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1. What is the Slogan of Modern Olympics?
Ans:- “Faster, Higher, Stronger” (In Latin Language, “Citius, Altius, Fortius”)

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2. First Modern Olympics held in the year ?
Ans:-1896 in Athens (Greece) Miscellaneous Questions / Olympics Facts / Olympics Question and Answers

3. How many medals India got in the First Olympic game in 1896?
Ans:- No medal

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4. Which country bags the first place in medal list of the first Olympic game in Athens ?
Ans:-U.S.A

5 Only in one Olympics, Cricket was also included as a competition. Which year?
Ans:-In 1900 Olympics held in Paris. In that game England beat France by 156 Runs and won the gold medal.

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6. In the last Olympics held in 2004, how many medals have India got?
Ans:-Only one Silver Medal (Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathod got silver for Double Trap Shooting)

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7 In which Olympics, India got her first Olympic medal?
Ans:- Olympic Game held in 1900 in Paris , India got 2 Silver medals and bags the 17th spot

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8. Who got maximum Olympic medals in the history of Olympics?
Ans:- Larissa Latynina of Soviet Union . She got 18 Medals (9 Golds, 5 siver, 4 Bronze) from three games from 1956 onwards.

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9. Which Olympian got maximum Gold medals in the history of Olympic games?
Ans:- Michael Fred Phelps , an American swimmer got 14 gold medals and a total of 16 medals.(2 Bronze) He got 8 gold medals in the recent Beijing olympics in 2008.

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10. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in the year ?
Ans:-1894

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11. How many events and sports in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
Ans: - 302 events in 28 sports.

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12. What is the distance of the marathon race in the Olympics?
Ans: 26 miles 385 yards or 42.19 km.

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13. The only olympian who dead because of the side effects of doping ?
Ans: - Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen in 1960 Rome games

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14.The Indian Olympic Association was formed in the year ?
Ans: - 1927

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15.The current president of Indian Olympic Association ?
Ans: - Suresh Kalmadi

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16.In Which Olympics Leander Paes got Bronze medal for Men’s Singles Tennis ?
Ans: - 1996 Atlanta

17. Who has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympic Games in the history of the Olympics?
Ans: - Michael Fred Phelps of the USA won eight swimming gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

18. The mascots of Beijing Olympics 2008 are?
Ans: - The five Fuwa, each representing both a colour of the Olympic rings and a symbol of Chinese culture.

19. The official logo of Beijing Olympics 2008 is ?
Ans: - "Dancing Beijing," features a stylised calligraphic character jīng, meaning capital, referring to the host city.

20. The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, will be held in ?
Ans: - Beijing, China from September 6 - 17, 2008

21. First Youth Olympic Games will be held in
Ans: -Singapore in 2010

22. What is Olympic cup ?
Ans: - The Olympic Cup is an award given annually by the International Olympic Committee. It was instituted by Pierre de Coubertin in 1906 and is awarded to an institution with a record of merit and integrity in developing the Olympic Movement.

23. Who was disqualified after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs at the men’s 100 meters in 1988?
Ans: -Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal later for the same event.

24. When were the winter and Summer Olympics last held in the same year?
Ans: -1992

25. What was awarded to Olympic champions during ancient times?
Ans: - Crown of wild olives.

25. How often were the ancient Olympic Games held?
Ans: - 4 years

26. In which Olympic the first Olympic Torch was lighted?
Ans: - Amsterdam

27. Who designed the Olympic Flag?
Ans: - Piere de Coubertin

28. Who was the Greek god honored by the Ancient Olympic Games?
Ans:- Zeus

29. In which Olympic the women first took part?
Ans:- France in 1900

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30. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, the IOC?
Ans:- Lausanne. 

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