Test Your Knowledge: Olympic Medalists

Question 1

Who among these American athletes has won the most Olympic medals?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Usain Bolt

Question 2

Which American swimmer holds the record for the most Olympic medals?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Answer

Natalie Coughlin

Question 3

Who is the only American to have won an Olympic medal in both summer and winter games?

Accepted Answer

Shaun White

Answer

Chloe Kim

Answer

Lindsey Vonn

Answer

Mikaela Shiffrin

Question 4

Who was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in volleyball?

Accepted Answer

Flo Hyman

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Karch Kiraly

Answer

Misty May-Treanor

Answer

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Question 5

Which American tennis player has won the most Grand Slam titles?

Accepted Answer

Serena Williams

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Venus Williams

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Roger Federer

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Rafael Nadal

Question 6

Who is the only American boxer to win a gold medal in three consecutive Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

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Evander Holyfield

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Oscar De La Hoya

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Floyd Mayweather

Question 7

Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals among American swimmers?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Caeleb Dressel

Question 8

Who is the American soccer player with the most goals for the national team?

Accepted Answer

Landon Donovan

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Clint Dempsey

Answer

Christian Pulisic

Answer

Jozy Altidore

Question 9

Who is the American boxer to win gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Answer

Oscar De La Hoya

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Sugar Ray Leonard

Question 10

Who is the American golfer with the most major championship victories?

Accepted Answer

Tiger Woods

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Phil Mickelson

Answer

Jack Nicklaus

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Arnold Palmer

Question 11

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, which American gymnast claimed the gold medal in the individual all-around competition?

Accepted Answer

Sunisa Lee

Answer

Simone Biles

Answer

Grace McCallum

Answer

MyKayla Skinner

Question 12

Who earned the distinction of being the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in skateboarding?

Accepted Answer

Mariah Duran

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Nyjah Huston

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Jagger Eaton

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Lizzie Armanto

Question 13

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, which American weightlifter set a new Olympic record in the women's 87 kg weight class?

Accepted Answer

Mattie Rogers

Answer

Sarah Robles

Answer

Katherine Nye

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Emily Campbell

Question 14

Which American boxer secured the gold medal in the women's middleweight division at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Claressa Shields

Answer

Nouchka Fontijn

Answer

Lauren Price

Answer

Zemfira Magomedalieva

Question 15

Who achieved the remarkable feat of winning three consecutive gold medals in the same individual event at the Summer Olympics, a record held by only one American athlete?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Usain Bolt

Answer

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Answer

Carl Lewis

Question 16

Who holds the distinction of being the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in the heptathlon?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Answer

Florence Griffith-Joyner

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Jillian Camarena-Williams

Answer

Kim Carson

Question 17

Who is the American swimmer with the most Olympic gold medals?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Answer

Caeleb Dressel

Question 18

Which American basketball team has won the most consecutive Olympic gold medals?

Accepted Answer

1992 Dream Team

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2008 Beijing Team

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1984 Los Angeles Team

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2012 London Team

Question 19

Who is the American tennis player known for their powerful serve?

Accepted Answer

John Isner

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Pete Sampras

Answer

John McEnroe

Answer

Andre Agassi

Question 20

What is the name of the American basketball league founded in 1949?

Accepted Answer

NBA

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WNBA

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NCAA

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ABA

Question 21

Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an American swimmer?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Answer

Caeleb Dressel

Question 22

Which American gymnast won the all-around gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Suni Lee

Answer

Simone Biles

Answer

Jade Carey

Answer

MyKayla Skinner

Question 23

Who won the gold medal in the women's 100-meter dash at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Tori Bowie

Answer

Allyson Felix

Answer

Tianna Bartoletta

Answer

English Gardner

Question 24

Who is the youngest American gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal?

Accepted Answer

Mary Lou Retton

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Dominique Dawes

Answer

Shannon Miller

Answer

Kerri Strug

Question 25

Which American volleyball team won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Women's indoor

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Men's indoor

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Men's beach

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Women's beach

Question 26

Who won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke?

Accepted Answer

Lenny Krayzelburg

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Aaron Peirsol

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Matt Grevers

Answer

Ryan Murphy

Question 27

Who became the first American to win a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Mariel Zagunis

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Sada Jacobson

Answer

Lee Kiefer

Answer

Monica Aksamit

Question 28

Who is the youngest American athlete to ever win an Olympic medal?

Accepted Answer

Marjorie Gestring

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Michael Jordan

Answer

Shaun White

Question 29

Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an American swimmer?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Caeleb Dressel

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Simone Manuel

Question 30

Which American woman was the first to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics?

Accepted Answer

Mary Lou Retton

Answer

Shannon Miller

Answer

Carly Patterson

Answer

Nastia Liukin

Question 31

Which American tennis player has the most Grand Slam titles?

Accepted Answer

Serena Williams

Answer

Margaret Smith Court

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Steffi Graf

Answer

Novak Djokovic

Question 32

Which sport has not yielded an Olympic medal for American athletes?

Accepted Answer

Cricket

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Basketball

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Swimming

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Artistic Gymnastics

Question 33

Who is the American swimmer with the most Olympic gold medals?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Answer

Caeleb Dressel

Question 34

Who is the only American athlete to win medals in both Summer and Winter Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

Eddie Eagan

Answer

Shaun White

Answer

Lindsey Vonn

Answer

Mia Hamm

Question 35

Who is the youngest American to ever win an Olympic gold medal?

Accepted Answer

Marjorie Gestring

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Tara Lipinski

Answer

Simone Biles

Question 36

Which American boxer has won the most Olympic gold medals?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Answer

Joe Louis

Answer

Sugar Ray Robinson

Answer

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Question 37

Which American athlete triumphed over losing a significant part of their arm in a childhood accident to earn Olympic glory?

Accepted Answer

Jessica Long

Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Simone Biles

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Question 38

Which American athlete was the first to win an Olympic gold medal?

Accepted Answer

Jim Thorpe

Answer

Jesse Owens

Answer

Michael Phelps

Question 39

Who broke the barrier as the first openly LGBTQ+ athlete to participate in the Olympics for the United States?

Accepted Answer

Megan Rapinoe

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Answer

Serena Williams

Question 40

Which American swimmer won a record-breaking five gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Answer

Simone Manuel

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Question 41

Who won the gold medal in the men's gymnastics all-around competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Sam Mikulak

Answer

Alec Yoder

Answer

Brody Malone

Answer

Yul Moldauer

Question 42

Which American athlete won gold in the women's 100m hurdles at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Brianna Rollins

Answer

Dawn Harper Nelson

Answer

Lolo Jones

Answer

Kendra Harrison

Question 43

Which American athlete won a gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Molly Seidel

Answer

Kara Goucher

Answer

Emma Coburn

Answer

Galen Rupp

Question 44

Which American gymnast won the gold medal in the women's all-around competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Simone Biles

Answer

Laurie Hernandez

Answer

Aly Raisman

Answer

Gabby Douglas

Question 45

Which American sprinter won a gold medal in the women's 100m at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Tori Bowie

Answer

Elaine Thompson

Answer

Allyson Felix

Answer

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Question 46

Which American athlete won the gold medal in the men's 100m butterfly at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Caeleb Dressel

Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Answer

Nathan Adrian

Question 47

Which American tennis player won a gold medal in the mixed doubles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Rajeev Ram

Answer

John Isner

Answer

Frances Tiafoe

Answer

Taylor Fritz

Question 48

Which American volleyball team won the gold medal in the women's tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

US Women's Volleyball Team

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US Men's Volleyball Team

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Both teams won the gold medal

Question 49

Which American swimmer won the most gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Caeleb Dressel

Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Simone Manuel

Answer

Katie Ledecky

Question 50

Which American gymnast won a record-breaking seven Olympic medals at the 2021 Tokyo Games?

Accepted Answer

Simone Biles

Answer

Gabby Douglas

Answer

Jordyn Wieber

Answer

Aly Raisman

Question 51

In which sport did the American team win its first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Women's Basketball

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Volleyball

Answer

Soccer

Answer

Men's Basketball

Question 52

Which American track and field athlete won gold in the 100-meter race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Marcell Jacobs

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Trayvon Bromell

Answer

Noah Lyles

Answer

Justin Gatlin

Question 53

Who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Peres Jepchirchir

Answer

Molly Seidel

Answer

Keira D'Amato

Answer

Sara Hall

Question 54

In which sport did Katie Ledecky win multiple gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Swimming

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Gymnastics

Answer

Track and Field

Question 55

Which American athlete won gold in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Caeleb Dressel

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Answer

Nathan Adrian

Answer

Michael Phelps

Question 56

What is the name of the American gymnast who won two gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Sunisa Lee

Answer

MyKayla Skinner

Answer

Jade Carey

Answer

Grace McCallum

Question 57

Which American athlete won gold in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Sydney McLaughlin

Answer

Shamier Little

Answer

Kendra Harrison

Answer

Dalilah Muhammad

Question 58

Which American basketball player won her fourth Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Sue Bird

Answer

Sylvia Fowles

Answer

Diana Taurasi

Answer

Breanna Stewart