Question

Where and when the first Olympic Flag was furled ?
1. 1912 Stockholm (Sweden)
2. 1908 London (England)
3. 1920 Antwerp (Belgium)
4. 1896 Athens (Greece) 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1920 Antwerp (Belgium)

The correct answer is 1920 Antwerp (Belgium).

• In 1920 at the Games in Antwerp, the Olympic flag was furled for the first time in an Olympic stadium.
• It was Pierre de Coubertin who had this idea.
• He submitted it at the Olympic Congress in Paris in 1914, but the First World War inhibited the 1916 Games from being held in Berlin.

• Olympics are of 2 kinds:
  • Summer Olympics
  • Winter Olympics
• Olympics Host Nations:
  • 2021 - Tokyo, Japan.
  • 2024 - Paris, France
  • 2028 - Los Angeles