia Tyus and Edith McGuire
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D
Bob Beamon and Ralph Boston
18
What is the significance of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 Olympic Games in history?
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A
They were moved to neutral countries
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B
They were cancelled due to World Wars
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C
They featured no opening ceremonies
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D
They were the only games held without spectators
19
Which city hosted the Olympics twice, in 1908 and 1948, using the same primary stadium for both?
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A
London
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B
Paris
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C
Antwerp
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D
St. Louis
20
Who was the first person to win three gold medals in the same event at three consecutive Olympic Games?
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A
Al Oerter
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B
Carl Lewis
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C
Viktor Saneyev
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D
Teófilo Stevenson
21
Which country made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games following its independence?
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A
East Timor
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B
Kazakhstan
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C
Eritrea
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D
Palau
22
What was the 'Corinthian' rule in early Olympic history?
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A
The requirement to be an amateur
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B
The prohibition of professional coaches
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C
The rule that competitors must wear white
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D
The rule regarding age limits
23
Which sport was removed from the Olympic program after the 1924 games and was not reinstated until 1988?
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A
Tennis
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B
Rugby Union
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C
Golf
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D
Lacrosse
24
The 'Greatest Athlete in the World' title was awarded to whom at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics before he was later disqualified?
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A
Jim Thorpe
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B
Hannes Kolehmainen
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C
George Horine
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D
Duke Kahanamoku
25
Which Olympic Games were the first to generate a significant profit, setting the standard for future commercial success?
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A
1984 Los Angeles
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B
1988 Seoul
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C
1992 Barcelona
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D
1996 Atlanta
