Olympic Games — Facts and Firsts

Preview · 10 questions

• 01·Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
• 02·Which city hosted the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924?
• 03·At which Olympic Games was the torch relay introduced as part of the opening tradition?
• 04·In which Olympic Games were professional NBA players first permitted to compete for the United States men's basketball team (the 'Dream Team' era)?
• 05·Which Olympic Games were the first to include female athletes?
• 06·Which Olympic sport was contested at the Summer Games before the establishment of the Winter Olympics (notably in 1908 and 1920)?
• 07·Which Olympic Games first used electrical timing and photo-finish equipment for athletics events?
• 08·Which symbol, designed by Pierre de Coubertin and introduced in 1913, became the emblem of the modern Olympic Movement?
• 09·Which host city staged the first Olympics after World War II (the 1948 Games)?
• 10·Which year did the International Olympic Committee officially introduce the modern Winter Olympics as a separate event from the Summer Games?