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1
Usain Bolt is from _____.
Jamaica
USA
Brazil
Mexico
2
Soccer uniforms include...
Cleats
Shin Guards
Tennis shoes
Blouse
3
What is one ancient (old) civilization that lived in Mexico?
Mexicans
Americans
Aztecs
French
4
Spartans did
NOT
leave behind ANY beautiful buildings or art.
They left A LOT
True
They left some
False
5
This is a _____ mask made by the Aztecs.
Pearl
Jade
Green
Big
6
If you are "bilingual" it means you can...
Speak 2 different languages
Speak
Speak 4 different languages
Talk
7
The "thing" that this athlete is using is called a _____.
Vault
Uneven bars
Beam
Horse
8
What happened when Zeus was angry?
The Earth would shake!
He would send thunder down to earth
The wind would blow
Bolts of lightning would appear on the sky
9
What did Athenians love?
Flowers
Video games
Math
Science
10
Wilma Rudolph got sick with _____ when she was a kid.
The flu
Cancer
Polio
Leucemia
11
The first modern Olympics took place in Greece in ____.
1450
2007
1896
2016
12
Athens was
NOT
a center of art and learning.
yes
True
Duh!
False
13
What were the people from Athens called?
Greeks
Ancient people
Athenians
Athens people
14
The
PENTATHLON
was made up of ____ different events.
5
3
6
10
15
Most Canadians speak...
English
Italian
Spanish
French
16
Is most of Canada too cold for people?
Just a little
No
Maybe
Yes
17
Zeus was ruler of the _____.
Wind
Sea
Earth
Gods
18
In the ancient olympics, winners would get _______.
A golden olive wreath
A golden medal and a golden olive wreath
A golden medal
A green olive wreath
19
Who is the athlete in the picture?
Lightning Bolt
Wilma Rudolph
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
20
What did Athenians love?
Art
Pizza
Gods
Beauty
21
On the first day of the Olympics, athletes and judges took an ____.
Medal
Stand
Oath
Promise
22
Mount Olympus was the _____ mountain in Greece.
Biggest
Tallest
Shortest
Most beautiful
23
What does
democracy
mean?
The people, by voting, rule
Nobody rules
A king rules
The president rules
24
What is the sport in the picture called?
Sword fighting
Pirating
Fencing
Fighting
25
The first Olympics were held in the city of____.
Elis
Sparta
Olympia
Athens
26
Moving a ball with your feet in soccer is called _____.
Heading
Running with the ball
Kicking
Dribbling
27
Only ____ of Canada is populated.
40%
30%
10%
20%
28
Who was the goddess of marriage and married women?
Athena
Echo
Athens
Hera
29
The ____ was the only event in the ancient olympics. Here, the athletes only ran a footrace.
Relay race
Three-legged race
Stade
State
30
Where did Athens get its name from?
from Zeus
from Ms. Flores
from Athena
from Greece
31
What is the capital of Mexico?
Boston
Mexico City
Texas
Los Angeles
32
This athlete is on a _______.
Stick
Balance beam
Stage
Balance vault
33
____ is the sport where men threw a long wooden spear as far as they could.
Javelin
Discus
Shotput
Hunting
34
The Olympics started as an event to honor _____.
The gods
The human body
Zeus
Sports
35
Zeus's wife was...
Aphrodite
Athena
Echo
Hera
36
Who was the god of the sun, healing, music, and poetry?
Zeus
Hades
Hercules
Phoebus
37
Where did Aphrodite come from?
The waves
Mars
The sky
The foam in the sea
38
Aphrodite was SO beautiful that _____ sprang up when she walked through the fields.
Water
Bees
Trees
Flowers
39
Sparta was not a democracy. It was ruled by ___ kings.
2
This sentence is wrong. Sparta WAS a democracy.
7
4
40
Sparta often fought...
Kids
Athens
The gods
The USA
41
In soccer, _____ try to keep the other team from scoring.
Defenders
Everyone
Defensive
Defense
42
In soccer, _______ drive the ball forward and try to score.
Defenders
Soccer players
Forwards
Midfielders
43
These people were among the first in the world to grow corn.
British
Canadians
Americans
Mexican farmers
44
Who is the athlete in the picture?
Usain Bolt
Serena Williams
Wilma Rudolph
She is NOT an athlete
45
Zeus was god of the _____.
Sky
Sea
Clouds
Rain
46
Who is the athlete in the picture?
He is NOT an athlete
Miguel Phelps
Usain Phelps
Michael Phelps
47
Michael Phelps was the first person to win ___ gold medals at a single Olympics.
3
20
8
10
48
Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win
3 gold medals
ALL gold medals
1 bronze medal
10 gold medals
49
Spartans spent a lot of their time...
studying
training for war
training for the olympics
training to be better than the Athenians
50
Only _____ could compete in the ancient olympics.
Slaves
Women
Greek citizens
men
51
Who were the only ones allowed to vote in Athens?
Male Citizens
Slaves
Men and Women
Women
52
The Greeks believed that there were ___ major gods.
100
12
1
10
53
Hitting the ball with your head is called _____.
Hitting
Dribbling
Head hit
Heading
54
What happened when Poseidon got angry?
There would be big waves
Nothing
Earthquakes, storms, and drownings
Lightning and storms in the sky
55
In Athens, how old did a man need to be to be considered a CITIZEN?
20 years old or older
40 years old
19 years old
18 years old
56
Athena was the goddess of ____.
war
arts
wisdom
armors
57
In the beginning, Usain Bolt liked to play ____.
Soccer
Basketball
Cricket
Cricket and soccer
58
what is Usain Bolt's nickname?
Bolts
Lightning fast
Millions of Bolts
Lightning Bolt
59
A _____ is shaped like a Frisbee.
pizza
Ball
Disc
Discus
60
Zeus made someone hold up the sky on his back FOREVER. What was the name of this person?
Hades
Atlas
Hercules
Athena
61
Football is called ____ in North America.
Football Soccer
American Football
Fútbol
Soccer
62
____ was the goddess of love and beauty.
Aphrodite
Athens
Hera
Poseidon
63
Canada is in...
Europe
Somewhere
South America
North America
64
Michael Phelps had to eat as much as ____ calories EVERY DAY!
one million
one hundred thousand
ten thousand
one hundred
65
There are ___ players in ONE soccer team.
20
10
7
11
66
What is the name of the sport in the picture?
Aiming
Archery
Shooting
Bow and Arrow
67
Poseidon always carried a
trinket.
Name this trinket.
Stick
Fork
Trinket
Trident
68
In ____ athletes swung their arms back and forward and then jumped as far as they could.
Jumping
Wrestling
Short Jump
Long jump
69
Poseidon was god of the ____.
Water
Earth
Gods
Seas
70
Mexico is in...
The South Pole
Asia
North America
Mars
71
______ is one of the largest Spanish-speaking countries in the world.
Canada
Mexico
Egypt
USA
72
What is the sport in the picture called?
Swimming
Water soccer
Water polo
Diving
73
The Olympics happen every ___ years.
4
5
10
6
74
These people were great
artists, writers, builders, and thinkers.
Mayans
Americans
Greeks
Mexicans
75
The first Olympics were held in _____.
667 BC
1800
776 BC
2001
76
Spartans were...
Painters
Dancers
Warriors
Artists
77
What is an example of a winter Canadian sport?
Wrestling
Skiing
Baseball
Diving
78
In soccer, _____ help both the forwards and the defenders.
Mid players
Nobody
Everyone
Midfielders
79
Athens was one of the most powerful city-states in Greece.
Not really
I don't know
False
True
80
What did Athenians create?
poetry and plays
robots
great buildings
cakes
81
______ could only repeat the las word someone said to her over and over again.
Athena
Megara
Echo
Persephone
82
Where did the greek gods live?
Mount Blanc
Chichén Itzá
Mount Everest
Mount Olympus
83
the Greeks believed that when the oak leaves rustled, Zeus was _____.
Singing
Talking
Crying
Whistling