1936 Summer Olympics - Quiz
  • 1. Which political group led the Spanish government during the 1936 Olympics?
A) Spanish Socialist Party
B) Nationalist Front
C) Royalist Party
D) Popular Front
  • 2. What was the name of the parallel event organized by the Government of Catalonia?
A) Barcelona Games
B) Workers' Games
C) Spartakiad
D) People's Olympiad
  • 3. How many athletes registered for the People's Olympiad?
A) 4,000
B) 5,000
C) 7,000
D) 6,000
  • 4. What caused the People's Olympiad to be aborted?
A) Spanish Civil War
B) Nazi interference
C) Lack of funding
D) Low athlete attendance
  • 5. When was the last time the Soviet Union participated in the Olympics before 1952?
A) 1928
B) 1920
C) 1924
D) 1912
  • 6. What was the name of the Soviet-supported workers' alternative to the Olympics?
A) Red Olympiad
B) Spartakiad
C) Peoples' Games
D) Workers' Olympiad
  • 7. In what year did the Soviet Union finally start competing in the Olympics?
A) 1948
B) 1944
C) 1952
D) 1936
  • 8. Which French fencer withdrew from the 1936 Games on principle?
A) Halet Çambel
B) Pierre de Coubertin
C) Suat Fetgeri Aşani
D) Albert Wolff
  • 9. Who declined an invitation to the 1936 Games on behalf of Mandatory Palestine?
A) The Red Sport International
B) The Soviet Committee
C) The Spanish Government
D) Maccabi World Union
  • 10. What was the historical significance of Turkish fencers Halet Çambel and Suat Fetgeri Aşani?
A) Among the first Muslim women to compete in the Olympics
B) They led the protest against Hitler
C) They were the organizers of the Games
D) They were the first winners from Turkey
  • 11. How does the US Holocaust Memorial Museum describe the 1936 Games?
A) A resounding propaganda success
B) A significant economic loss
C) A neutral international event
D) A complete failure for the Nazi regime
  • 12. What image did the 1936 Games project of Germany to the world?
A) Aggressive and militaristic
B) Fragmented and unstable
C) Peaceful and tolerant
D) Isolated and troubled
  • 13. According to the text, how did the New York Times view the 1936 Games?
A) As a danger to global peace
B) As putting Germany back in the fold of nations
C) As an event that should be boycotted
D) As a sign of growing Nazi power
  • 14. Which leader believed the Olympics could fulfill the Soviet Union's political agenda in 1952?
A) Leon Trotsky
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Vladimir Lenin
  • 15. Where was the 1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad held?
A) Barcelona, Spain
B) Antwerp, Belgium
C) Moscow, Soviet Union
D) Berlin, Germany
  • 16. On what date did the 1936 Summer Olympics close?
A) 31 July 1936
B) 16 August 1936
C) 1 August 1936
D) 16 September 1936
  • 17. What feature created a 'dome of light' during the closing ceremony?
A) Olympic torches
B) Fireworks
C) Searchlights
D) Reflecting mirrors
  • 18. Who declared the 1936 Games officially closed?
A) Henri de Baillet-Latour
B) Werner Egk
C) Werner March
D) Hermann Schreiber
  • 19. Which city had been awarded the 1940 Games before the 1936 Olympics started?
A) Berlin
B) Tokyo
C) London
D) Paris
  • 20. How many nations competed in the 1936 Games?
A) Sixty-two
B) Thirty-seven
C) Forty-nine
D) Forty-two
  • 21. Which of the following nations made its first Olympic appearance in 1936?
A) Afghanistan
B) Ireland
C) Italy
D) Spain
  • 22. How many athletes does the IOC credit as participating in the 1936 sporting events?
A) 4,483
B) 331
C) 3,963
D) 3,632
  • 23. How many medal disciplines does the Olympedia database record for the 1936 Games?
A) 49
B) 12
C) 31
D) 5
  • 24. How many art categories were included in the 1936 Olympic programme?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Ten
D) Fifteen
  • 25. Who won the orchestral gold medal for Olympic Festive Music?
A) Farpi Vignoli
B) Werner Egk
C) Urho Karhumäki
D) Werner March
  • 26. What was the title of the novel written by Urho Karhumäki that won a gold medal?
A) Alpine Glider
B) The Sulky Driver
C) Avoveteen
D) Olympic Festive Music
  • 27. How many medals did German entrants win in the art competitions?
A) Five
B) Twelve
C) One hundred and one
D) Thirty-two
  • 28. In how many events did the art competition judges withhold medals entirely?
A) Twelve
B) Thirty-two
C) Five
D) Three
  • 29. How many medals does the IOC database credit to Germany for the 1936 Games, including art?
A) 32
B) 12
C) 49
D) 101
  • 30. Which nation was notably absent from the 1936 Games despite participating in 1932?
A) Germany
B) Afghanistan
C) Switzerland
D) Ireland
  • 31. What was the initial budgeted amount for the 1936 Summer Olympics committee?
A) 42 million Reichsmark
B) 16.5 million Reichsmark
C) 7.5 million Reichsmark
D) 4 million Reichsmark
  • 32. Which of the following was NOT a source of funding for the committee's budget?
A) Olympic Penny
B) Public works schemes
C) A three-year lottery
D) Surcharged stamps
  • 33. What was the projected revenue from postage stamps?
A) 7.5 million Reichsmark
B) 4 million Reichsmark
C) 16.5 million Reichsmark
D) 1 million Reichsmark
  • 34. How much did the new Olympic Stadium cost to build?
A) Around 16.5 million Reichsmark
B) Around 4 million Reichsmark
C) Around 42 million Reichsmark
D) Around 7.5 million Reichsmark
  • 35. What was the estimated total spending by the national government?
A) Around 42 million Reichsmark
B) Around 16.5 million Reichsmark
C) Around 4 million Reichsmark
D) Around US$30 million
  • 36. What was the profit made by the organising committee?
A) Exactly 7.5 million Reichsmark
B) Over one million Reichsmark
C) Exactly 4 million Reichsmark
D) Over 16.5 million Reichsmark
  • 37. Which product was marketed as a 'sport chocolate' during the Games?
A) Ovaltine
B) Scho-Ka-Kola
C) Hildebrand bar
D) Coca-Cola
  • 38. How long did it take to build the Olympic Stadium?
A) One year
B) Five years
C) Three years
D) Barely two years
  • 39. What was the official drink of the Winter Games at Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
A) Water
B) Scho-Ka-Kola
C) Coca-Cola
D) Ovaltine
  • 40. In what year were the Olympics originally awarded to Berlin?
A) 1931
B) 1929
C) 1933
D) 1936
  • 41. Which political entity governed Germany when the Games were awarded?
A) Weimar Republic
B) German Empire
C) Nazi Germany
D) Federal Republic of Germany
  • 42. What ideology did Hitler hope to promote through the Games?
A) Aryan supremacy
B) Pacifism
C) Socialism
D) Liberal democracy
  • 43. What was the name of the official Nazi newspaper?
A) Der Stürmer
B) Völkischer Beobachter
C) Berliner Tageblatt
D) Die Zeit
  • 44. What did the Nazis do to Berlin's public places regarding Jewish signs before the Games?
A) Repainted them in gold
B) Ignored them
C) Took them down
D) Added more signs
  • 45. Where were the Romani people of Berlin detained in 1936?
A) Dachau
B) Spandau
C) Marzahn
D) Kreuzberg
  • 46. Which territory did Germany remilitarise in March 1936?
A) The Sudetenland
B) The Rhineland
C) The Ruhr Valley
D) The Saarland
  • 47. Which high jumper was dropped from the German team despite equalling the record?
A) Helene Mayer
B) Erich Seelig
C) Lilli Henoch
D) Gretel Bergmann
  • 48. What was the only sport in which Helene Mayer competed for Germany?
A) Fencing
B) Tennis
C) High jump
D) Boxing
  • 49. Which athlete was a record-holding track-and-field star excluded from the team?
A) Johann Trollmann
B) Lilli Henoch
C) Gretel Bergmann
D) Daniel Prenn
  • 50. Who was the president of the German Olympic Committee sidelined due to Jewish ancestry?
A) Theodor Lewald
B) Erich Seelig
C) Wolfgang Fürstner
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 51. Who oversaw the construction of the Olympic Village before being demoted?
A) Wolfgang Fürstner
B) Theodor Lewald
C) Johann Trollmann
D) Gretel Bergmann
  • 52. What happened to Wolfgang Fürstner after the Games ended?
A) He was promoted
B) He took his own life
C) He emigrated to the US
D) He was arrested
  • 53. Which tennis player was excluded from the German team?
A) Daniel Prenn
B) Lilli Henoch
C) Johann Trollmann
D) Erich Seelig
  • 54. In which city were the 1936 Summer Olympics held?
A) Rome
B) Berlin
C) Barcelona
D) London
  • 55. Which city did Berlin defeat to win the right to host the 1936 Games?
A) Barcelona
B) Helsinki
C) Rio de Janeiro
D) Rome
  • 56. How many nations competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics?
A) 57
B) 67
C) 49
D) 38
  • 57. Who was the most successful athlete at the 1936 Berlin Games?
A) Jesse Owens
B) Henri de Baillet-Latour
C) Leni Riefenstahl
D) Helene Mayer
  • 58. What tradition was devised for the 1936 Games and became a permanent Olympic tradition?
A) The medal podium
B) The opening ceremony parade
C) The torch relay
D) The anthem playing
  • 59. Which filmmaker recorded the 1936 Games for her film 'Olympia'?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Helene Mayer
C) Henri de Baillet-Latour
D) Leni Riefenstahl
  • 60. Who was the only Jewish athlete to represent Germany in the 1936 Games?
A) Jesse Owens
B) Henri de Baillet-Latour
C) Helene Mayer
D) Leni Riefenstahl
  • 61. In what year were the next Olympic Games held after 1936?
A) 1940
B) 1944
C) 1948
D) 1952
  • 62. The 1936 Games were the first to feature what broadcast technology?
A) Newsreels
B) Color photography
C) Radio
D) Television
  • 63. At which session were the 1936 Games awarded to Berlin?
A) 29th IOC Session
B) 31st IOC Session
C) 28th IOC Session
D) 30th IOC Session
  • 64. How many total medals did the United States win in 1936?
A) 49
B) 101
C) 57
D) 38
  • 65. Which city was suggested by the US Olympic Association as a replacement host for the 1936 Games?
A) Rome
B) Helsinki
C) London
D) Barcelona
  • 66. How many IOC members abstained from the vote for the 1936 host city?
A) Forty
B) Nineteen
C) Eight
D) Sixty-seven
  • 67. Which of the following countries had a movement to boycott the 1936 Games?
A) Japan
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom
  • 68. Who held overall responsibility for the 1936 Summer Olympics?
A) Johannes Boehland
B) Carl Diem
C) Hans von Tschammer und Osten
D) Theodor Lewald
  • 69. Who was the chief promoter of the torch relay?
A) Carl Diem
B) Theodor Lewald
C) Johannes Boehland
D) Hans von Tschammer und Osten
  • 70. Who designed the emblem for the 1936 Games?
A) Leni Riefenstahl
B) Theodor Lewald
C) Carl Diem
D) Johannes Boehland
  • 71. What shape was the Olympic emblem changed into at the suggestion of Theodor Lewald?
A) A bell
B) An eagle
C) A torch
D) A laurel wreath
  • 72. Where did the first torch relay originate?
A) Rome, Italy
B) Berlin, Germany
C) Munich, Germany
D) Olympia, Greece
  • 73. Where was the Olympic Village located?
A) Kiel
B) Elstal
C) Potsdam
D) Berlin
  • 74. What was the dining hall of the Olympic Village called?
A) Dining Hall of the Nations
B) Olympic Bell Hall
C) Speisehaus der Nationen
D) Reichssportfeld
  • 75. How many countries did the first torch relay pass through?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Twelve
D) Ten
  • 76. What company provided the equipment for the live television broadcasts?
A) German Post Office
B) Telefunken
C) Olympia Studios
D) Agfacolor
  • 77. In how many languages were radio broadcasts of the Games transmitted?
A) 1936
B) 28
C) 7
D) 100
  • 78. What film technology was used for colour photography at the 1936 Games?
A) Technicolor
B) Telefunken
C) Olympiafilm
D) Agfacolor
  • 79. When was the documentary 'Olympia' released?
A) 1936
B) 1940
C) 1938
D) 1934
  • 80. Which military force took over the Olympic Village site after the Games?
A) The Reichssportführer
B) The Olympic Committee
C) Soviet forces
D) Wehrmacht
  • 81. Which airship flew over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony?
A) Hindenburg
B) Graf Zeppelin
C) Los Angeles
D) Akron
  • 82. Who headed the Greek team during the opening parade?
A) Spyridon Louis
B) Luz Long
C) Konrad Frey
D) Jesse Owens
  • 83. Who composed the Olympic Hymn for the 1936 Games?
A) Gerhart Hauptmann
B) Richard Wagner
C) Ludwig van Beethoven
D) Richard Strauss
  • 84. How many events were included in the 1936 sporting programme?
A) 119
B) 129
C) 150
D) 100
  • 85. Which sport made its final Olympic appearance in 1936?
A) Polo
B) Handball
C) Baseball
D) Gliding
  • 86. Who won three cycling gold medals at the 1936 Games?
A) Jesse Owens
B) Robert Charpentier
C) Alfred Schwarzmann
D) Konrad Frey
  • 87. Who presented the medals at the first Olympic basketball tournament?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Jesse Owens
C) James Naismith
D) Spyridon Louis
  • 88. Which German athlete was a rival to Jesse Owens in the long jump?
A) Alfred Schwarzmann
B) Konrad Frey
C) Luz Long
D) Werner Seelenbinder
  • 89. Who became the first Italian woman to win an Olympic title in 1936?
A) Rie Mastenbroek
B) Betty Robinson
C) Ondina Valla
D) Marjorie Gestring
  • 90. Which swimmer from the Netherlands was the outstanding female swimmer of the Games?
A) Betty Robinson
B) Ondina Valla
C) Marjorie Gestring
D) Rie Mastenbroek
  • 91. Who was the only wrestler to win both freestyle and Greco-Roman titles at the same Games?
A) Kristjan Palusalu
B) Werner Seelenbinder
C) Glenn Morris
D) Konrad Frey
  • 92. Which country won the football tournament in 1936?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Germany
D) Peru
  • 93. Which country withdrew from the football tournament after a disputed match against Austria?
A) Sweden
B) Japan
C) Peru
D) Colombia
  • 94. Which nation won its third successive hockey gold in 1936?
A) India
B) Argentina
C) United States
D) Germany
  • 95. Who carried the Olympic flame into the stadium at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?
A) Sohn Kee-chung
B) Jesse Owens
C) Rie Mastenbroek
D) James Naismith
  • 96. What sport did the United States win with the eight from the University of Washington?
A) Cycling
B) Rowing
C) Swimming
D) Basketball
  • 97. Who was the president of the AAU who opposed participation in the 1936 Games?
A) William E. Dodd
B) Jeremiah T. Mahoney
C) Franklin Roosevelt
D) Avery Brundage
  • 98. Which American track star chose to stay home instead of participating in the Games?
A) Milton Green
B) William E. Dodd
C) Jeremiah T. Mahoney
D) Avery Brundage
  • 99. How did most African-American newspapers view the 1936 Olympics?
A) They supported participation
B) They advocated for a total boycott
C) They wanted the games moved to Africa
D) They were indifferent to the games
  • 100. Which American diplomat opposed the decision to participate in the games?
A) William E. Dodd
B) Jeremiah T. Mahoney
C) Franklin Roosevelt
D) Avery Brundage
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