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Grade 6 White Hills: Australia in the Olympics
Grade 6 White Hills: Australia in the Olympics
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Dawn won gold medals at how many Olympics?
3- Melb 1956, Tokyo 1958, Rome 1962
4- Melb 1956, Tokyo 1960, Rome 1964, Mexico City 1968
3- Melb 1956, Tokyo 1960, Rome 1964
4- London 1948, Melb 1956, Tokyo 1960, Rome 1964
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Who lit the Olympic flame at the Sydney games
Dawn Fraser
Ian Thorpe
Ron Clark
Cathy Freeman
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Dawn did not compete in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics because
she had retired
she was injured
she was banned for stealing a flag at the Tokyo Olympics
she was banned for taking drugs at the Tokyo Olympics
4
At the Montreal Olympics, how many gold medals did Australia win?
fifteen
five
ten
none
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In which cities were they held?
Melbourne and Sydney
Melbourne and Brisbane
Adelaide and Perth
Sydney and Perth
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The Sydney games were held in
2000
1988
1996
2004
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Our first Gold Medalist was
Edwin Flack
Ian Thorpe
Betty Cuthbert
Dawn Fraser
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True or False. Australia has been in every Olympics since Athens in 1896.
False
True
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Which sport is NOT part of the AIS program?
Cricket
Volleyball
Swimming
Athletics
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In which Olympics did we win the MOST Gold Medals?
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Melbourne 1956
Los Angeles
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Australia's very first Gold Medal was won at
Athens in 1896
Paris in 1900
London in 1948
Melbourne in 1956
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How many times have the Olympic Games been held in Australia?
four times
once
twice
never
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In reaction to this disasterous result, the Australian government
sacked our Olympic coaches
withdrew from the next Olympics
established the Australian Association of Sport
established the Australian Institute of Sport
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True or false. Edwin Flack was our only competitor in Athens in 1896.
False
True
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Dawn Fraser was one of our greatest Olympians. Her sport was
athletics
tennis
swimming
gymnastics
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The Australian Institute of Sport is located in
Adelaide
Melbourne
Canberra
Sydney
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Before the 2021 games, how many Gold Medals has Australia won at all summer Olympics?
196
86
154
250
18
Who carried the flag for Australia at the 2021 Olympics?
Bronte Campbell
Ariarne Titmus
Paddy Mills
Cate Campbell
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The Melbourne games were held in
1948
1984
1966
1956
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Cathy Freeman won a gold medal in the
marathon
400 metres
100 metres
200 metres
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Edwin Flack won gold medals in the
tennis
1500 metres
800 metres
triathalon
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Roughly how much does Australia spend on Olympic funding per medal won?
4.4 million dollars
1 million dollars
9.2 million dollars
500,000 dollars
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By contrast, how many athletes competed at Tokyo in 2021?
844
472
211
340
