Summer Olympics | Winter Olympics | Famous Olympians | Olympic History | Olympic Events |
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In London, England
Where were the 2012 summer Olympics held?
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February 7, 2014
The opening ceremony for the 2014 winter Olympics was on what date?
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22
How many medals did Michael Phelps win?
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Greece
In what country were the first Olympic games held?
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Figure skating team event, luge team relay, biathlon mixed relay, ski slope style, ski half pipe, snowboard slope style, snowboard parallel slalom, and woman's ski jumping
What eight events are new to the 2014 winter Olympic games?
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Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly
What are the 4 swimming strokes?
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Lindsey Vonn
Who was the first American woman to win gold in downhill skiing?
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Usain Bolt
Who is the fastest man alive?
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United States
Which country has won the most medals in all of the Olympic games combined?
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1928
In what year was woman's gymnastics added to the Olympics?
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Where will the 2016 summer Olympics be held?
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Shaun White
Who won the gold medal in the snowboarding Half Pipe in 2006 and 2010?
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Kerry Strug
What Olympian stuck her landing, despite an injury, and got on the US olympic gymnastics team in 1996?
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1896
In what year were the first modern Olympic games held?
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1988
In what year was snowboarding added to the Olympics?
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The United States of America
What country won the most medals in the 2012 Olympics?
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1924
In what year were the first winter Olympics held?
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Eric Heiden
Which speed skater was the first Olympian to win 5 individual gold medals in one Olympic game?
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776 B.C.
When were the first ancient Olympic games held?
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1984
In what year did synchronized swimming become an Olympic sport?
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Bruce Jenner
Who set the world record in the decathlon in 1976?
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Cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
What two sports are part of the biathlon?
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Luz Long
What German Olympian helped Jesse Owens win a medal in the long jump?
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Who had the idea of re-instating the Olympic games in modern times?
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1908
In what year did diving become an Olympic sport?
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