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Tokyo will be the first city to ever hold the Paraolympics twice? True or False
True 1964 & 2021
Tokyo was selected 3 times to host the Olympics?
True 1940, 1964 & 2020
Name one of the new sports in the 2020 Olympics.
Karate, skateboarding, sport climbing & surfing
Japan's National Olympic stadium is made from wood from around Japan
True - Kengo Kuma's stadium design uses wood from all 47 prefectures
The 2020 Olympic medals are made from recycled precious metals from disused electronic devices? True or False
True - Between 2017 & 2019 Japan collected 72,561,171 kg of old devices from 6,210,000 mobile phones collected from Docomo shops
The Tokyo Olympic torch is designed to look like what? a. Sky Tree b. Cherry Blossom c. Mt. Fuji
b. Cherry Blossom
How many times has Japan hosted the Olympics?
4 times - Summer Olympics 1964 Tokyo, Winter Olympics 1972 Sapporo, 1998 Winter Olympics Nagano, 2020 Olympics Tokyo
The Olympic gold medal is made mostly of what metal? a. copper b. nickel c. gold d. silver
d. silver - The last Olympic medal made from solid gold was awarded in 1912. Today's gold medals are 92.5% silver.
What is the Olympic Motto? a. Faster, higher, stronger b. Dare to be Great c. Refuse to lose
a. Faster, higher, stronger in Latin "Citius, Altius, Fortius" created in 1894 upon the creation of the first international Olympic committee.
Which animals were used in the 1900 Olympics? a. camels b. pigeons c. elephants d. horses
b. pigeons were used for disc shooting
How old was the oldest Olympic medal winner? a. 64 b. 72 c.56 d. 48
b. 72 Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in double shot running deer contest.
Which athletes enter last in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony? a. Zimbabwe b. The Host c. Greece d. Disable athletes
b. the Host country enters last. Greece always enters first in honor of the origins of the Olympics.
Approximately how many countries compete in the Olympics? a. 50 b. 200 c. 400 d. 100
b. more than 200 nations compete
What country hosted the first winter Olympics? a. United States b. Greece c. Switzerland d. France
d. France hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924
How many rings are in the Olympic Symbol?
5 rings
What do the rings of the Olympic symbol represent?
The 5 continents.
