1. The capital of France, Paris, which hosted the Olympics in 1900 and 1924, is easily recognised by the Eiffel tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel. However, Eiffel's ancestors changed the surname. If this had not happened, what might we be calling the tower today? Fronickhausen Tower Rachminhausen Tower Bonickhausen Tower Streminhausen Tower

2. St. Louis, USA, was never intended to hold the 1904 Olympics. Originally, the city of Chicago was to host the games, but they were moved to St. Louis to coincide with the World's Fair being held there that year. Can you tell me which monarch of France the city in Missouri is named after though? Louis IX Louis X Louis VIII Louis XI

3. St. Moritz held the Winter Olympic games twice: first in 1928 and next 20 years later in 1948. In which Swiss canton is St. Moritz situated? Schaffhausen Aargau Jura Graubunden

4. In 1928, Amsterdam hosted the Summer Olympics. This city is the capital of the Netherlands, true or false? True False

5. Oslo, the capital city of Norway, staged the Winter Olympics in 1952. What was the city known as from 1624 to 1878? Christiania Kristiana Kristiania Christiana

6. The host city of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games was the city of Calgary. The city is served by its own airport, Calgary International Airport. What is the IATA code for this airport (the code found on airline tickets etc.)? YYC CAL ALB WYL

7. The 1972 Summer Olympics, were staged in Munich. On which river does the German city stand? Neckar Werra Saale Isar

8. The 1960 Winter Olympics was located in Squaw Valley, California. Near which lake is the resort situated? Shasta Lake Winnemucca Lake Lake Tahoe Lake Owyhee

9. A highly cultural city in the People's Republic of China, Beijing was in 2001 elected to be the host of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Now the capital of China, Beijing is also one of the four "Great Ancient Capitals of China". Which of the following is not one of the other great ancient capitals? Nanjing Shanghai Luoyang Xi'an

10. Turin, in northern Italy, hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. The city is known as the automobile capital of Italy because of the fact that a major car manufacturer has its headquarters here. Which company is this? Lamborghini Mazda Ferrari Fiat