The Olympic flag has got five rings in five colours. Why?

They represent the five continents

In the mythological story, Pelops ...

was the son of a king and wanted to marry Hippodameia

Olympic Area: what is the echo stoa?

The hallway where the names of the winners were proclaimed

What did they do on day 1?

Take an oath to play fairly (eed afleggen)

Olympic Area: what is the Leonidaion?

The most luxurious hotel for guests

To win the chariot race, Pelops sabotaged Oinomaos' chariot by ...

replacing the pins in the king's chariot with wax pins

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1
Where are Mount Olympus and Olympia located?
On Rhodos
On the Peloponnese
In Greece
In Italy
2
Olympia: what is the arrow pointed at?
A temple for Zeus and Hera
Stadion
A tomb for Pelops
Gymnasion
3
The Olympic flag has got five rings in five colours. Why?
They are the primary colours
They represent the five continents
Pentatlon
There are countries with those colours in the ground
4
Day 5: award-ceremony. For whom?
For Ares
For Jupiter
For Zeus
For Pelops
5
The distance of the modern marathon is ...
The exact distance of London to Windsor Castle
Exact 40 kilometers
42 kilometers and 195 meters
The exact distance of Athena to Mount Olympus
6
Day 5: banquet. For whom?
For the winners
For Pelops
For Oinomaos
For Zeus
7
Other games in antiquity: what are the games for Poseidon?
Heraean Games
Nemean Games
Isthmian Games
Pythian Games
8
Day 4: what is hoplitodromos?
Running with open palms
Running with their fists closed
Running in full armour
Running with 5 horses
9
In the mythological story, Pelops ...
was the winner of the first Olympic Games
was the son of a god and wanted to marry Oinomaos
was the son of a king and wanted to marry Hippodameia
was the charioteer of Oinomaos
10
Olympic Area: what is the echo stoa?
The place where all the loser would cry out loud
The hallway where the names of the winners were proclaimed
Echo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
A group of people who would repeat everything that was being said
11
Other games in antiquity: what are the games for Apollo?
Pythian Games
Isthmian Games
Heraean Games
Nemean Games
12
Day 2: two types of horseraces. The second one:
With a chariot with square wheels
Going backwards with the chariot
With a chariot with wax pins
Chariot racing
13
Day 3: to whom would they give 100 cows?
Oinomaos
Pelops
Zeus
Myrtilos
14
Day 2: two types of horseraces. The first one:
Walking the horses
Horseback racing
Hanging under their bellies
Racing against horses
15
Olympia: what is the arrow pointed at?
Stadion
A tomb for Pelops
A temple for Zeus and Hera
Gymnasion
16
What is an Olympiad?
An ancient Greek unit of time
A famous statue of the Greek hero Herakles that athletes rubbed for luck
An inhabitant of Olympia
An athlete competing in the Olympic Games
17
Day 4: wrestling: what is allowed in pankration?
Almost everyting
Fighting with pans
Fighting with their fists closed
Fighting with open palms
18
How many days did the Olympic Games last?
14 days
7 days
5 weeks (5x7 = 35 days)
5 days
19
Where did Pelops became king of?
City Olympia
City Olympus
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympia
20
What did they do on day 1?
Make their beds
Make the horses pretty
Take an oath to play fairly (eed afleggen)
Get acquainted with the other athletes
21
Olympia: what is the arrow pointed at?
A temple for Zeus and Hera
A tomb for Pelops
Stadion
Gymnasion
22
Other games in antiquity: what are the other games for Zeus?
Pythian Games
Heraean Games
Nemean Games
Isthmian Games
23
The distance of the ancient marathon is ...
About 50 kilometers
The exact distance of Athena to Mount Olympus
The exact distance of Athens to Olympia
About 40 kilometers
24
The Latin motto of the Olympic Games is: 'citius, altius, fortius', and that means ...
run, jump, fight
faster, higher, stronger
cities, mountains, forts
participating is more important than winning
25
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26
The Myrtoan Sea was named after ...
the author who wrote the Odyssey
the charioteer of the king
the son of a king
the guy who built the king's palace
27
Day 4: running. What was the longest running distance on the Olympic Games?
marathon
dolichos
stadion
diaulos
28
Olympic Area: what is the Leonidaion?
The place where all the loser could 'meet' with lions
A house for lions (leon-)
The most luxurious hotel for guests
The place where athletes could try to out-run lions
29
For what two deaths was Pelops responsible?
Myrtilos' and Hippodameia's
Hippodameia's and Oinomaos'
Zeus' and his own
Oinomaos' and Myrtilos'
30
To win the chariot race, Pelops sabotaged Oinomaos' chariot by ...
making him go backwards
replacing the round wheels with square wheels
replacing the pins in the king's chariot with wax pins
making the horses drunk
31
End of the Olympic Games: what was the main reason to end the Olympic Games?
Fire
Religion
Love
Economy
32
Olympia: what are the arrows pointed at?
Gymnasia
Temples for Zeus and Hera
Tombs for Pelops
Stadia
33
Who lived on mount Olympus?
The gods
All virgin girls
All the very muscular men
The citizens
34
Other games in antiquity: what are the games for Hera?
Heraean Games
Pythian Games
Nemean Games
Isthmian Games
35
Day 2: pentatlon stands for:
Fast sports
Running sports
Five sports
Strength sports
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Why was that sea named after Myrtilos?
Because he liked to drink salt water
Because he fell in it
Because he lived in it
Because he got thrown in it

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