HISTORY OF OLYMPICS
IN WHICH CITY WERE THE FIRST OLYMPICS HELD IN?
ATHENS, GREECE
GREATEST ATHLETES IN THE COUNTRY
WHAT DO GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE REPRESENT
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD
WHAT SPORT IS A TEAM SPORT IN THE GAMES
SOCCER OR HOCKEY
WHAT COUNTRY HOSTED THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS?
RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL
THE FIRST 12 ANCIENT OLYMPICS ONLY FEATURED ONE EVENT. WHAT WAS IT?? AN 8-LAP CHARIOT RACE, A SPRINT FROM ONE END OF THE STADIUM TO THE OTHER, A WRESTLING MATCH, OR DISCUS THROW
A SPRINT FROM ONE END OF THE STADIUM TO THE OTHER.
WHICH COUNTRY HAS WON THE MOST GOLD MEDALS?
USA
WHAT TELLS EVERYONE THE GAMES HAVE OFFICIALLY BEGUN AND WAS THE ORIGINAL SYMBOL?
LIGHTING OF THE TORCH
THE TRIATHLON INCLUDES WHICH 3 SPORTS?
SWIMMING, RUNNING AND CYCLING
HOW SOLD TICKETS ARE SOLD FOR THE OLYMPICS
6.7 MILLION
IN WHICH YEAR WERE THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS HELD?
1896
WHO HAS WON THE MOST GOLD MEDALS AT A SINGLE OLYMPIC GAMES AND HOW MANY?
MICHAEL PHELPS OF USA SWIMMING WON 8 GOLD MEDALS AT 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
WHERE DOES THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY BEGIN?
FROM RUNNER TO RUNNER AT ANCIENT SITE OF OLYMPIA AND KEPT ALIGHT UNTIL THE GAMES HAVE CONCLUDED
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON A TEAM FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL? 2 ON 2, 8 ON 8, OR 4 ON 4
2 ON 2
APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH IS GOLD MEDAL WORTH AT THIS TIME IN 2016?
ABOUT $212
HOW DID THE OLYMPICS GET ITS NAME?
THEY WERE NAMED AFTER THE CITY OLYMPIA
HOW OLD WAS THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST GOLD MEDALIST?
64 COMPETING IN SHOOTING AND 13 IN 4X100M FREESTYLE
WHAT CITY WAS 2020 OLYMPICS SUPPOSED TO BE HELD?
TOKYO, JAPAN
WHAT SPORT USES A SPECIAL SUIT, SHOES AND SWORD ?
FENCING
HOW MANY EVENTS ARE HELD IN THE SUMMER GAMES
300 EVENTS IN 32 SPORTS
NAME 3 OF 5 CITY STATES THAT COMPETED IN 776 BC
ATHENS, SPARTA, CORINTH, ARGOS, AND MEGARA
WHICH WORLD-FAMOUS LIGHTWEIGHT BOXER WON THE TITLE IN 1960 OLYMPICS.
MUHAMMAD ALI
WHAT EVENT IS NAMED AFTER A BATTLE BETWEEN GREECE AND PERSIA?
THE MARATHON
WHAT DOES A "ROBIN HOOD" MEAN IN ARCHERY? BULLSEYE, PERFECT SCORE, SPLITTING YOUR ARROW
SPLITTING YOUR ARROW
HOW MANY ATHLETES COMPETED AT THE GAMES IN RIO
ABOUT 10,500