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Where was the 1896 Olympics held?
Athens
Berlin
London
Madrid
51% got this right
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For the first time the games was held outside of Europe in 1904. In what city?
St. Louis
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Mexico City
23% got this right
3
The first games which allowed females to compete at track & field athletics were held in 1928. Where?
Amsterdam
Antwerp
London
Stockholm
27% got this right
This was the first appearance of sponsorship of the games, from the Coca-Cola Company.
4
In 1936 the last Olympic games before WW2 was held in a European capital. Which?
44% got this right
The 1936 Berlin Games were seen by the German government as a golden opportunity to promote their ideology.
5
Where was the Olympic games held in 1948, for the first time after the war?
London
Los Angeles
Moscow
Paris
39% got this right
6
In 1964 the olympic games were broadcasted worldwide for the first time. Where was the games held?
Tokyo
Melbourne
Montreal
Seoul
32% got this right
7
During the 1972 games there was a terrorist attack against the Israeli team. In what city was the games held?
Munich
Los Angeles
Paris
Rome
51% got this right
12 victims and 5 perpetrators were killed.
8
Where was the Olympic games of 1980 held?
15% got this right
Following the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, 66 nations boycotted the 1980 games held in Moscow.
9
In what year was the Olympic summer games held in Sydney?
1900 —
2000
— 2000
53% got this right
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