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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.

What's the name of the governing body of the Olympics? a. OIC b. CIO c. IOC d. OCI

c. IOC International Olympic Committee.

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

Over 22 Summer Olympics how many medals has Japan won? a. 219 b. 396 c. 439 d. 543

c. 439

Name one of the new sports in the 2020 Olympics.

Karate, skateboarding, sport climbing & surfing

How many countries have hosted the Olympic Games? a. 23 b. 29 c. 34 d. 42

a. 23

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

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.

How many rings are in the Olympic Symbol?

5 rings

What do the rings of the Olympic symbol represent?

The 5 continents.

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

Tokyo will be the first city to ever hold the Paraolympics twice? True or False

True 1964 & 2021

What are the three official languages of the Olympic Games?

English, French and the host nations language

What is the name of the 2020 Olympic mascot?

Miraitowa designed in classic Japanese indigo blude

The Tokyo Olympic torch is designed to look like what? a. Sky Tree b. Cherry Blossom c. Mt. Fuji

b. Cherry Blossom

Which animals were used in the 1900 Olympics? a. camels b. pigeons c. elephants d. horses

b. pigeons were used for disc shooting

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.

How old was the youngest Olympic champion? a. 11 b. 9 c. 7 d. 13

c. 7 years old. A French boy who was a last minute recruit for the rowing races in 1900

What year was the first modern Olympics held? a. 1799 b. 1820 c. 1896 d. 1901

c. 1896

Which color is NOT one of the rings on the Olympic flag? a. orange b. black c. green d. yellow

a. orange The colors blue, yellow, black ,green, and red appear on the flag of every country in the world.

Approximately how many countries compete in the Olympics? a. 50 b. 200 c. 400 d. 100

b. more than 200 nations compete

Japan's National Olympic stadium is made from wood from around Japan

True - Kengo Kuma's stadium design uses wood from all 47 prefectures

How often do the Olympics take place?

Every four years

What is the name of the 2020 Paralympic mascot?

Someity designed in the pink of Japan's famous cherry blossoms.

Tokyo was selected 3 times to host the Olympics?

True 1940, 1964 & 2020

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.