Olympics History
Modern Olympics
Summer Olympics
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Greek city where the first Olympics was held in 776 BC.
Olympia.
The games were part of a religious festival that honored Zeus, the king of the gods in ancient Greece. The name "Olympics" comes from Mount Olympus, the home of the Greek gods
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What material was incorporated into the Olympic medals in 2024?
Pieces of the Eiffel tower. Medals for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris will feature scrap metal from the Tower taken during refurbishments and repairs.
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The 2028 Olympic Games will be held in which city/country?
Los Angeles,California USA
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The death spiral is commonly performed in 
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Figure Skating
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What are the colors of the Olympic rings
Blue, Black, Red, Yellow and Green.
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The first 12 Olympics had this one event
The Stadion.
The stadion, a footrace that covered about 190 meters, or one length of the stadium.The stadion was considered the most prestigious event, and the winner was considered the Olympic champion.
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This continent has never hosted an Olympic game (not Antarctica)
Africa
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Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz, Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky competed in this Olympic sport.
Swimming
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There are four heats in the competition.
Bobsleigh
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What American gymnast has the most olympic medals?
Simone Biles (11)
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This is the prize placed of the heads of winners of ancient Olympic events
Olive-leaf wreath: A victor received a crown made from olive leaves, and was entitled to have a statue of himself set up at Olympia.
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What country has hosted the most Olympic games?
The United States. The United States leads the world by hosting 8.
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Which country has the most athletes in the Summer 2024 Olympics?
The United States with 592 total athletes
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True or False:Animals once participated in the Winter Olympics
True
Horses and dogs have both played a role in ‘demonstration events‘. Dog-sledding featured in the 1932 Winter Olympics, while in the 1928 Olympics, horses demonstrated skijoring.
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What olympian holds the record for the most medals in history?
Michael Phelps · 28
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The ancient Olympic games lasted how many days?
5 days
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How often are the Olympics held?
Every 4 years.
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What year were women first allowed to compete in the Olympics? 1890,1900,1920,1930
1900 summer games in Paris.
Women first competed in the Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris, France.
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Where will the next winter Olympics be held (2030)
French Alps, France
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This country always enters first during the opening ceremonies for the Olympics
Greece.
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A know "relayed" tradition that happens throughout the host country began with the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Use of the olympic torch/torch relay. The 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany introduced the modern Olympic torch relay, which transported the Olympic flame from Greece to the Olympic venue.
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This type of dancing was considered an Olympic event for the first (and only) time in Paris 2024
breaking/breakdancing
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How many nations competed in the Paris summer games? 105 nations, 206 nations, 308 nations or 150 nations
206 nations.
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Back-scratchers and helicopters are associated with which winter sport?
In freestyle skiing, competitors in the moguls discipline ski down a hill covered with bumps and attempt two jumps: back‑scratchers and helicopters. In a back‑scratcher, skiers touch their backs with the back ends of both their skis. In a helicopter, they jump in the air and spin 360 degrees.
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What is the sport category that participants run races, jump hurdles, and throw a javelin.
Decathlon. The decathlon is a combined ten-discipline track and field event held over two days. Athletes earn points for their performance in each event and the winner is the competitor that accumulates the most points across all disciplines.