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2018 · Q90

Which one of the following is the official mascot of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games?

General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness
  1. ASoohorang
  2. BVinicius de Moraes
  3. CThe Hare, the Polar Bear and the Leopard
  4. DMiraitowa

Explanation

The official mascot of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was Miraitowa, a blue-chequered futuristic character whose name combines the Japanese words for 'future' and 'eternity'. Soohorang was the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics mascot, Vinicius the Rio 2016 mascot, and the hare, polar bear and leopard were the Sochi 2014 mascots. Hence Miraitowa is the answer.