How much do you know about the Olympics?

Question 1

How long did the Olympics last at first?

Accepted Answer

1 day

Question 2

Where is the Olympic flame lit?

Accepted Answer

Olympia, Greece

Question 3

Which of the following events was never part of Ancient Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

marathon

Question 4

What were winners of Olympic events crowned with?

Accepted Answer

An olive branch wreath 橄欖樹枝花環

Question 5

Where were the first Olympic games held?

Accepted Answer

Olympia

Question 6

When were the first Ancient Olympic Games held?

Accepted Answer

776 BC

Question 7

In which year were the very first modern Olympic Games held, and where?

Accepted Answer

1896, Athens

Question 8

What is the long-distance race known as the marathon named for?

Accepted Answer

A town where the Athenians won a battle 戰鬥 against Persians.

Question 9

What was the only event in the first half-century of the official ancient Greek games?

Accepted Answer

running event

Question 10

Why did the ancient Greek Olympic games come to an end in the Fourth Century A.D.?

Accepted Answer

A Christian emperor banned the games for their promotion of polytheism.

Question 11

Which of the following groups could neither watch nor participate in the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 12

What is the meaning of the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius?

Accepted Answer

Faster, Higher, Stronger

Question 13

What do the Olympic rings represent?

Accepted Answer

continents

Question 14

What is an olympiad?

Accepted Answer

An ancient Greek unit of time

Question 15

Which Greek god was honored by the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

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