Q 01/05

Under Olympic rules, a Summer Olympics gold medal must be made of at least 92.5% which metal?

A) Copper

B) Silver

C) Nickel

D) Platinum

Answer · why

B) Silver

Silver makes up at least 92.5% of every Olympic gold medal, which carries only about six grams of gold as plating. The winners' medals were solid gold...

Q 02/05

Which team event at the 1900 to 1920 Summer Olympics saw British police squads compete in service boots?

A) Tug of war

B) Rugby union

C) Lacrosse

D) Cricket

Answer · why

A) Tug of war

Tug of war once drew three British police teams to a single tournament. The Americans protested that Liverpool's officers were pulling in their work f...

Q 03/05

Which city opened its Summer Olympics with athletes parading on river boats instead of into a stadium?

A) Rome

B) Budapest

C) Hamburg

D) Paris

Answer · why

D) Paris

Paris floated its athletes down the Seine, the first opening ceremony in modern Olympic history held outside a stadium. The parade ended at a temporar...

Q 04/05

Which American swimmer won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics, one by a hundredth of a second?

A) Ryan Lochte

B) Garrett Weber-Gale

C) Michael Phelps

D) Aaron Peirsol

Answer · why

C) Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps touched one hundredth of a second ahead of Milorad Čavić in the 100 m butterfly for his seventh gold, a finish so close that Serbia's d...

Q 05/05

Which Jamaican sprinter won the 100 and 200 metres at three consecutive Summer Olympics?

A) Usain Bolt

B) Yohan Blake

C) Asafa Powell

D) Nesta Carter

Answer · why

A) Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt took both sprint titles in 2008, 2012 and 2016, which no other sprinter has done at three Games in a row. He lost a ninth gold when a 2008 ...