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