Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China
- 1. Where were the 2008 Summer Olympics held?
A) Tokyo
B) Seoul
C) Beijing
D) Shanghai
- 2. Which country won the most gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) USA
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) China
- 3. What is the motto of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Faster, Higher, Stronger
B) Passion. Connected.
C) Welcome Home
D) One World, One Dream
- 4. Who lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Liu Xiang
B) Yao Ming
C) Li Ning
D) Jackie Chan
- 5. What was the official mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Huanhuan
B) Fuwa
C) Yingying
D) Jingjing
- 6. Who won the gold medal in the men's 100m final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Tyson Gay
B) Usain Bolt
C) Asafa Powell
D) Yohan Blake
- 7. The 2008 Beijing Olympics were the __ Summer Olympics.
A) 31st
B) 28th
C) 30th
D) 29th
- 8. How many new world records were set in the swimming competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) 30
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25
- 9. Who won the gold medal in the women's individual all-around gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Nastia Liukin
B) Gabby Douglas
C) Shawn Johnson
D) Simone Biles
- 10. Which athlete broke the world record in the men's 10,000m race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Kenenisa Bekele
B) Mo Farah
C) Haile Gebrselassie
D) Galen Rupp
- 11. How many countries participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) 204
B) 190
C) 220
D) 180
- 12. Who won the gold medal in women's singles tennis at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Justine Henin
B) Serena Williams
C) Venus Williams
D) Elena Dementieva
- 13. Which athlete won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Ivan Ukhov
B) Stefan Holm
C) Andrey Silnov
D) Donald Thomas
- 14. How many events were contested in the Beijing 2008 Olympics?
A) 302
B) 412
C) 256
D) 368
- 15. Which city hosted the next Summer Olympics after Beijing in 2012?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Tokyo
C) Athens
D) London
- 16. In which sport did Michael Phelps win a record-breaking 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Swimming
B) Track and Field
C) Gymnastics
D) Diving
- 17. Who won the men's football (soccer) tournament at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) Brazil
D) Argentina
- 18. How many gold medals did China win in total at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) 63
B) 51
C) 42
D) 35
- 19. Who was the President of China during the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Xi Jinping
B) Hu Jintao
C) Mao Zedong
D) Deng Xiaoping
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