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1
What did Athenians love?
Flowers
Science
Video games
Math
2
Who is the athlete in the picture?
Wilma Rudolph
Serena Williams
Usain Bolt
She is NOT an athlete
3
What did Athenians create?
great buildings
cakes
poetry and plays
robots
4
On the first day of the Olympics, athletes and judges took an ____.
Stand
Oath
Promise
Medal
5
______ is one of the largest Spanish-speaking countries in the world.
Mexico
USA
Egypt
Canada
6
The
PENTATHLON
was made up of ____ different events.
10
3
6
5
7
A _____ is shaped like a Frisbee.
pizza
Discus
Disc
Ball
8
Mount Olympus was the _____ mountain in Greece.
Shortest
Tallest
Most beautiful
Biggest
9
Spartans did
NOT
leave behind ANY beautiful buildings or art.
They left some
True
They left A LOT
False
10
Aphrodite was SO beautiful that _____ sprang up when she walked through the fields.
Flowers
Trees
Water
Bees
11
Mexico is in...
North America
The South Pole
Asia
Mars
12
____ was the goddess of love and beauty.
Hera
Aphrodite
Poseidon
Athens
13
What is the sport in the picture called?
Fencing
Fighting
Pirating
Sword fighting
14
Canada is in...
North America
Somewhere
Europe
South America
15
What is the sport in the picture called?
Swimming
Diving
Water soccer
Water polo
16
Hitting the ball with your head is called _____.
Dribbling
Hitting
Head hit
Heading
17
Only ____ of Canada is populated.
40%
20%
30%
10%
18
Athena was the goddess of ____.
wisdom
arts
armors
war
19
Athens was
NOT
a center of art and learning.
False
True
Duh!
yes
20
The "thing" that this athlete is using is called a _____.
Beam
Vault
Uneven bars
Horse
21
The Olympics started as an event to honor _____.
The gods
The human body
Sports
Zeus
22
Spartans were...
Dancers
Artists
Painters
Warriors
23
Zeus's wife was...
Echo
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
24
In soccer, _____ try to keep the other team from scoring.
Defense
Everyone
Defensive
Defenders
25
If you are "bilingual" it means you can...
Speak 4 different languages
Speak
Speak 2 different languages
Talk
26
Sparta often fought...
The gods
Kids
Athens
The USA
27
In soccer, _____ help both the forwards and the defenders.
Everyone
Midfielders
Mid players
Nobody
28
In ____ athletes swung their arms back and forward and then jumped as far as they could.
Short Jump
Wrestling
Jumping
Long jump
29
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
Boston
Texas
Los Angeles
30
Who is the athlete in the picture?
Lightning Bolt
Wilma Rudolph
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
31
what is Usain Bolt's nickname?
Millions of Bolts
Lightning Bolt
Bolts
Lightning fast
32
The first modern Olympics took place in Greece in ____.
1896
2007
2016
1450
33
Where did Athens get its name from?
from Athena
from Ms. Flores
from Zeus
from Greece
34
Moving a ball with your feet in soccer is called _____.
Dribbling
Running with the ball
Heading
Kicking
35
Where did the greek gods live?
Chichén Itzá
Mount Olympus
Mount Blanc
Mount Everest
36
Who is the athlete in the picture?
He is NOT an athlete
Usain Phelps
Miguel Phelps
Michael Phelps
37
Michael Phelps was the first person to win ___ gold medals at a single Olympics.
10
20
8
3
38
Wilma Rudolph got sick with _____ when she was a kid.
Polio
The flu
Cancer
Leucemia
39
Spartans spent a lot of their time...
training to be better than the Athenians
training for war
training for the olympics
studying
40
Poseidon always carried a
trinket.
Name this trinket.
Trident
Fork
Stick
Trinket
41
Who was the goddess of marriage and married women?
Athens
Hera
Athena
Echo
42
In the beginning, Usain Bolt liked to play ____.
Soccer
Cricket
Basketball
Cricket and soccer
43
Is most of Canada too cold for people?
No
Maybe
Yes
Just a little
44
What is an example of a winter Canadian sport?
Baseball
Diving
Wrestling
Skiing
45
Football is called ____ in North America.
Fútbol
American Football
Football Soccer
Soccer
46
These people were among the first in the world to grow corn.
Americans
Mexican farmers
British
Canadians
47
Athens was one of the most powerful city-states in Greece.
True
Not really
False
I don't know
48
The ____ was the only event in the ancient olympics. Here, the athletes only ran a footrace.
Stade
Three-legged race
State
Relay race
49
The first Olympics were held in _____.
667 BC
2001
1800
776 BC
50
What were the people from Athens called?
Athenians
Greeks
Athens people
Ancient people
51
Zeus was god of the _____.
Rain
Sea
Clouds
Sky
52
Michael Phelps had to eat as much as ____ calories EVERY DAY!
one hundred thousand
one hundred
ten thousand
one million
53
What happened when Zeus was angry?
The Earth would shake!
The wind would blow
Bolts of lightning would appear on the sky
He would send thunder down to earth
54
Soccer uniforms include...
Shin Guards
Cleats
Tennis shoes
Blouse
55
What does
democracy
mean?
Nobody rules
The president rules
A king rules
The people, by voting, rule
56
This athlete is on a _______.
Stick
Balance beam
Balance vault
Stage
57
Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win
3 gold medals
ALL gold medals
1 bronze medal
10 gold medals
58
____ is the sport where men threw a long wooden spear as far as they could.
Shotput
Javelin
Discus
Hunting
59
There are ___ players in ONE soccer team.
10
7
11
20
60
The Greeks believed that there were ___ major gods.
100
1
12
10
61
Zeus was ruler of the _____.
Earth
Gods
Sea
Wind
62
What is one ancient (old) civilization that lived in Mexico?
Mexicans
Americans
Aztecs
French
63
In Athens, how old did a man need to be to be considered a CITIZEN?
19 years old
40 years old
18 years old
20 years old or older
64
The Olympics happen every ___ years.
6
5
10
4
65
Poseidon was god of the ____.
Gods
Earth
Seas
Water
66
The first Olympics were held in the city of____.
Sparta
Olympia
Athens
Elis
67
What happened when Poseidon got angry?
There would be big waves
Lightning and storms in the sky
Nothing
Earthquakes, storms, and drownings
68
Who was the god of the sun, healing, music, and poetry?
Zeus
Hades
Hercules
Phoebus
69
Only _____ could compete in the ancient olympics.
Women
men
Slaves
Greek citizens
70
In soccer, _______ drive the ball forward and try to score.
Forwards
Midfielders
Defenders
Soccer players
71
Usain Bolt is from _____.
Brazil
USA
Mexico
Jamaica
72
Most Canadians speak...
French
Spanish
Italian
English
73
What did Athenians love?
Beauty
Art
Pizza
Gods
74
What is the name of the sport in the picture?
Archery
Shooting
Bow and Arrow
Aiming
75
In the ancient olympics, winners would get _______.
A green olive wreath
A golden olive wreath
A golden medal and a golden olive wreath
A golden medal
76
______ could only repeat the las word someone said to her over and over again.
Athena
Echo
Megara
Persephone
77
Who were the only ones allowed to vote in Athens?
Slaves
Men and Women
Women
Male Citizens
78
Sparta was not a democracy. It was ruled by ___ kings.
4
2
This sentence is wrong. Sparta WAS a democracy.
7
79
the Greeks believed that when the oak leaves rustled, Zeus was _____.
Whistling
Talking
Crying
Singing
80
Where did Aphrodite come from?
The foam in the sea
The sky
The waves
Mars
81
These people were great
artists, writers, builders, and thinkers.
Mexicans
Mayans
Greeks
Americans
82
This is a _____ mask made by the Aztecs.
Big
Green
Jade
Pearl
83
Zeus made someone hold up the sky on his back FOREVER. What was the name of this person?
Hercules
Athena
Hades
Atlas