The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from 7 to 24 August 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events (a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games). China became the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games. It was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in East Asia and Asia, after Tokyo, Japan, in 1964 and Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. 

The Games were the most watched Olympics in history, attracting 4.7 billion viewers worldwide and landed on Guinness World Records. The event was also the most expensive Summer Olympic Games ever held, reaching a total cost of US$40 billion, and among the most successful. 

The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong, making it the third time the events of the same Olympics were held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs, while sailing was contested in Qingdao, and football events took place in several different cities. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. When did the Summer Olympics take place?
2. In what year did the Summer Olympics happen?
3. What was the year when this iteration of the Summer Olympics was held?
Q2:
1. When did the 2008 Summer Olympics start?
2. What was the start date of the 2008 Summer Olympics?
3. On what precise date did the 2008 Summer Olympics begin?
Q3:
1. When did the 2008 Summer Olympics end?
2. What was the end date of the 2008 Summer Olympics?
3. On what precise date did the 2008 Summer Olympics end?
Q4:
1. What country hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
2. Where did the 2008 Summer Olympics take place?
3. What nation held the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Q5:
1. What city were the 2008 Summer Olympics held in?
2. In which Chinese city did the 2008 Summer Olympics take place?
3. What city in China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Q6:
1. How many athletes competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics?
2. How many competitors were there in the 2008 Summer Olympics?
3. What was the number of athletes represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Q7:
1. How many sports did the 2008 Summer Olympics feature?
2. What number of sports did athletes compete in at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
3. How many sports were represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Q8:
1. How many different events did the 2008 Summer Olympics feature?
2. What was the number of events at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
3. How many events took place at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Q9:
1. Were there more events at the 2008 Summer Olympics than in 2004?
2. Did the 2008 Summer Olympics host more events than in 2004?
3. Did the 2004 Olympic Games have less events than the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Q10:
1. Had the Summer Olympics already been held in Asia?
2. Had an Asian country already hosted the Summer Olympics?
3. Prior to 2008, were there any Summer Olympic Games that took place in Asia?
Q11:
1. What Asian countries had hosted the Summer Olympics prior to 2008?
2. Where in Asia had the summer olympics taken place before 2008?
3. What countries in Asia had already held the Summer Olympics prior to 2008?
Q12:
1. How many games had been hosted in asia prior to 2008?
2. How many Asian countries had hosted the Summer Olympics, before to 2008?
3. Prior to the 2008 games, how many times had an Asian country hosted the Summer Olympics?
Q13:
1. Where in Asia had the Summer Olympics been held, besides China?
2. What Asian nations, in addition to China have hosted the summer Olympics?
3. What are the Asian countries other than China that have also been host of a Summer Olympics?
Q14:
1. Were some of the 2008 Summer Olympics events held outside of Beijing?
2. Did any of the events of the 2008 Summer Olympics not take place in Beijing?
3. Were there events at the 2008 Summer Olympics that were not held in Beijing?
Q15:
1. Were was the equestrian event of the 2008 Summer Olympics held?
2. Who hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics's equestrian event?
3. Where did equestrians compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Q16:
1. Was the Hong Kong event under the same NOC as Beijing?
2. Did the equestrian event have the same NOC as the Beijing events?
3. 
Q17:
1. Was the 2008 Summer Olympics run on a tight budget?
2. Was the budget for the 2008 Summer Olympics quite small?
3. Did the organizers of the 2008 Summer Olympics not have a lot of money to work with?
Q18:
1. What secured the 2008 Summer Olympics a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records?
2. What world record was set by the 2008 Summer Olympics?
3. What got the 2008 Summer Olympics featured in the Guiness Book of World Records?
Q19:
1. How many people tuned in to the 2008 Summer Olympics?
2. How many people viewed the 2008 Summer Olympics?
3. What was the total number of viewers of the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Q20:
1. How much did the 2008 Summer Olympics cost in the end?
2. What were the final expenses of the 2008 Summer Olympics?
3. What was the final cost of the 2008 Summer Olympics?
