Olympics & Athletics Trivia
A trivia pack on the Olympic Games and track-and-field athletics — host cities and host nations from Athens 1896 onwards, the most-decorated athletes of every era, the Winter Games dynasties, and the records that have stood for decades.
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The Summer Games host cycle: Athens, Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024), London (1908, 1948, 2012), Berlin 1936, Helsinki 1952, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, LA 1984 and 2028, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and 2022 (Winter), London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024, LA 2028.
Winter Games host cities and famous moments (the Miracle on Ice, the Norwegian cross-country dynasties, the Bjørndalen / Bjørgen era, Shaun White, Eileen Gu). Famous boycotts (1980, 1984) and the great upsets.
Athletes and records
Track and field: Bolt, the Lewis era, the Coe-Ovett 800m duels, the Greg Foster / Edwin Moses hurdles era, the Marie-José Pérec / FloJo / Allyson Felix runs. Swimming: Phelps, Spitz, Ledecky, the Hossler / Marchand modern era. Gymnastics: Korbut, Comaneci, the Karolyi era, the Biles era. Decathlon, marathon, throwing events all in scope.
World records and Olympic records get their own line of questioning — Bolt's 9.58 and 19.19, the long-jump world record (Powell's 8.95), Beamon's mark, the steeplechase records.
Frequently asked questions
Summer or Winter heavy?
Summer Games carry more weight (more events, more household names) but Winter is well represented.
Paralympics?
A handful of questions cover the biggest Paralympic stars and host-city overlap.
How current?
Through the most recent Games — refreshed after each Olympic cycle.
How many players?
Up to six per room.