Ancient Olympics
Name of the 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.)
What is the Summer Olympic sport that is listed last alphabetically.
What is wrestling?
This U.S. gymnast withdrew from her competitions at the 2021 Olympics.
Who is Simone Biles?
The five Olympic rings represent this.
What are the five continents that participated in the 1896 Olympics - The Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia?
Name the (4) events in the ancient Olympics?
1. Wrestling
2. Running
3. Boxing
4. Chariot races
Name of the Greek city where the modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
What is Athens, Greece?
Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz, Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky competed in this Olympic sport.
What is swimming?
This country won the most gold medals in the 2021 Summer Olympics.
What is USA?
These athletes will enter last in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Who are the host nation's athletes (France )?
This is the prize received by winners of ancient Olympic events
What is an olive-leaf wreath?
The Olympics were not held in 1916, 1940, and 1944 due to these two major global events.
What are WWI and WWII?
Usain Bolt, Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis and Allyson Felix competed in this Olympic sport.
What is track and field?
This Olympic sport boasted the highest number of participants in the 2021 Summer Olympics.
What is Track and Field?
What are (3) sporting events that have been dropped by the Olympics over the years.
1. Croquet
2. Tug of war
3. Hot air ballooning
Ancient Olympic athletes wore this while competing.
What is nothing? (Ancient athletes competed naked.)
Also acceptable - What is a grin?
This long-distance running event was created in the first modern Olympic games and has since become popular across the world.
What is the Marathon?
The number of times that the United States has hosted the Summer Olympic Games.
What is 4 times? (St. Louis, 1904; Los Angeles, 1932; Los Angeles, 1984; and Atlanta, 1996.)
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed until 2021 because of this reason.
What is the Covid-19 pandemic?
This city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics.
What is Los Angeles?
What is five days?
What are the (5) summer sports that have been included in every modern Olympic competition since 1896?
1. Track and field
2. Swimming
3. Cycling
4. Fencing
5. Gymnastics
What sport is making its debut at the 2024 Olympics in Paris?
Breakdancing.
She made history by winning the first-ever Women's 1500m freestyle race in the Olympics.
Who is Katie Ledecky?
Name at least three of the 12 NBA basketball players on the 1992 Olympics "Dream Team."
Who are
Michael Jordan • Scottie Pippen • John Stockton • Karl Malone • Magic Johnson • Larry Bird • Patrick Ewing • Chris Mullin • David Robinson • Charles Barkley • Clyde Drexler or Christian Laettner ?