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The Olympics

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    The Olympics
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  • What was the year of the first Olympics?
    776 BC
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  • What ancient place name underlies the word Olympics?
    Olympia
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  • What was the first event in the ancient Olympics?
    Running
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  • Which Roman emperor banned the Olympics?
    Theodosius
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  • What was the profession of the first winner of the ancient Olympics?
    Baker
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  • What main differences are there between the ancient and modern Olympics?
    Answer
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  • Which events made up the pentathlon?
    Answer
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  • The Olympics are held only every four years. What is the history behind this schedule?
    Answer
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  • The Olympic rings represent...
    the union of the five continents
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  • Women have been allowed to participate in the Olympics since _______.
    1950
    1925
    1900
    1975
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  • The first modern Olympics was held in ______________.
    Beijing, China.
    London, England.
    Rome, Italy.
    Athens, Greece.
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  • The modern Olympics have been hosted by __________ countries.
    23
    25
    24
    26
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  • The only country to host the summer Olympics four times is _____________.
    The US
    The UK
    Australia
    Germany
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  • _____________ is the only city to host the summer Olympics three times.
    Frankfurt
    London
    New York
    Sydney
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  • The motto for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is "________________".
    Together for a shared future
    Together we share the future
    Together we become stronger
    Together for a prosperous future
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  • Gold medals were fully solid gold only until the ________ Olympics.
    1913
    1911
    1914
    1912
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