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1
The five Olympic rings symbolise
the five original countries that developed the modern games
nothing, they are just pretty
the five original events of the games
the five inhabited continents
2
In what country were the first Olympics held?
Greece
Turkey
Britain
Rome
3
American swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals at one Olympics with
six
eight
ten
seven
4
Which is NOT one of the colours of the Olympic rings?
red
purple
green
black
5
In what year were they held?
393 AD
500 BC
1896
786 BC
6
Which Australian has won the most gold medals?
Libby Trickett
Ian Thorpe
Grant Hackett
Dawn Fraser
7
This Olympics was made infamous when Adolf Hitler refused to
attend the games
present a gold medal to Jesse Owens
shave off his moustache
shake hands with the athletes
8
In what year were the summer Olympics held in Athens (to commemorate their origins)
2004
2000
2008
1998
9
When were the first modern Olympics held?
1870
1920
1912
1896
10
They were not held in these years because of
The Great Depression
An international boycott
World War 2
World Wars
11
Which sport was NOT part of the original Olympics
high jump
chariot racing
discus
wrestling
12
In what city were they held?
Athens
Sparta
Olympia
Naples
13
Atlanta is home to which large international company?
Pepsi
Google
Coca Cola
KFC
14
Owens won a then record 4 gold medals. In which event did he NOT win a medal?
200 metres
long jump
100 metres
400 metres
15
In 1996, to celebrate the centenary of the modern summer Olympics, they were held in
Atlanta
Tokyo
Sydney
Athens
16
True or false. Athletes in the Ancient Olympics competed naked.
False
True
17
Which of these countries have competed in every summer Olympics of the modern era?
None of the above
Russia
USA
Australia
18
How many Olympic rings are there?
6
7
5
4
19
In which years were scheduled Olympics NOT held?
1916, 1936, 1940
1916, 1940, 1944
1910, 1920, 1938
1918, 1940, 1944
20
In which city were they held?
None of the above
Athens
Rome
Sparta
21
Where were the Olympics held before World War 2
Tokyo
Berlin
Paris
London
22
Who was not allowed to attend the Ancient Olympics?
women
single women
old ladies
married women
23
Hitler refused to present the medal because Owens was
anti-nazi
African American
Jewish
American
24
In what country were they held?
Greece
France
USA
Australia
25
Why were those colours chosen?
They are all colours of national flags
They were the colours of the Ancient Olympics
They look pretty
They are all complementary colours
