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In 1996, to celebrate the centenary of the modern summer Olympics, they were held in
Sydney
Athens
Atlanta
Tokyo
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How many Olympic rings are there?
7
6
4
5
3
The five Olympic rings symbolise
the five original events of the games
the five original countries that developed the modern games
nothing, they are just pretty
the five inhabited continents
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Where were the Olympics held before World War 2
London
Berlin
Tokyo
Paris
5
In what country were the first Olympics held?
Rome
Turkey
Greece
Britain
6
When were the Barcelona Olympic games?
1986
1996
1992
2002
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In what country were they held?
Australia
France
Greece
USA
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In what year were the summer Olympics held in Athens (to commemorate their origins)
2004
2000
1998
2008
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Which of these countries have competed in every summer Olympics of the modern era?
Russia
None of the above
USA
Australia
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When were the first modern Olympics held?
1920
1912
1896
1870
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Which sport was NOT part of the original Olympics
high jump
chariot racing
discus
wrestling
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In which years were scheduled Olympics NOT held?
1910, 1920, 1938
1916, 1936, 1940
1916, 1940, 1944
1918, 1940, 1944
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American swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals at one Olympics with
eight
seven
ten
six
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Why were those colours chosen?
They were the colours of the Ancient Olympics
They look pretty
They are all complementary colours
They are all colours of national flags
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In which city were they held?
Athens
Rome
Sparta
None of the above
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In what year were they held?
393 AD
786 BC
500 BC
1896
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Which is NOT one of the colours of the Olympic rings?
purple
red
green
black
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Who was not allowed to attend the Ancient Olympics?
married women
women
old ladies
single women
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True or false. Athletes in the Ancient Olympics competed naked.
False
True
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They were not held in these years because of
An international boycott
World War 2
World Wars
The Great Depression
21
Atlanta is home to which large international company?
Pepsi
Google
Coca Cola
KFC
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In what city were they held?
Naples
Olympia
Sparta
Athens
