33 Summer Olympics Host Cities Quiz

[D] Athens, Greece | Marble cradle relit the flame of the modern Games.

[C] Paris, France | Belle-époque boulevards staged the world’s biggest fair.

[B] St. Louis, United States | Prairie gateway welcomed the Games to the New World.

[C] London, United Kingdom | Fog and pageantry crowned the first true Olympic stadium.

[B] Stockholm, Sweden | Nordic midsummer hosted record books and electrical timing.

[A] Berlin, Germany | Cancelled—war silenced the stadium before it could speak.

[B] Antwerp, Belgium | Rising from wartime ashes, the Games flew the Olympic flag anew.

[D] Paris, France | City of Light ran a second lap around the Seine.

[A] Amsterdam, Netherlands | Canals reflected new Olympic rituals and the first cauldron.

[B] Los Angeles, United States | Hollywood glamour met Depression-era grit on sun-baked tracks.

[D] Berlin, Germany | Swastikas shadowed Jesse Owens’ four golds.

[A] Tokyo, Japan | Cancelled—rising tensions froze the Rising Sun Games.

[C] London, United Kingdom | Cancelled—Europe’s darkest hour paused the parade.

[D] London, United Kingdom | Austerity Games rebuilt the Olympic spirit with ration-book pride.

[C] Helsinki, Finland | Baltic midnight sun crowned the Cold War’s first peaceful duel.

[A] Melbourne, Australia | Southern Cross shimmered above equestrian events in Stockholm.

[B] Rome, Italy | Ancient ruins cheered modern sprinters on the Appian Way.

[D] Tokyo, Japan | Bullet-train host introduced neon efficiency and judo’s debut.

[A] Mexico City, Mexico | Thin-air heights lifted record jumps and raised fists.

[D] Munich, West Germany | Bavarian meadows masked tragedy amid Spitz’s seven golds.

[B] Montreal, Canada | Towering stadium debt began where Nadia’s perfect tens ended.

[A] Moscow, Soviet Union | Red flags flew while many nations stayed home.

[C] Los Angeles, United States | Sunset Boulevard staged a profitable, boycott-bruised spectacle.

[B] Seoul, South Korea | Han River bridges united a peninsula amid Cold-War thaw.

[A] Barcelona, Spain | Catalan fireworks lit the Dream Team’s global stage.

[D] Atlanta, United States | Southern heat toasted centennial crowds and Centennial Park.

[A] Sydney, Australia | Harbor fireworks framed the Games Down Under.

[B] Athens, Greece | Olympic homecoming amid marble echoes and marathon ghosts.

[C] Beijing, China | Bird’s Nest soared with pageantry and 31 world records.

[B] London, United Kingdom | Thames-side stadium blended royal pomp with pop-culture punch.

[A] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Samba beaches and Sugarloaf framed the first South American Games.

[D] Tokyo, Japan | Delayed by pandemic, neon resilience lit an empty stadium.

[A] Paris, France | Seine-side stages promise lights, lattes, and new legends.