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A-Level PE Olympics
A-Level PE Olympics
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An OCR A-Level PE quiz used for revision of the Socio-Cultural section.
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what colours make up the Olympic rings
blue,black,red,yellow and dark blue
blue,black,red, yellow and green
blue,black,red,yellow and purple
blue,black,red,yellow and orange
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What's motto in the Sydney Olympic?
One world, One dream
Share the spirit
Inspire generation
The celebration of the century
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What was political about the 1972 Olympics?
Russia invaded Afganistan
The Berlin Wall was knocked down.
Israeli terrorists killed Palestinian athletes.
Palestinian terrorists held Israeli athletes hostage.
4
Which of these was NOT an inspiration behind the creation of the modern Olympic Games?
The Highland Games
Ancient Greek Olympics
The Much Wenlock Olympian Games
The 19th century public schools in England
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What was political about the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Hitler wouldn't shake Jesse Owens hand.
Hitler used the Olympics to promote his Nazi ideology.
The Jewish athletes in the German team protested.
The British used it as an attempt to assassinate Hitler.
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Identify
one
of the Olympic aims.
Winning
Equality
Peace
Sportsmanship
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When was the first modern Olympic Games held?
1900
1896
1904
1892
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Where was the first modern Olympic Games held?
Athens, Greece
New York, USA
London, England
Paris, France
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Won 9 Olympic Gold medals in swimming
Michael Phelps
Mark Spitz
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How is the Olympic Torch lit?
With a bonfire
With lava from Mt. Vesuvius
With a mirror and the sun
With the eternal flame in Athens
11
Which governing body did de Coubertin create in 1894?
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Football Association (FA)
British Olympic Association (BOA)
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
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Where were the 1972 Olympics held?
Munich, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
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What was political about the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
Eastern Bloc countries, including Russia, boycotted.
A bomb went off in the Olympic village.
Russians athletes were refused entry into the US.
A number of athletes claimed asylum when arriving in the US.
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Who founded the modern Olympic Games?
Avery Brundage
Dr Thomas Arnold
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Sebastian Coe
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What were the American athletes involved in the Black Power demonstrations called?
Dennis Mitchell and Carl Lewis
John Carlos and Tommy Smith
Kris Akabusi and Derek Redmond
Tommy Carlos and John Smith
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Identify
one
of the Olympic aims.
Friendship
Respect
Education
Courage
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What do the rings of the Olympic Games flag symbolice?
Children of the founder
The main planets of the milky-way
The main disciplines
Continents
18
Why did a number of countries, including America, boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.
Russia threatened to take American athlete hostages.
Russia invaded Afghanistan.
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When were the Mexico City Olympics held?
1970
1969
1968
1967
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When were 'Hitler's Games' held in Berlin?
1936
1933
1935
1934
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In which years were the Olympic Games not held?
1912, 1940, 1944.
1916, 1940, 1944.
1914, 1918, 1942.
1912, 1916, 1944.
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What was political about the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games?
Bobby Moore was accused of stealing jewellery.
America tried to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Black Power demonstrations by American athletes.
Clearance of shanty towns in Mexico City.
