Olympic Games Trivia 7 – Olympic Nations

The previous segment focused on individual records by outstanding athletes. This, the seventh in the series, will revolve around Olympic nations that have graced the event.

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1) The number of NOCs that have participated in at least one edition of the Olympic Games.

1. 202
2. 203
3. 204
4. 205

2) Athletes from these 5 countries have participated in every Olympic Games.

1. Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Switzerland
2. Australia, USA, France, Great Britain, Greece
3. France, Greece, Germany, Great Britain, Poland
4. France, USA, Switzerland, Greece, Germany

3) This edition had the lowest number of participating nations with a mere 12.

1. Paris (1900)
2. St Louis (1904)
3. Stockholm (1912)
4. Antwerp (1920)

4) Sri Lanka has taken part in every Olympic Games since 1948 except for one. When was this?

1. Tokyo 1964
2. Munich 1972
3. Mexico City 1968
4. Montreal 1976

5) In which year was Sri Lanka’s National Olympic Committee recognized?

1. 1931
2. 1942
3. 1937
4. 1947

6) Which is the latest country to be recognized by the IOC?

1. Tuvalu
2. South Sudan
3. Kosovo
4. Marshall Islands

7) Which country has participated in the most number of Olympic Games (19) without winning a single medal?

1. Monaco
2. Andorra
3. Nepal
4. Bolivia

8) Which country has the highest Olympic gold medal per capita at 18.7 gold medals per million?

1. Hungary
2. Sweden
3. Bahamas
4. Finland

9)  When Kirani James won the 400m gold at London 2012, this country became the smallest nation to win an Olympic gold medal.

1. Malta
2. Kitts and Nevis
3. Grenada
4. San Marino

10) This country is the largest (by population) yet to win an Olympic medal.

1. Nigeria
2. Indonesia
3. Bangladesh
4. Turkey

Stay tuned for the next quiz!

Answers

1. 204
2. Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Switzerland
3. St Louis (1904)
4. Montreal 1976
5. 1937
6. South Sudan
7. Monaco
8. Finland
9. Grenada
10. Bangladesh