Olympic Games opening ceremony Quiz
Try out this Olympic Games opening ceremony quiz to test your knowledge. Olympic Games opening ceremony trivia highlights the traditions, surprises, and global scale that make the event a defining start to each Olympiad.

11 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy difficulty
110 pts max score
Question 1 · Easy · 10 pts
Which decade is most closely tied to Olympic Games opening ceremony's early breakout period?
Question 2 · Easy · 10 pts
What is lit near the end of the opening ceremony to mark the start of the Games?
Question 3 · Easy · 10 pts
Which of these people is directly tied to Olympic Games opening ceremony?
Question 4 · Easy · 10 pts
Which named person is linked to Olympic Games opening ceremony?
Question 5 · Easy · 10 pts
Which opening ceremony came earlier: Athens 1896 or Paris 2024?
Question 6 · Easy · 10 pts
The Paris 2024 opening ceremony was staged along which river?
Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts
The 2008 Beijing opening ceremony was held in what stadium, famously nicknamed the 'Bird's Nest'?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
Which timeline marker places Olympic Games opening ceremony based on 2026?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
Put these opening ceremonies in order from earliest to latest: Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro.
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
In which year did Olympic Games opening ceremony first gain major public attention?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
Which statement is correct?