Ancient Olympics
Greek city where the first Olympics was held in 776 BC.
What is Olympia, Greece?
True or false: Olympic gold medals are made of solid gold.
False! (Approximately 100 years ago they started making them out of silver with gold plating.)
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympic Games being held?
Milan, Italy
What are the three different Olympic medals an Olympian can win?
Gold, Silver and Bronze
Roughly how many countries compete in the Winter Olympics
This year in the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics 93 countries will compete
This is the prize received by winners of ancient Olympic events
What is an olive-leaf wreath?
If you place second in an event what kind of medal do you receive?
Silver
Where in Italy is Milan and name one famous thing from there
The North of Italy and Milan Cathedral, Porta Sempione, etc.
Which country is currently banned from the Olympics?
Russia
Who holds the most Olympic medals
Michael Phelps · 28
23 Gold · 3 Silver · 2 Bronze
Name 4 of the 7 Ancient Olympic events
Wrestling, running, boxing, long jump, shot put, pankration, and equestrian events
What continent has never hosted an Olympics
Africa also Antarctica
Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz, Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky competed in this Olympic sport.
What is swimming?
How many Olympics rings are there?
5
(Blue, Black, Red, Yellow and Green)
This city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics
London, United Kingdom
Ancient Olympic athletes wore this while competing.
Nothing (Ancient athletes competed naked.)
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?
Did Spain win a gold metal at the Winter Olympics this year?
Yes - Oriol Cardona won gold for Spain in Ski Mountaineering (Esquí de travesía). This was Spain's first gold medal in the Winter Olympics since 1972
How many years between each Olympic Games?
Every 2 years summer and winter alternating
What country always enters first during the opening ceremonies for the Olympics?
Greece
True or False
True
Name of the 4 of the 16 events in the 2026 Winter Olympics
Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, Ski Jumping, Ski Mountaineering, Snowboard, and Speed Skating
Norway, United States, Netherlands, Italy, and Germany
In this sport, athletes compete in foil, épée, and sabre
Fencing
Name the town in American state of New York that has hosted the winter Olympics twice?
Lake Placid, NY