The Ancient Greeks dedicated the Olympic Games to which God? a) Apollo b) Hades c) Poseidon d) Zeus
The ancient Olympic Games were dedicated to Zeus, king of the gods. Other games were held in honor of other gods in other gods (ex Apollo in Delphi)
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How young was the youngest Olympian when he/she won a medal?
Dimitrios Loundras, a Greek gymnast, was 10 when he helped his team win a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the 1896 Games in Athens
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True or False: In the ancient Olympic Games, winners were awarded with wreaths of olive branches
As the myths say, olive wreaths are awareded in memory of Heracles who created the Games when he organised a running competition in Olympia with a wreath prize
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Name 5 Olympic events/competitions
gymnastics, swimming, diving, basketball, figure skating, surfing, curling, track and field, etc.
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The Olympic motto consists of three Latin words: CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS which means A) faster, higher, stronger B) excellence, respect, friendship C) citizenship, athletics, strength D) sea, sky, earth
The original Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" was adopted to express excellence in sport and encourage athletes to give their best during competition
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What country has hosted the most Olympic Games? A) England B) France C) Greece D) USA
The United States has hosted or been awarded a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by France with five and Japan with four edit
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When were women first permitted to compete in the Olympics? A) 800 B) 1900 C) 1930 D) 1950
Women competed for the first time at the 1900 Games in Paris. Of 997 athletes, 22 women competed in: tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrianism and golf
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True or False: The modern Olympic Games have only been cancelled twice,
The modern Olympic Games had never been postponed until 2020. Previously games were cancelled in 1916, 1940 and 1944 due to WWI and WWII
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True or false: Over 70 countries have never won a single Olympic medal
Out of the 206 countries and territories with a NOC, there are 72 that have never won a medal at the Olympics. That includes both the Summer and Winter Games
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True or False: "The Games of the Olympiad" is another correct name for the Summer Olympics
True: The four-year interval between the Ancient Games editions was named an โOlympiadโ, and was used for counting time.
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How old was the oldest person to win an Olympic medal? A) 50 B) 61 C) 72 D) 83
Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in a shooting sport 1920 when he was 72 years old
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Which of the following is NOT an Olympic sport? A) cricket B) karate C) skateboarding D) surfing
Despite having 2.5 billion fans, cricket is not an Olympic sport. The 2020 Games will include karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing as new events