In which city did the Summer Olympics Games return to the UK in 2012?
a) London
b) Manchester
c) Birmingham
d) Glasgow
Answer: a) London
Who is the British athlete known as “Super Saturday” for winning three gold medals in a single day during the 2012 Olympics?
a) Mo Farah
b) Jessica Ennis-Hill
c) Chris Hoy
d) Andy Murray
Answer: a) Mo Farah
The UK’s most successful Paralympian, with a total of 16 gold medals, is:
a) Tanni Grey-Thompson
b) Ellie Simmonds
c) David Weir
d) Sarah Storey
Answer: d) Sarah Storey
In the 1908 London Olympics, what event was introduced as a tribute to Queen Alexandra?
a) Rugby
b) Tug of War
c) Croquet
d) Fencing
Answer: b) Tug of War
Who is the British track cyclist nicknamed the “Real McHoy” with multiple Olympic gold medals?
a) Bradley Wiggins
b) Mark Cavendish
c) Jason Kenny
d) Chris Hoy
Answer: d) Chris Hoy
In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which UK Prime Minister encouraged athletes to boycott the Games?
a) Margaret Thatcher
b) Tony Blair
c) Winston Churchill
d) David Cameron
Answer: a) Margaret Thatcher
Which British athlete is known as the “Flying Scotsman” and won gold in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 1984 Olympics?
a) Steve Cram
b) Sebastian Coe
c) Allan Wells
d) Ian Stewart
Answer: b) Sebastian Coe
The British boxer who won three gold medals in three different weight classes at consecutive Olympics is:
a) Lennox Lewis
b) Amir Khan
c) Anthony Joshua
d) Henry Cooper
Answer: a) Lennox Lewis
Which British athlete became the first man in history to break the 4-minute mile barrier?
a) Roger Bannister
b) Steve Ovett
c) Mo Farah
d) Sebastian Coe
Answer: a) Roger Bannister
In the 1948 London Olympics, Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands defeated British athletes and earned the nickname:
a) The Golden Girl
b) The Flying Dutchwoman
c) The Black Flash
d) The Rocket
Answer: b) The Flying Dutchwoman
Who won five gold medals in swimming at the 1908 London Olympics, breaking several world records?
a) Michael Phelps
b) Ian Thorpe
c) Mark Spitz
d) Henry Taylor
Answer: d) Henry Taylor
The British sailor who won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the Finn class is:
a) Ben Ainslie
b) Sir Francis Chichester
c) Ellen MacArthur
d) Shirley Robertson
Answer: a) Ben Ainslie
At the 1960 Rome Olympics, who won gold in the 800m and 1,500m, famously known as the “Running Machine”?
a) Mo Farah
b) Sebastian Coe
c) Steve Ovett
d) Roger Bannister
Answer: b) Sebastian Coe
The British rower who won five consecutive Olympic gold medals from 1984 to 2000 is:
a) Steve Redgrave
b) Matthew Pinsent
c) James Cracknell
d) Andrew Triggs Hodge
Answer: a) Steve Redgrave
The first British woman to win a gold medal in an individual Olympic event was:
a) Paula Radcliffe
b) Mary Rand
c) Kelly Holmes
d) Ann Packer
Answer: d) Ann Packer
Who won the British team’s first ever Winter Olympics gold medal in 2010 for the Skeleton event?
a) Amy Williams
b) Lizzy Yarnold
c) Eve Muirhead
d) Nicola Adams
Answer: a) Amy Williams
In the 1976 Montreal Olympics, David Wilkie won gold for the UK in which swimming event?
a) 100m Freestyle
b) 200m Butterfly
c) 200m Breaststroke
d) 400m Individual Medley
Answer: c) 200m Breaststroke
Who won two gold medals in athletics at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and famously protested the US boycott?
a) Carl Lewis
b) Mary Decker
c) Edwin Moses
d) Sebastian Coe
Answer: d) Sebastian Coe
The British female athlete who won gold in the heptathlon at the 2012 Olympics is:
a) Jessica Ennis-Hill
b) Paula Radcliffe
c) Christine Ohuruogu
d) Denise Lewis
Answer: a) Jessica Ennis-Hill
The British long-distance runner who won gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 1992 Olympics is:
a) Steve Cram
b) Mo Farah
c) Chris Boardman
d) Linford Christie
Answer: b) Mo Farah
Who won the gold medal for Britain in the 10m platform diving event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
a) Tom Daley
b) Matthew Mitcham
c) Greg Louganis
d) David Boudia
Answer: a) Tom Daley
The British female tennis player who won gold in the women’s singles at the 2012 Olympics is:
a) Serena Williams
b) Maria Sharapova
c) Venus Williams
d) Andy Murray
Answer: b) Maria Sharapova
In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Kelly Holmes won double gold in which athletics events?
a) 800m and 1,500m
b) 100m and 200m
c) High jump and long jump
d) Marathon and 10,000m
Answer: a) 800m and 1,500m
The British cyclist who won multiple gold medals in track cycling at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics is:
a) Chris Hoy
b) Bradley Wiggins
c) Jason Kenny
d) Mark Cavendish
Answer: c) Jason Kenny
The British equestrian who won gold medals in dressage at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics is:
a) Carl Hester
b) Charlotte Dujardin
c) Mary King
d) Zara Tindall
Answer: b) Charlotte Dujardin
Who won the gold medal for Britain in the men’s singles tennis event at the 2016 Olympics?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Andy Murray
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Roger Federer
Answer: b) Andy Murray
The British triathlete who won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics is:
a) Alistair Brownlee
b) Jonny Brownlee
c) Tim Don
d) Simon Whitfield
Answer: a) Alistair Brownlee
The British boxer who won gold in the heavyweight division at the 2012 Olympics is:
a) Amir Khan
b) Anthony Joshua
c) Lennox Lewis
d) Joe Joyce
Answer: b) Anthony Joshua
Who won gold for the UK in the men’s golf event at the 2016 Olympics, marking its return after 112 years?
a) Rory McIlroy
b) Tiger Woods
c) Justin Rose
d) Jordan Spieth
Answer: c) Justin Rose
The British diver who won gold in the 3m springboard event at the 2016 Olympics is:
a) Tom Daley
b) Chris Mears
c) Matthew Mitcham
d) Greg Louganis
Answer: a) Tom Daley
The British boxer who won gold in the flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics is:
a) Nicola Adams
b) Katie Taylor
c) Claressa Shields
d) Marlen Esparza
Answer: a) Nicola Adams
Who won the British team’s first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s triathlon?
a) Jessica Learmonth
b) Georgia Taylor-Brown
c) Lucy Charles-Barclay
d) Vicky Holland
Answer: b) Georgia Taylor-Brown
The British gymnast who won gold in the men’s pommel horse event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Louis Smith
b) Max Whitlock
c) Kristian Thomas
d) Nile Wilson
Answer: b) Max Whitlock
Who won the gold medal for Britain in the men’s 200m freestyle swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
a) Duncan Scott
b) Adam Peaty
c) Tom Dean
d) James Guy
Answer: c) Tom Dean
The British diver who won gold in the 10m platform event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Tom Daley
b) Matthew Mitcham
c) David Boudia
d) Jack Laugher
Answer: a) Tom Daley
Who is the British female athlete who won gold in the heptathlon at the 2016 Olympics?
a) Jessica Ennis-Hill
b) Katarina Johnson-Thompson
c) Kelly Sotherton
d) Denise Lewis
Answer: b) Katarina Johnson-Thompson
The British cyclist who won multiple gold medals in track cycling at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics is:
a) Chris Hoy
b) Bradley Wiggins
c) Jason Kenny
d) Mark Cavendish
Answer: c) Jason Kenny
The British boxer who won gold in the super heavyweight division at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Anthony Joshua
b) Joe Joyce
c) Tyson Fury
d) Lawrence Okolie
Answer: d) Lawrence Okolie
Who won the gold medal for Britain in the men’s 200m freestyle swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
a) Duncan Scott
b) Adam Peaty
c) Tom Dean
d) James Guy
Answer: c) Tom Dean
The British gymnast who won gold in the men’s all-around event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Louis Smith
b) Max Whitlock
c) Kristian Thomas
d) Nile Wilson
Answer: b) Max Whitlock
Who is the British female athlete who won gold in the 10,000m at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics?
a) Paula Radcliffe
b) Mo Farah
c) Laura Muir
d) Eilish McColgan
Answer: b) Mo Farah
The British female sailor who won gold in the Laser Radial event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Ben Ainslie
b) Ellen MacArthur
c) Shirley Robertson
d) Marit Bouwmeester
Answer: d) Marit Bouwmeester
Who is the British male athlete who won gold in the long jump at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
a) Greg Rutherford
b) Chris Tomlinson
c) Adam Gemili
d) Miltiadis Tentoglou
Answer: d) Miltiadis Tentoglou
The British cyclist who won gold in the men’s road race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Chris Froome
b) Mark Cavendish
c) Geraint Thomas
d) Adam Yates
Answer: b) Mark Cavendish
Who is the British female athlete who won gold in the women’s 800m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
a) Paula Radcliffe
b) Laura Muir
c) Dina Asher-Smith
d) Keely Hodgkinson
Answer: d) Keely Hodgkinson
The British diver who won gold in the 10m synchronized platform event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Tom Daley
b) Matthew Mitcham
c) David Boudia
d) Noah Williams
Answer: a) Tom Daley
Who won gold for Britain in the men’s 200m breaststroke swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
a) Duncan Scott
b) Adam Peaty
c) Luke Greenbank
d) James Guy
Answer: b) Adam Peaty
The British boxer who won gold in the featherweight division at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Anthony Joshua
b) Joe Joyce
c) Tyson Fury
d) Lauren Price
Answer: d) Lauren Price
Who won gold for Britain in the men’s 200m individual medley swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
a) Duncan Scott
b) Adam Peaty
c) Tom Dean
d) James Guy
Answer: a) Duncan Scott
The British athlete who won gold in the men’s modern pentathlon event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is:
a) Mo Farah
b) Max Whitlock
c) Joseph Choong
d) Tom Daley
Answer: c) Joseph Choong
