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Cool Facts on the Olympic Games
Cool Facts on the Olympic Games
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1
What did the winners in Paris in 1900 get?
a small replica of the Eiffel Tower
a painting
red ribbon
a silver medal
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Who were the Olympic games banned by?
Domitianus
Augustus
Constantine
Theodosius I
3
When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
Paris, 1898
London, 1896
Athens, 1896
Athens, 1898
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Who could take part?
Anybody
Only freeborn men and boys
5
Who is the politician that covered the olympics as a reporter?
Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Marthin Luther King
6
Which Roman emperor competed in the events himself?
Julius Caesar
Nero
Diocletianus
Theodosius
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When were women allowed to participate for the first time?
1896
1908
1900
1904
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The top prize at the first olympics was
a painting of Olympia
a golden trophy
a pink ribbon
a silver medal
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The oldest woman to compete in the Olympics was British Lorna Johnstone at the age of
75
70
65
60
10
The first black athlete who won the marathon was
blind
ran barefoot
never won a race before
was dumb
11
How often did the Olympic Games take place?
every five years
every four years
every year
every second year
12
When and where were the first Olympic Games held?
Olympia 776 BC
Rhodes town, 776 AD
Olympia, 276 BC
Olympia, 667 BC
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How old was the oldest gold medalist?
64
54
58
45
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Marjorie Gestring
of the USA won the 3-meter Springboard Diving event in 1936 aged
13 years
12 years
10 years
15 years
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The youngest Olympic medalist is Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras competed in Athens in 1896.
He was 15 years old.
He was 12 years old.
He was 10 years old.
He was 17 years old.
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How many events did the first Olimpiad have?
twelve
only one
six
five
