History
The Ancient Olympics started around how many years ago? 250; 2,500; or 25,000?
2,500
Who was the first athlete to win a gold medal for independent Ukraine?
Oksana Baiul
Name one Summer Olympic sport
swimming, volleyball, basketball. . .
True or False: Special Olympics is offered only in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and France.
false
Name 1 of the 6 broad categories of disabilities in which paralympic athletes might compete
amputee, Cerebral Palsy, intellectual disability, wheelchair, visually impaired, or "the others"
What country hosted the first Modern Olympics in 1896?
Greece
Which American swimmer has won more Olympic gold than any other athlete?
Michael Phelps
Name one Winter Olympic sport
skiing, skating, hockey. . .
The sister of which American president is credited with being the official founder of the Special Olympics in 1968?
John F. Kennedy (Eunice Kennedy Shriver)
"Paralympics" combines the word "para" (Greek for beside or alongside) with the word "Olympics" because the games occur
at the same time as the Summer and Winter Olympics
Why were three modern Olympic Games cancelled?
war: World War I (1916) and World War II (1940, 1944)
Who was allowed to participate in 1900 for the first time ever?
women
Name one sport that was supposed to debut at the 2020 Tokyo games
karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding
Special Olympics were designed for athletes who have a primary handicapping condition of: intellectual, physical, or emotional disabilities
intellectual disabilities
Which country refused to host the 1980 Paralympics, stating that none of their citizens had disabilities?
the Soviet Union
Which city has hosted the most Olympic games (in 1908, 1948, and 2012)?
London
Which athletes enter last in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony?
the hosts
What was the first team sport added to the Olympics?
football
The first World Winter Games for the Special Olympics were held in 1977 in which snowy American state?
Colorado
What major event prompted the creation of the Paralympics in 1948?
What banned substance did the first Olympic athlete to be disqualified for drug use consume?
alcohol
What black Olympian has been credited with "single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy"?
Jesse Owens
Name one of the original 9 sports at the first Modern Olympics
cycling, fencing, gymnastics, lawn tennis, shooting, swimming, track and field, weight lifting, and wrestling
Which of the following is not a Special Olympics approved sport: handball, basketball, boxing, or flag football?
boxing
Originally, in order to qualify to compete athletes had to use what?
a wheelchair