[For Seniors] Brain Training with Olympic Quizzes: A Collection of Questions to Recall Memorable Classic Moments

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Which event was the first in which a Japanese athlete won an Olympic gold medal?Can you answer this question right away?The Olympics are full of hidden histories and stories that will make you say, “Wow, I didn’t know that!”In this article, we present an Olympic quiz designed for seniors to enjoy.It’s packed with questions you may think you know but actually don’t—like the meaning behind the Olympic colors and what the five rings represent.Take a trip down memory lane to past Games and try the quiz together with those around you.

[For Seniors] Brain Training with Olympic Quizzes: A Collection of Questions to Recall Nostalgic Iconic Moments (1–10)

What new sports were added to the 2024 Paris Olympics?NEW!

Paris is a tourist city known for famous historic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, and is also called the “City of Flowers.” The 2024 Olympics marked the third time the Games were held in Paris.

Many people were likely excited to see how art and sports would merge.

A new event added to the Paris Olympics was breaking, a dance sport.

In breaking, Japan’s Ami Yuasa competed and won a gold medal.

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Which country leads the parade of nations at the Olympic opening ceremony?NEW!

As for the order of the opening parade, it has actually changed over time.

In fact, even in Japan, the 1964, 1972, and 1998 Games used the alphabetical order, but in 2021 it switched to the Japanese syllabary order.

However, despite such changes, the country that enters first has remained the same.

The correct answer is Greece, because it is the birthplace of the modern Olympics.

In recent years, the country hosting the next Olympics is also often placed near the end.

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What bird always appears at the Olympic opening ceremony?NEW!

This is an issue that ties into the staging specified in the Olympic Charter.

The answer is “doves.” As many of you know, doves are recognized as a symbol of peace, and at the Olympic Opening Ceremony, doves were always released after the lighting of the Olympic flame.

However, due to a tragic accident at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, real doves no longer appear in the staging today.

That doesn’t mean doves have disappeared from the Olympics altogether—each country incorporates doves into their staging in different ways, so please keep an eye out for them.

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[For Seniors] Brain Training with Olympic Quizzes: A Collection of Questions to Recall Nostalgic Famous Moments (11–20)

What became widespread in Japan as a result of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics?NEW!

In 1964, the 18th Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo.

Along with that, something became widespread in Japan.

What was it? The answer is pictograms.

Simply put, pictograms are symbols that convey meanings or concepts.

They are also called picture words.

Examples include the figures indicating men’s and women’s restrooms, and the emergency exit sign.

For the Tokyo Olympics, pictograms for sports events and facilities were created as part of the hospitality effort.

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What was the event called in which artworks on sports themes competed for rankings, which once used to be an Olympic discipline?NEW!

Although it is no longer an official event because preserving the quality of artworks and establishing objective scoring criteria are difficult, there used to be competitions in past modern Olympics in which artworks were ranked.

They were called “art competitions.” Japanese participants also took part in the Los Angeles and Berlin Olympics.

Starting with the Helsinki Olympics, instead of a competition, art exhibitions have been included as part of the cultural program, as stipulated by the Olympic Charter.

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What do you call an athlete who has competed in the Olympics?NEW!

Athletes who have competed in the Olympics are called “Olympians.” The word “Olympian” originally referred to residents of Olympia, the Greek city known as the site of the ancient Olympic Games, but today it is commonly used to refer to Olympic athletes.

The term “Olympian” is also said to evoke the gods of Greek mythology and carry the sense of being “majestic and imposing.” That meaning perfectly overlaps with the image of Olympians who take on the challenge of competition while carrying their nation on their shoulders.

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At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, in which events did the brother-sister duo Hifumi Abe and Uta Abe each win a gold medal?

Many of you probably watched the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.

Among the athletes who moved so many people were the brother-and-sister duo, Hifumi Abe and Uta Abe.

Here’s a question: In which sport did the Abe siblings each win a gold medal? The correct answer is judo.

Many of you may have remembered because their images in judo uniforms were so striking.

It could also be fun to switch to other athletes and ask which sport they won their gold medals in.

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