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Ancient Greek Olympics

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  • How often is the olympic games held?
    Every 4 years
  • When the ancient greek olympics were held, which God did they honour?
    Hera
    Zeus
    Artemis
    Hermes
  • Married women still cannot compete in the olympic games. True or false?
    True
    False
  • Athletes are disqualified if they make a false start before the race. Ancient or modern
    Modern
    Ancient
  • In which city was ancient greek olympic games held?
    Athens
    Olympia
    Rhodes
  • How many sports were played in ancient greek olympics?
    10
    40
    7
    5
  • If an athlete caused a false start at the beginning of the race in ancient greece, they would be beaten with a stick.
    True
    False
  • What do the olympic rings/symbol represent in modern olympics?
    5 favourite colours of the god Zeus
    Each colour of the rainbow
    Each colour an be found in each flag of all countries
  • Where are modern Olympic games held now?
    In Olympia
    In a different city every 4 years
    In the same city
  • Ancient Greek Olympics lasted 5 days. True or false?
    True
    False
  • How many sports are played in modern olympics?
    7
    50
    45
    Around 40
  • Only greek citizens can play in the Olympics, even today. True or false?
    False!
  • In modern olympics, athletes win an olive wreath. True or False?
    False.
    True
  • The Olympic games today last for how long?
    About 16 days
    About 14 days
    About 10 days
  • When did the Olympic games start?
    2,700 years ago
    2000 years ago