The document contains a quiz on various topics related to the Olympic Games, including their history, politics, financial aspects, and notable Indian athletes. Key highlights include the first Olympic Games in Olympia in 776 BC, the black power salute by John Carlos and Tommie Smith in 1968, and India’s achievements in the Olympics. It also addresses issues like doping, financial losses, and the impact of the Olympics on host cities.

1. Quiz

3. • Q1.Where were the first Olympic games held?

4. Olympia

5. • Q2.Greek history has it that Olympic games are held in honor
of one of their gods.Which one?

6. Zeus

7. • Q3.When were the first Olympic games held?

8. 776 BC

9. • Q4.In1908,the Olympic games were awarded to a city,but
then had to be shifted to another venue ,London,because of
the eruption of a volcano.Which city was it?

10. Rome

11. POLITICS
OF
OLYMPIC
GAMES

12. • Q1.Name the 2 athletes who raised their fists in a Black
Power Salute at the 1968 Olympics after winning the gold and
silver in 200m?

13. John Carlos and Tommie Smith

14. Q2.Which terrorist group kidnapped 11 Israeli
athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich?

15. Black September

16. • Q3.At which games East and West Germany compete as
separate teams for the first time?

17. 1968

18. • South Africa was barred from the Olympics in 1964.At which
Games did they return?

19. 1992,Barcelona

20. MONEY
GAMES

21. • Q1.Why was Paavo Nurmi banned from the 1932 Olympic
Games?

22. Paavo Nurmi,who won 9 gold and 3 silver medals in 3 games
from 1920 to 1928 was banned from taking part in Los Angles
on the ground that he had claimed too much money in travel
expenses on a trip to Germany.It was belived that he took
money to compete which would make him a professional

23. • Q2.Which games are believed to have incurred the biggest
loss for the host of the Olympic Games?

24. The 1976 Games in Montreal. They are estimated to have lost
$310 million because of labor problems and financial
mismanagement,in addition to security expenses,following the
Munich terrorist attack in 1972.

25. • Q3.At the 1984 games the right to be a part of the Torch
Relay was sold openly.What was the price fixed for it?

26. $3000.the right to be part of the torch relay was sold for$3000
a km.a total$11 million was raised and givento local youth
groups.

27. • Q4.How much did Japan spend to get ready for the 1964
Tokyo Olympics?

28. Japan spent about $3 billion to rebuild Tokyo for the Olympics.
the city had been devastated by earthquakes and World War
II bombings.With 25 Olympic and world records broken in the
games,Japan’s world wide image got a significant boost.

29. OLYMPIC
LANDMARK
S

30. • Q1.When were the 1st doping tests carried out at the Olympic
Games ?

31. The 1st doping tests for anabolic steroids were carried out at
the1976 Games in Montreal.

32. • Q2.When was the international Olympic Committee’s Medical
Commission formed?

33. The International Olympic Committee’s Medical Commission
was formed in 1967.

34. • Q3.Which city has hosted the Summer Olympics thrice?

35. London

36. • Q4.Which was the 1st communist country to host the Games?

37. Soviet Union

38. INDIA AT
THE
OLYMPIC
GAMES

39. • Q1.Name the Indian rifle shooter who won the first individual
gold medal in the 2008 Olympics.

40. Abhinav Bindra

41. • Q2.At which Olympic games did India’s Gurbachan Singh
Randhawa finish 5th in the 110 m hurdles?

42. 1964 Olympics,Rome

43. • Q3.What was Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s event,in which
he won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games?

44. S
Double Trap.

45. • Q4.Who was India’s hockey captain at the 1936 Olympics?

46. Dhyan Chand