The modern Olympic torch relay, carrying the flame from Olympia to the host city, was introduced at which Games?
- A.Antwerp, 1920
- B.Amsterdam, 1928
- C.Berlin, 1936
- D.London, 1948
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, the Berlin Games of 1936. The flame itself had been lit at earlier Games, but the relay in which runners carry the torch from Olympia in Greece all the way to the host city began at Berlin, and it has been part of every Olympics since.
Option A, Antwerp in 1920, is where two other symbols appeared for the first time, the Olympic flag with its five rings and the Olympic oath, taken there by the Belgian athlete Victor Boin. Option B, Amsterdam in 1928, is where a flame was first kept burning in the stadium through the Games, and is also the Games at which India won its first gold medal in hockey. Option D, London in 1948, is the first Games held after the Second World War. Attach each symbol to its own Games: flag and oath to 1920, cauldron flame to 1928 and the relay to 1936.
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Practice Questions
View allThe first recorded ancient Olympic Games are dated to which year?
- A.1200 BCE
- B.776 BCE
- C.490 BCE
- D.393 CE
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The ancient Games were held at Olympia in Greece in honour of Zeus, and 776 BCE is the earliest celebration for which a written record of the winner survives.
Read the full explanation →Who is regarded as the founder of the modern Olympic Games?
- A.Avery Brundage
- B.Demetrius Vikelas
- C.Baron Pierre de Coubertin
- D.Juan Antonio Samaranch
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The French educationist believed that sport built character in the young, and at a congress at the Sorbonne in Paris he founded the International Olympic Committee on 23 June 1894, which led directly to the first modern Games at Athens in 1896.
Read the full explanation →The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 were held in which city?
- A.Paris
- B.London
- C.St. Louis
- D.Athens
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Greece was chosen for the first modern Games because the ancient festival had been held there, and the event took place in 1896, two years after the International Olympic Committee was founded.
Read the full explanation →Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?
- A.Lausanne, Switzerland
- B.Geneva, Switzerland
- C.Zurich, Switzerland
- D.Paris, France
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The International Olympic Committee moved its headquarters there during the First World War and has remained in the city since, which is why Lausanne is also called the Olympic Capital and houses the Olympic Museum.
Read the full explanation →The Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius means which of the following?
- A.Faster, Farther, Stronger
- B.Braver, Higher, Stronger
- C.Faster, Higher, Stronger
- D.Higher, Faster, Together
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The three Latin words were suggested to Pierre de Coubertin by his friend Henri Didon, a French priest and educator who used them for the pupils at his school, and Coubertin adopted them for the Olympic movement.
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