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A comprehension quiz to follow-up on reading unit The Olympics: Past and Present
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How many countries sent athletes to the first modern Olympic Games?
600
50
5
14
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BONUS: The 2016 all-around women's gymnastics champion is
Simone Biles
Gabby Douglas
Nadia Comaneci
Mary Lou Retton
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BONUS: Michael Phelps has won how many gold medals?
20
15
10
23
4
The new Olympic flag first appeared in
1800
1920
1946
1998
5
BONUS: The last Summer Olympics in the US were held in 1996 in
New York, New York
Chicago, Illinois
Los Angeles, California
Atlanta, Georgia
6
The earliest Olympic events included only
races
wrestling
boxing
swimming
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BONUS: The next Summer Olympics will be held in 2020 in
Tokyo, Japan
Sydney, Australia
Moscow, Russia
Barcelona, Spain
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The Olympic torch relay began in
1998
2002
1936
1984
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The first Winter Olympic Games were held in the year
1968
1924
1950
1890
10
The first modern Olympic Games were held in
The United States
Germany
Italy
Greece
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The boxer that lit the Olympic torch in the 2002 Games was
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
12
The earliest competitors came from different Greek
tribes
suburbs
slums
city-states
13
The prize for first place in the ancient Olympics was
golden eagle
olive branch
dove
trophy
14
The winner of an Olympic event receives a
gold medal
trophy
silver medal
bronze medal
15
Some athletes are disqualified because
They are too old
They are too rich
They took drugs
They don't have a country
16
The Roman leader who ended the Olympic games was named
Socrates
Theodosius
Homer
Plato
17
The Olympics began in the year
3000 BC
776 BC
1895 AD
1949 AD
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The Ancient Olympics honored the god
Thor
Zeus
Apollo
Athena
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Originally, all Olympic athletes were
slaves
men
young boys
rich
20
The five Olympic rings represent
The five settled continents
The number of Greek gods
The members of the IOC
Five original running events
21
Who determines which sports will be in the Olympics?
The host country
The IOC
The athletes themselves vote
The president of Greece
22
The city that held the ancient Games was
Olympia
Berlin
Rome
Athens
23
The opening parade or procession was adopted in
1950
1800
2002
1906
24
One reason that the next two Olympic games were not as successful was
the athletes went on strike
bad weather
greed
war
25
What African American runner angered Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Games by winning gold medals?
Jessie Owens
Wilma Rudolph
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Usain Bolt
26
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in
1967
1894
1949
1776
27
Athletes from this country were captured and killed by terrorists in 1972.
Israel
Brazil
Russia
Spain
28
Women were first allowed to compete in the Summer Olympics in
1960
1900
1972
1928
29
How many athletes competed in the first modern Olympic Games?
800
5,000
200
25
30
People found the ruins of the original Olympic grounds by
the 1890's
the 1920's
the 1960's
the 1500's
31
BONUS: The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in
Sochi, Russia
Athens, Greece
London, England
Innsbruck, Austria
32
The figure skater from Norway who won gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936 was
Dorothy Hamill
Sonja Henie
Tenley Albright
Tara Lipinski
33
Were professional athletes allowed to participate in the Olympic Games?
No
Only if they were poor
Only if they were rich
Yes
34
The Olympics began in
Germany
Greece
France
Italy
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The first Olympic Winter Games were held in
France
Germany
Greece
Austria
