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Ultimate American Olympic History Quiz: Test Your Knowledge!

  • Question of

    Who was the first modern Olympic champion and which event did he win?

    • A) Jesse Owens – 100m Sprint
    • B) James Connolly – Triple Jump
    • C) Carl Lewis – Long Jump
    • D) Mark Spitz – 200m Freestyle
  • Question of

    Which athlete won gold in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?

    • A) Eddie Eagan
    • B) Michael Phelps
    • C) Shaun White
    • D) Wilma Rudolph
  • Question of

    How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in the 1972 Munich Olympics?

    • A) Five
    • B) Six
    • C) Seven
    • D) Eight
  • Question of

    What iconic protest did Tommie Smith and John Carlos make during the 1968 Olympics?

    • A) Boycotting the Games
    • B) Black Power salute
    • C) Refusing their medals
    • D) Wearing black armbands
  • Question of

    Which American gymnast needed a perfect 10 on her final vault to win gold in 1984?

    • A) Simone Biles
    • B) Gabby Douglas
    • C) Kerri Strug
    • D) Mary Lou Retton
  • Question of

    Which legendary swimmer broke the record for most golds in a single Olympics in 2008?

    • A) Mark Spitz
    • B) Michael Phelps
    • C) Katie Ledecky
    • D) Ryan Lochte
  • Question of

    What was the significant achievement of the U.S. “Dream Team” in 1992?

    • A) First Olympic gold in basketball
    • B) First mixed-gender team
    • C) Dominating with NBA stars
    • D) Winning gold in water polo
  • Question of

    What did Florence Griffith Joyner, also known as “Flo Jo,” set world records in during the 1988 Olympics?

    • A) 100m and 200m
    • B) 400m and 800m
    • C) 100m and 400m
    • D) 200m and 800m
  • Question of

    Which Winter Olympian won all five speed skating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Games?

    • A) Bonnie Blair
    • B) Shaun White
    • C) Eric Heiden
    • D) Dan Jansen
  • Question of

    Who became the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948?

    • A) Wilma Rudolph
    • B) Gabby Douglas
    • C) Debi Thomas
    • D) Alice Coachman
  • Question of

    In what year did the U.S. women’s soccer team win their first Olympic gold?

    • A) 1996
    • B) 2000
    • C) 2004
    • D) 2008
  • Question of

    Which American gymnast won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

    • A) Mary Lou Retton
    • B) Kerri Strug
    • C) Simone Biles
    • D) Aly Raisman
  • Question of

    Who won the first-ever Olympic gold medal for the U.S. in women’s cross-country skiing in 2018?

    • A) Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall
    • B) Bonnie Blair and Dorothy Hamill
    • C) Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin
    • D) Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski

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