Q 01/05

Which sport made its Olympic debut at Paris 2024?

A) Surfing

B) Breaking

C) Skateboarding

D) Sport climbing

Answer · why

B) Breaking

The other three had all arrived at Tokyo 2020; breaking was the one genuinely new sport on the Paris programme.

Q 02/05

Along which river were the athletes paraded by boat at the opening ceremony?

A) Loire

B) Rhône

C) Seine

D) Marne

Answer · why

C) Seine

It was the first modern Olympic opening ceremony staged outside a stadium, and most of it happened in the rain.

Q 03/05

In which city did the IOC Session formally award the Games to Paris in 2017?

A) Lausanne

B) Buenos Aires

C) Tokyo

D) Lima

Answer · why

D) Lima

The two French IOC members, Guy Drut and Tony Estanguet, were not allowed to vote under the Olympic Charter.

Q 04/05

Which other city was the last rival left when the IOC decided to award 2024 and 2028 together?

A) Los Angeles

B) Hamburg

C) Budapest

D) Boston

Answer · why

A) Los Angeles

Boston, Hamburg, Rome and Budapest had all withdrawn, leaving the IOC to hand Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 in one go.

Q 05/05

Paris first hosted the Summer Olympics in 1900 and again in which year?

A) 1924

B) 1928

C) 1936

D) 1948

Answer · why

A) 1924

Paris 2024 marked the centenary of those Games, making Paris the second city after London to host three Summer Olympics.