1. Name the French monk of the Dominican order and a close friend of Pierre de Coubertin who coined the slogan of the modern Olympics - Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger).
Henri Didon
2. The distance over which the Marathon was run at the first Olympics in Athens in 1896 was 24.85 miles (40kms). In which Olympics was an extra 2 kms added and why?
1908 London
3. Name the Russian gymnast who holds the record of having won the most number of Olympic medals (18)
Larissa Latynina
4. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?
Lausanne, Switzerland
5. What dubious distinction is held by the Swedish modern pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwal?
The first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug - 1968 Mexico City
6. What is the ‘Antwerp Ceremony’ held during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games?
The ceremonial handing over of the Olympic flags by the mayor of the city that organized the games to the IOC president who then passes it on to the mayor of the next city that will host the games
Henri Didon
2. The distance over which the Marathon was run at the first Olympics in Athens in 1896 was 24.85 miles (40kms). In which Olympics was an extra 2 kms added and why?
1908 London
3. Name the Russian gymnast who holds the record of having won the most number of Olympic medals (18)
Larissa Latynina
4. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?
Lausanne, Switzerland
5. What dubious distinction is held by the Swedish modern pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwal?
The first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug - 1968 Mexico City
6. What is the ‘Antwerp Ceremony’ held during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games?
The ceremonial handing over of the Olympic flags by the mayor of the city that organized the games to the IOC president who then passes it on to the mayor of the next city that will host the games
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