Ancient Olympics
This is the Greek city where the first Olympics was held in 776 BC.
What is Olympia?
The original Olympics began as part of an Ancient Greek festival, which celebrated Zeus, the Greek God of sky and weather. The whole competition lasted for up to six months, and included games like wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus and chariot racing.
Olympic gold medals are mostly made of this precious metal.
What is silver?
Until 1912, first-place Olympic medals were made of solid gold! Sadly though, it’s no longer the case. Recent Games have given out around 5,000 bronze, silver, and gold medals in total – that’s a lot of metal! So instead of being created from solid gold, the heavy first-place medals are now covered in 6 grams of it.
The summer Olympics are also known as this.
What is the Games of the Olympiad?
This Jamaican sprinter is known for his world record in the 100 meters and is considered one of the greatest sprinters of all time.
Who is Usain Bolt?
He is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4 × 100 meter relay. Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals.
Where was the opening ceremony held this year?
What is the Seine River?
As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings included an artistic program showcasing the culture of the host country and city, the parade of athletes and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.
The first 12 Olympics had this one event.
What is a footrace?
(190m - or one length of the stadium - called a ‘stade’)
This continent has never hosted an Olympics (not Antarctica).
What is Africa?
That could be set to change, with Egypt preparing to table a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2036 Games.
This country won the most gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
What is the United States?
Team USA topped the medal chart in every category for only the seventh time in Olympic history and the first since 1948, leading all nations with 121 medals, including 46 golds, 37 silvers and 38 bronzes. The U.S. is one of only five nations to have accomplished the feat at the Olympic Games in summer competition and the first to do in 40 years.
She is an American gymnast who won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Oylmpics.
Who is Simone Biles?
She was the first gymnast to win six world all-around titles (2013–15, 2018–19, 2023). She has also won an unprecedented 30 world championship medals, of which 23 are gold.
What is the age of the oldest athlete competing in 2024 Olympics?
What is 68? (Australia's Mary Hanna, dressage)
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Mary was the first Australian dressage rider to qualify for the Grand Prix Special. In Mary's career she has represented Australia at four Olympic Games and three World Equestrian Games. Mary and her husband Rob have two children, Gitte and Alexandria.
This is the prize received by winners of ancient Olympic events.
What is an olive-leaf wreath?
Winners were given a wreath of leaves and a hero's welcome home. They were seen as being touched by the gods and competed for the glory of their city.
How many countries have hosted the modern Olympic games?
What is 27?
Only five countries other than the USA have hosted multiple Olympic Games with those being Australia, France, Germany, Greece, and the UK. Greece and the UK have hosted the Summer Games on three separate occasions.
Which country has the most athletes in 2024 Paris Olympics?
What is the United States? 593 total athletes
Women make up the majority of the roster with 314 athletes on Team USA (53%) compared to 278 men (47%). The U.S. will have at least one athlete competing in 31 of the 32 sports on the Paris program. The only event the U.S. will not be competing in is team handball.
This swimmer, known as "The Torpedo," won a total of 11 Olympic gold medals in the 1970s and 1980s.
Who is Mark Spitz?
Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic golds, a silver, and a bronze, in addition to five Pan American golds, 31 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles, and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles. During those years he set 35 world records, two of which were in trials and unofficial.
Olympian _________ has the most medals, with this many_______
Michael Phelps · 28
23 Gold · 3 Silver · 2 Bronze
n 2000, he became the youngest male Olympian since 1932. His eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games is an Olympic record.
Ancient Olympic athletes wore this while competing.
What is nothing?
Athletes competed naked, except for wrestlers and pankration competitors who fought covered in oil.
This long-distance running event was created in the first modern Olympic games and has since become popular across the world especially in New York and Boston.
What is the marathon?
The distance of the marathon has varied over the years, but was standardized at 26 miles and 385 yards (42.195 meters) in 1924. The women's marathon was added to the program in 1984.
The Olympic values are: Excellence, Respect, and this
What is friendship?
The original values of Olympism as expressed in the Olympic Charter were to “encourage effort”, “preserve human dignity” and “develop harmony”.
This American boxer won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Who is Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)?
As Cassius Clay, Ali travelled to the 1960 Rome Games to compete in the light heavyweight division. Despite being only 18, he won all four of his fights easily. In the final he defeated three-time European champion Zbigniew Pietrzykowski to win the gold medal.
What country that always enters first during the opening ceremonies for the Olympics?
What is Greece?
Greece always enters the stadium first to lead the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony, with the notable exception of 2004 when Greece entered last as the host nation.
What is the use of the olympic torch/torch relay?
First used at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, the modern torches of the Summer and Winter Olympics are built to resist the effects of wind and rain as they carry the Olympic flame, and bear unique designs that represent the host country and the spirit of the Games.
This type of dancing is considered an Olympic event for the first time in Paris 2024.
What is breakdancing?
Breaking featured at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018. Following its outstanding success at the Games in Argentina, breaking was added to the Paris 2024 Olympic programme as a new sport.
How many nations are competing in the Paris summer games?
What is 206 nations?
This gymnast became the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Who is Dominique Dawes?
Dawes won four Olympic medals, with gold in the 1996 team event, team bronzes in 1992 and 2000, and individual bronze on floor in 1996. Dawes was a pioneer as the first African-American to win an individual medal in Olympic gymnastics.
Where is the 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony?
What is the Stade de France, the country's national stadium.
Next weekend’s Olympics closing ceremony is expected to include more than 100 acrobats and aerial performers, award the final Olympic champions their medals and include a sneak peak of what’s to come for the 2028 games in Los Angeles—and it will reportedly feature an action movie-worthy stunt from Hollywood star Tom Cruise.