Olympic Sports Quiz

The Olympics bring together sports from fencing to swimming, and knowing the details behind each event sets real fans apart. If you enjoy testing your sports knowledge, you might also like the Sort Sports By Primary Equipment Used quiz, which takes a different angle on athletic gear and technique.

• Fencing weapons and which one is used in which discipline
• Equestrian events, including dressage and what makes it an Olympic sport
• Gymnastics apparatus, like the pommel horse and what sport it belongs to
• Swimming strokes, including the butterfly - a staple of combat and endurance sports trivia fans often mix up with other athletic categories
• How Olympic sports are grouped by discipline and governing body

Olympic sports cover an incredible range of human skill - from precise sword work to powerful swimming strokes - and understanding them helps you appreciate just how different athletic training can be. If you want to keep building that broad sports knowledge, the College Football Quiz shows how sports knowledge stretches well beyond the Games themselves.

More Quizzes to Try

If you want to keep going, check out Order These Formula 1 World Champions Chronologically for a timeline challenge, or test your gear knowledge with Sort Sports By Primary Equipment Used - a great follow-up for any sports fan.