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Early Olympic Games (weird)
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Weird facts about the early Olympics
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1
Pancratium combined boxing and wrestling. Every maneuver was allowed
except
biting and...
swearing.
praying.
choking.
gouging out the opponent's eyes.
2
One event in the ancient Olympics was called hoplite racing, where all the contestants...
had originally been slaves.
would hop.
wore full armor and carried weapons.
were blindfolded.
3
In the ancient Olympics, which of the following was
not
an event?
Theater
Public speaking
Marathon
Music
4
Before a contest, one Greek wrestler would walk around the stadium carrying a bull then...
throw the bull at his opponent.
kill and eat the entire bull.
kill the bull and bathe in his blood.
butt the bull with his head until it died.
5
Sporting events were held at religious festivals and at...
toga parties.
the winter solstice.
funerals.
the end of a war.
6
Jumpers ofter held this when they jumped.
Lead weights
A coin with the image of Zeus
An olive branch
A sprig of parsley
7
In modern relay races, runners carry and pass off batons. Originally, the runners carried...
the bones of defeated enemies.
torches.
scrolls.
real bats.
8
Olympics athletes who cheated were...
exiled.
enslaved.
beheaded.
forced to buy statues.
9
When a winner in the Olympics returned to his hometown, he would often enter...
on a path of flower petals.
on the back of a Trojan horse.
carried by other athletes.
through a hole in the wall.
10
if there was a war between 1 or more Greek city-states during an Olympic year...
separate games were held.
those at war could not participate.
the Olympcs were cancelled.
there was a truce until after the games.
11
Married women were not allowed to participate or attend the games. If she viewed the games...
she could be beheaded.
she could be exiled.
she could be pushed off a cliff.
she could be forced to become a teacher.
12
The goddess of victory who watched over the athletic contests was known as...
Adidas.
Reebok.
B.U.M.
Nike.
13
Olympic winners were awarded...
a gold medal.
100 lambs.
a seat in the Senate.
a wreath of olive branches.
14
During one pancratium match, the winner was...
a dead man.
a slave.
Plato.
a woman.
15
The winner of the chariot races was the...
horse.
driver.
trainer of the horse.
owner of the horse.
16
Olympic athletes originally wore...
skirts.
loincloths.
nothing.
thongs.
