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A comprehension quiz to follow-up on reading unit The Olympics: Past and Present
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1
Were professional athletes allowed to participate in the Olympic Games?
Only if they were rich
Yes
No
Only if they were poor
2
What African American runner angered Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Games by winning gold medals?
Wilma Rudolph
Usain Bolt
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Jessie Owens
3
Originally, all Olympic athletes were
young boys
men
rich
slaves
4
One reason that the next two Olympic games were not as successful was
the athletes went on strike
bad weather
war
greed
5
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in
1949
1894
1967
1776
6
BONUS: The last Summer Olympics in the US were held in 1996 in
Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois
Atlanta, Georgia
New York, New York
7
People found the ruins of the original Olympic grounds by
the 1500's
the 1920's
the 1960's
the 1890's
8
Women were first allowed to compete in the Summer Olympics in
1960
1900
1928
1972
9
BONUS: The 2016 all-around women's gymnastics champion is
Gabby Douglas
Mary Lou Retton
Simone Biles
Nadia Comaneci
10
The Ancient Olympics honored the god
Thor
Athena
Zeus
Apollo
11
BONUS: The next Summer Olympics will be held in 2020 in
Barcelona, Spain
Moscow, Russia
Tokyo, Japan
Sydney, Australia
12
How many countries sent athletes to the first modern Olympic Games?
14
50
600
5
13
Some athletes are disqualified because
They are too old
They are too rich
They don't have a country
They took drugs
14
How many athletes competed in the first modern Olympic Games?
5,000
200
800
25
15
The new Olympic flag first appeared in
1998
1920
1946
1800
16
The winner of an Olympic event receives a
gold medal
bronze medal
silver medal
trophy
17
The first Olympic Winter Games were held in
Germany
Austria
France
Greece
18
The first modern Olympic Games were held in
Germany
Italy
The United States
Greece
19
The Olympics began in the year
1949 AD
1895 AD
776 BC
3000 BC
20
The boxer that lit the Olympic torch in the 2002 Games was
Muhammad Ali
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
Joe Frazier
21
BONUS: The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in
Innsbruck, Austria
London, England
Sochi, Russia
Athens, Greece
22
The Olympics began in
Italy
Germany
France
Greece
23
The first Winter Olympic Games were held in the year
1950
1968
1924
1890
24
The prize for first place in the ancient Olympics was
olive branch
dove
trophy
golden eagle
25
The earliest Olympic events included only
races
wrestling
boxing
swimming
26
The opening parade or procession was adopted in
1906
1950
1800
2002
27
Who determines which sports will be in the Olympics?
The president of Greece
The host country
The athletes themselves vote
The IOC
28
The Roman leader who ended the Olympic games was named
Theodosius
Plato
Socrates
Homer
29
The five Olympic rings represent
The five settled continents
The members of the IOC
Five original running events
The number of Greek gods
30
The earliest competitors came from different Greek
slums
city-states
suburbs
tribes
31
Athletes from this country were captured and killed by terrorists in 1972.
Israel
Brazil
Spain
Russia
32
The Olympic torch relay began in
2002
1998
1984
1936
33
BONUS: Michael Phelps has won how many gold medals?
15
10
23
20
34
The figure skater from Norway who won gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936 was
Sonja Henie
Tenley Albright
Tara Lipinski
Dorothy Hamill
35
The city that held the ancient Games was
Olympia
Athens
Rome
Berlin
