Hungary drops its bid for Olympics

Q: Hungary’s populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban withdrew the nation’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, angrily saying a group of local political opponents had “killed the Olympic dream." Where is Hungary?

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Q: Orban said the bid was dropped to avoid a humiliating defeat in the race with Paris and Los Angeles after a petition collected by the group demanded a local referendum over hosting the games in the nation’s capital. What is the capital of Hungary?

A. Belgrade

B. Bratislava

C. Budapest

D. Bucharest

Q: Orban said a local referendum could have been won in favor of the Olympics but that would not have been enough in the international race to host the Games. Voters in which European city did reject a bid for the 2024 Olympics?

A. Athens

B. Hamburg

C. London

D. Rome

Q: Los Angeles was not the first choice as the U.S. bidder for the 2024 Games. U.S. Olympic officials dropped which city after many residents campaigned for a vote on hosting the Games?

A. Boston

B. Chicago

C. Dallas

D. San Diego

Q: Its not just the summer Olympics facing opposition. Voters in which nation twice rejected bids for the winter Games?

A. France

B. Italy

C. Norway

D. Switzerland


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