Selects  •  July 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics

Head to the French capital for our Olympics-themed quiz.

Australian Olympic Team

Aussie Aussie Aussie, oui oui oui!

1

Name one of the two flag-bearers for Australia in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

2

Which Australian NBA player will make history in 2024 by becoming Australia’s first five-time Indigenous Olympian?

3

The 2024 Australian Olympic Team has the highest percentage of women in Australian Olympic history with 55.6%. How many women were there in the 1924 Australian team?

4

Of the 460 selected athletes, how many members of the Australian team are making their Olympic debut in 2024 - 131, 231 or 331?

5

On the Australian Olympic Committee’s website, AOC mascot Boxing Kangaroo lists his singular hobby as “Cheering on Team AUS” and his motto as “have a what”?

Australian Olympic Team

“B”ring on Paris 2024

You’ve got to “B” the best - every answer starts with B.

6

Set up in the mouth of the Olympic Village and ready to churn out more than 2,000 baguettes daily is what French word for a bakery?

7

With the iconic Eiffel Tower serving as a backdrop, a temporary outdoor arena has been built in Paris’ Champ-de-Mars gardens to stage what event?

8

The 2024 Olympic football competition will be held at a stadium built in which city, the capital of a famous wine region?

9

Referring to her prowess on a particular apparatus, 2024 Australian Olympic gymnast Emma Nedov has been nicknamed the what Queen?

10

Breakdancing will make its debut as an Olympic sport in 2024, with male competitors commonly known as breakdancers, breakers or what other gendered term mentioned in the title of a 1999 Bomfunk MC’s song?

“B”ring on Paris 2024

Facts & Figures

We’ll give you two options, you just need to pick the right (or left?) one.

11

Total number of sports - 32 or 48?

12

Distance for all rowing events - 1,000m or 2,000m?

13

Number of athletes - 5,500 or 10,500?

14

Number of players on a handball team - 5 or 7?

15

Kilograms of tuna expected to be eaten by the Australian Olympic team - 1,600kg or 3,200kg?

Facts & Figures

Olympians & Their Sports

Name the sport in which each of these notable athletes will represent their country at the 2024 Paris Games.

16

American Simone Biles, returning to the Olympics in Paris after she dealt with a case of the “twisties” in Tokyo.

17

Aussie Shane Rose, who at 51 years of age is the oldest athlete representing Australia in Paris.

18

Italian Gianmarco Tamberi, who agreed to share a gold medal in Tokyo and has become known for sporting a “half beard”.

19

P.V. Sindhu, the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals and credited for putting her country’s prowess in this racquet sport on the map.

20

Zheng Haohao, the youngest Olympian in Paris and the youngest Chinese athlete ever to compete at the Games.

Olympians & Their Sports

2024 Paralympic Games

The Paralympic motto: Spirit in Motion.

21

The first of its kind to have a physical disability, the mascot for the 2024 Paralympics wears a prosthetic for which of its limbs?

22

The 2024 Paralympic Opening Ceremony is due to take place at the Place de la Concorde and which famous Parisian Avenue?

23

Played with a ball containing sewn-in rattles, each team in the Paralympic sport of Blind Football consists of one goalkeeper and how many outfield players?

24

The Paralympic movement began when a neurologist, Sir Ludwig Guttman, organised a competition for veterans of which armed conflict?

25

The four Paralympic sports that include “wheelchair” in their titles are events in basketball, rugby, tennis and which other sport?

2024 Paralympic Games

Play by the Rules

Can you name the Olympic event based on its odd rule?

26

You must be bold, high and confident during take-off. If not, judges can deduct between 0.5 and 2 points.

27

You must clip your toe nails, the referee will check them before the start of play.

28

You must be clean shaven, no beards or moustaches allowed.

29

If you do not sign your scorecard at the end of play, you’ll be disqualified.

30

You must have a cloth handkerchief with you during the whole match.

Play by the Rules

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