What is the new Olympic Motto?

Higher, Faster, Stronger, Together

Who was William Penny Brookes?

An English physician and surgeon

The five rings on the Olympic flag represent

The five continents from which athletes travel.

What were the Zappas Olympics?

A series of athletic events held in Athens, Greece in 1850, 1870 and 1875

Which of the following ideas is NOT consistent with the ideology of Pierre de Coubertin?

All athletes should be eligible to compete, including professionals.

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1
What kind of regime existed in Germany when the country hosted the Olympic Games in 1936?
Nazi (National Socialist)
Weimar Republic
Monarchy led by Kaiser Wilhelm II
Liberal, progressive government
2
What is the new Olympic Motto?
Longer, Higher, Indivisible
The Games for all
All athletes and nations
Higher, Faster, Stronger, Together
3
Who was William Penny Brookes?
The director of athletics at Eton
A famous distance runner
An English physician and surgeon
The master of Rugby school
4
Who is the founder of the modern Olympic Games?
Pierre de Coubertin
Karl Marx
William Penny Brookes
Thomas Arnold
5
Where were the first Olympic Winter Games held?
Zurich, Switzerland
Chamonix, France
Lausanne, Switzerland
Antwerp, Belgium
6
The five rings on the Olympic flag represent
The five main events held at the very first modern Olympics.
The five continents from which athletes travel.
The five individuals who founded the Olympic Games.
The five principles of Olympism.
7
Who directed Olympia, the classic film about the Berlin Olympics?
Adolf Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Pierre de Coubertin
Leni Riefenstahl
8
When were the Olympics revived in modern times?
1896
1880
1776
1900
9
Who was the uncontested star of the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Wilma Rudolph
Jesse Owens
Jim Thorpe
Emil Zátopek
10
What were the Zappas Olympics?
The very first modern Olympics held in 1896.
An Olympics held in Athens in 1906, between the other Olympic Games.
A series of athletic events held in Athens, Greece in 1850, 1870 and 1875
The Olympics held in Greece in 2004.
11
The tradition of carrying and lighting the torch began at which Olympic Games?
Berlin 1936
Munich 1972
Paris 1900
Athens 1896
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Which of the following ideas is NOT consistent with the ideology of Pierre de Coubertin?
The Olympics should include artistic events, such as a poetry competition.
The Olympics should be held concurrently with the Universal Exhibitions.
France lost the Franco-Prussian war because French youth were not fit.
All athletes should be eligible to compete, including professionals.

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