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Volleyball · Level 9: Master · Sub-level 9.3

Olympic Volleyball

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 25 October 2026 · markdown

The road to the Olympics, the 1964 men's and women's tournaments, the 1970s, the boycott years, Seoul and Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney, 2004 to 2012, beach volleyball's first Olympic years, and how the Olympic format changed.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The road to the OlympicsTake a test

  1. Volleyball appeared as a demonstration in Paris in 1924.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. The tournament at the 53rd IOC session in Sofia helped win inclusion.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. The IOC tried to remove volleyball in 1968 but backed down.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. From 1924 to 1964 is forty years.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. Watching top teams persuaded the members.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. Tokyo 1964 hosted the debut.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. Japan's women were world champions in 1962.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. 1924, 1957, 1964 and 1968.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. The demonstration and the first three official tournaments.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. The 1957 tournament in Sofia helped volleyball into the Olympics.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 2Tokyo 1964: the menTake a test

  1. The Soviet Union won eight of its nine matches.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. Czechoslovakia finished second.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. The hosts took bronze.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. Every team played every other team once.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. Ten men's teams played the round robin.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. They lost once and still took gold.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. The Soviet Union won the first two Olympic titles.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. Gold, silver and bronze in 1964.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. The hosts won the men's bronze.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 3Tokyo 1964: the womenTake a test

  1. The hosts won all five of their matches.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. Opponents called them the Witches of the Orient.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. Daimatsu was famous for his demanding training.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. Japan beat the Soviet Union to take gold.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. Poland took bronze behind Japan and the Soviet Union.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. Players rolled after diving to recover quickly.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. Japan won all five of its matches against the other teams.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. Gold, silver and bronze in 1964.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. A coach, a world title, then Olympic gold at home.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. The rolling receive is linked with Daimatsu's Japan.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 4The 1970s GamesTake a test

  1. Japan's men won in Munich.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. Poland beat the Soviet Union in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. Japan's women won their second Olympic title.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. Soviet women won twice in a row.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. The final round format began in 1972.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. East Germany took silver behind Japan.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. The hosts swept both titles.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. 1972, 1976 and 1980.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. Three Soviet titles around Japan's 1976 gold.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. Poland won the 1976 men's gold.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 5The boycott yearsTake a test

  1. Many Western teams stayed away from Moscow.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. The Eastern Bloc stayed away from Los Angeles.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. The US men won at home.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. China beat the hosts in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. They lost the final to China.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. Brazil took silver behind the United States.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. The strongest men's teams of the time took part in Moscow.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. The boycott years sit in the middle.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. China won, the hosts took silver and Japan bronze.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. China won the 1984 women's gold.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 6Seoul and BarcelonaTake a test

  1. The US men retained their title.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. Seoul's final went to the Americans over the Soviets.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. Peru lost the final to the Soviet Union.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. The Soviet women beat Peru in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. Brazil beat the Netherlands in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. Cuba began a run of Olympic titles.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. The two-time champions took bronze.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. Two US titles, then Brazil's first.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. 1984, 1988 and 1992.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. Barcelona 1992 brought Brazil's first men's gold.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 7Atlanta and SydneyTake a test

  1. The Dutch beat Italy in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. Italy took silver.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. FR Yugoslavia beat Russia in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. Cuba won in 1992, 1996 and 2000.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. China took silver in Atlanta.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. Russia took silver in Sydney.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. Yugoslavia took bronze in 1996 and Italy in 2000.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. 1992, 1996 and 2000.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. Three Games, three golds.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. Cuba won in 1992, 1996 and 2000.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 8Athens, Beijing and LondonTake a test

  1. Brazil beat Italy in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. China beat Russia in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. The US men beat Brazil in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. Brazil beat the United States in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. Russia beat Brazil in the final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. Brazil kept its title, again beating the United States.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. Brazil took silver twice in a row.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. 2004, 2008 and 2012.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. Brazil beat the United States in 2008 and 2012.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 9Beach volleyball at the OlympicsTake a test

  1. The American pair won the first men's beach title.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires won.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. The Brazilian pair became the first women's champions.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. Kiraly won indoor gold in 1984 and 1988 and beach gold in 1996.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. A temporary stadium stood on Bondi Beach.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. Two American pairs met in the first final.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst took bronze.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. Two indoor golds, then beach.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. Two Brazilian pairs, then Australia.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. The Sydney 2000 beach venue was at Bondi.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Test 10The Olympic formatTake a test

  1. Six women's teams and ten men's teams took part.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  2. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals gave a climax.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  3. The FIVB's new rally scoring was in use by 2000.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  4. Twelve teams per gender qualify for the Olympics.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  5. Groups guarantee games and rank teams for the knockouts.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  6. Japan won at home in Tokyo.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  7. The US men won in Los Angeles.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · recall

  8. From round robin to final rounds to today's format.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  9. 1964, 1972, 1996 and 2000.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

  10. The final round began at Munich 1972.

    Source: Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics · applied

Sources

FIVB history pages, Olympic and FIVB results records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIVB rules belong to the Rules category.

  • Olympic results records; Wikipedia, Volleyball at the Summer Olympics100