40 Olympic Trivia Questions for Kids

1. In which year were the first Winter Olympic Games held in Chamonix?

2. In which city did women first compete at the modern Olympics in 1900?

3. What natural source of heat is focused by a mirror to light the Olympic flame in the traditional ceremony?

4. Which country traditionally leads the athletes' parade at an Olympic opening ceremony?

5. What do athletes promise in the Olympic oath?

6. What is the special place where many Olympic athletes stay during the Games called?

7. Which medal is awarded for third place in an Olympic event?

8. What is the raised platform where Olympic medal winners stand called?

9. How long is the pool used for Olympic swimming races?

10. Which swimming race starts with competitors already in the water?

11. How many different strokes does one swimmer use in an individual medley race?

12. Which Olympic swimming stroke shares its name with a winged insect?

13. How high above the water is the fixed platform used for the Olympic high-platform diving event?

14. How many divers perform together in one Olympic synchronized diving pair?

15. Which Olympic pool sport has teams trying to throw a ball into a goal?

16. About how wide is the balance beam used in Olympic gymnastics?

17. Which gymnastics event uses two bars set at different heights?

18. Which type of Olympic gymnastics includes swirling a long ribbon?

19. Which Australian city hosted trampoline gymnastics when it joined the Olympics in 2000?

20. Which men's gymnastics apparatus has two handles and shares its name with an animal?

21. In women's artistic gymnastics, which event has a routine performed to music?

22. What do runners pass to teammates in an Olympic track relay?

23. What fills the landing pit used by Olympic long jumpers?

24. How many events does an Olympic decathlete complete?

25. Which Olympic running event includes a jump over a barrier into a water pit?

26. In which Olympic event does an athlete use a long flexible pole to clear a high bar?

27. What technology helps judges decide the order when runners cross the finish almost together?

28. What does the bell tell runners in an Olympic distance track race?

29. What is the special oval track used for Olympic track cycling called?

30. What do the letters BMX stand for in Olympic cycling?

31. How many blades does an Olympic kayak paddle have?

32. Which Olympic boat sport uses oars held in fittings on the boat?

33. What floating markers show sailors where to turn on an Olympic sailing course?

34. Which animal works with a rider in Olympic dressage?

35. What do curling players use to sweep the ice in front of a moving stone?

36. What must Olympic slalom skiers weave around on their way downhill?

37. Viewed from the end, which letter is the curved channel in Olympic snowboard halfpipe shaped like?

38. Which Winter Olympic sport sends athletes off a steep ramp to glide through the air on skis?

39. Which kind of footwear do Olympic ice dancers wear?

40. At the start of a team bobsled run, what do the athletes do before climbing in?