When Were Those Summer Olympics? Quiz

The third Summer Olympics took place in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, from July 1 to November 23, 1904. The event had originally been awarded to Chicago but, as it was thought that St. Louis (which was scheduled to host the World's Fair that year) would steal the public's focus, the decision was made to move the Olympics.

These games were US-focused with over 500 of the 648 athletes representing the United States. New events included boxing (as an official event) and basketball (as an exhibition event).

This was the first Olympics outside Europe and in the Western Hemisphere.

2,406 athletes participated in the fifth Olympiad in Stockholm, Sweden. The 1912 Olympics qualify as one of the northernmost in history, being edged out by only Helsinki in 1952. The games were held from July 6 to July 22, 1912. This was the last Olympics to have solid gold medals and the first to have a parallel arts competition. New sporting events included the decathlon and modern pentathlon. Exhibition events included baseball. Japan became the first Asian nation to participate in the Olympics.

The seventh Olympiad (the sixth was cancelled because of World War One) took place in Antwerp, Belgium, from August 14 to September 12, 1920. A total of 2,626 athletes participated in this Olympics. This was the first Olympics with an Oath and a Flag.

This Olympics included a week of winter sports and featured the first appearance of ice hockey. The former nations of the Central Powers (WWI) were banned from this Olympics. Sweden's 72-year old Oscar Swahn became the oldest-ever Olympic medalist (shooting).

It took place from July 28 to August 12, 1928. The ninth Summer Olympiad took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 2,883 athletes participated in this Olympics Games. These Olympics officially used the adjective "Summer" to distinguish them from the Winter Olympics which had begun four years earlier.

This was the first Olympics to include a Parade of Nations that began with Greece. This was the first appearance of women's athletics and women's team gymnastics as official events.

The eleventh Summer Olympiad was held in Berlin, Germany from August 1 to 16, 1936. The rule of the Nazis helped to overshadow this Olympics. This was the first Olympics which had a portion televised (and displayed in public viewing rooms). 3,969 athletes were involved.

This was the first Olympics with an official Olympic torch relay and the first to have basketball as an official Olympic sport. Canoeing and handball also made their first appearances. 49 nations had athletes at this Olympic Games.

July 19 to August 3, 1952 were the dates for the fifteenth Summer Olympiad, held in Helsinki, Finland. 4,955 athletes participated. This Olympics saw the first participation of the Soviet Union. Helsinki stands as the northernmost city to host a Summer Olympics (at 60 degrees, 10 minutes).

This was the first Olympics to feature the Olympic Anthem. It also saw the first participation of communist China in the Olympics; in addition to Israel and Indonesia, along with other nations. There were nearly 150 different events.

The Melbourne Olympics were the first Olympics in the Southern Hemisphere (and Australia). They took place from November 22 to December 8, 1956 and were the sixteenth Summer Olympiad. In an almost unique circumstance, the equestrian (horse) events were held several months previously in Stockholm, Sweden due to Australia's then-strict quarantine laws. For the first time, the closing ceremonies included a Parade of Athletes. Exhibition sports included Australian Rules football and baseball.

The seventeenth Summer Olympiad were held in Rome, Italy from August 25 to September 11, 1960. For the first time, over 5,000 athletes (5,347) participated. Winners at this Olympics include Wilma Rudolph, Prince Constantine of Greece (later King), and Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali). 83 nations participated. Rapid decolonization throughout the world led to several nations appearing for the first time.

Mexico City provided several firsts: the first in Latin America and Mexico and the first in a Spanish-speaking country. This was the 19th Summer Olympiad and was held October 12 to 27, 1968. At 7,350 feet above sea level, it was also the highest Olympics ever. For the first time, the nations of East Germany and West Germany competed separately. For the first time, drug testing would lead to the disqualification of an athlete. 5,516 athletes participated in the games.

The twentieth Summer Olympiad was held in Munich, Germany from August 26 to September 11, 1972. 7,134 athletes from 121 countries took place in the games. Germany became the second country (after the United States) to have more than one city host the Olympics.

The games may be best known for the 11 athletes and coaches murdered by Black September. The U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals -- a record that would stand for decades (Michael Phelps right gold medals 2008 Beijing). The sport of slalom canoeing was held for the first time.

The first Summer Olympics in Canada was held in Montreal, Quebec. It, the twenty-first Summer Olympiad, was held from July 17 to August 1, 1976 and included 6,073 athletes. This was the first time that the host country of the Summer Olympics did not win any gold medals as the host nation. For the first time, women were allowed to compete in rowing events. For the first time, the Olympic Flame was represented by two people -- Canada's Shirley Henderson and Stephane Prefontaine.

The 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the USSR for the first and only time. This, the twenty-second Summer Olympiad, was held from July 19 to August 3, 1980. 5,179 athletes from 80 nations participated. The USA led a boycott of 66 nations related to the invasion of Afghanistan.

It was the first time the Olympics were held in a communist country. Several nations competed for the first time including Angola, Cyprus, and Mozambique.

Seoul, South Korea was the location of the twenty-third Summer Olympiad. It ran from September 17 to October 2, 1988 and featured 8,453 athletes from 160 countries. For the second time, a Summer Olympics was held in East Asia (Tokyo 1964 was the first). Women's sailing was added as an official event. Baseball, taekwondo, and bowling were all demonstration sports. Before the next Olympics, the world map would change greatly.

9,356 athletes participated in the Summer Olympiad. From July 25 to August 9, 1992. The twenty-fourth Summer Olympiad took place in Barcelona, Spain -- the first in that country. This was also the first time that South Africa was re-invited after a quarter century of being banned.

The Unified Team represented most of the countries of the former USSR. Men's basketball saw the first appearance of the NBA-dominated "Dream Team" from the USA. Baseball, women's judo, and badminton all became official Olympic sports.

Atlanta, Georgia, USA, hosted the twenty-fifth Summer Olympiad from July 19 to August 4, 1996. 10,318 athletes (the first time over 10,000) from 197 countries participated. This was the centennial of the Summer Olympics and the beginning of the Summer and Winter Olympics being in different years (the first time was 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway).

A number of different sports were introduced for the first time including women's football (soccer), team rhythmic gymnastics, and lightweight rowing.

The 2000 Summer Olympiad --the twenty-sixth-- was held in Sydney, Australia from September 15 to October 1, 2000. 10,676 athletes participated. This was the second time the Olympic Games were held in Australia (the first was Melbourne 1956). For the first time, triathlon appeared as an Olympic event. Australia's Cathy Freeman became the first person to light the Olympic torch and then win a gold medal at the same Olympics.

There were over 300 events.