Games
In what game did you compete to see who could throw a long and slender spear made of wood the farthest?
Javelin
The olympics were originally a _______ festival.
religious
Greek men would travel to a sanctuary in Olympia to make sacrifices to this god.
Zeus
a heavy disc with a thick center
discus
women were allowed to compete in the modern olympics in this year.
1900
What game took place in a sandy area called a pit, where competitors aimed to outmaneuver and outmuscle each other to claim victory.
wrestling
The festival is held every _____ years.
4
Theodosius
a wide, flat, open space for horse racing
Hippodrome
One of the prizes for winning an event was
a victory crown
What game had a goal of seeing who could jump the farthest horizontally?
long jump
The first event of the olympics was called the ____.
stadion race
This guy founded the International olympics committee.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
a martial art using a combination of wrestling and boxing.
Pankration
The victory crown was made of
olive leaves or an olive branch
What game had a goal to throw "an object" as far as possible? The throwers would spin in a circle, building up momentum, and then release the "object" with a powerful motion.
discus
The last ancient Olympics took place in the ____ century.
4th
The winner of the first recorded Olympics.
Koroibos
this term relates to horses
equestrian
The current olympics takes over ____ days.
16
These games took place in the hippodrome and involved a horse.
horse races and chariot races
The ancient Olympics last for _____ centuries.
12
Olympic competitors had to be _______ .
free men who lived in a Greek city-state or kingdom and spoke Greek.
a spear about 2.5 m long
Javelin
The first modern olympics were held in _____.
Athens, Greece