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 2024 Olympic Games being held?
Paris
What are the three different Olympic medals an Olympian can win?
Gold, Silver and Bronze
For the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC confirmed “the territories of 206 National Olympic Committees
Wrestling, running, boxing and chariot races.
What are events in the ancient Olympics?
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?
Name the colors of the Olympics rings
Blue, Black, Red, Yellow and Green
Who is the oldest Olympian to ever compete
The oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of Sweden. He was 72 years, the 1920 Olympics in shooting.
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
What famous structure is in Paris France?
The Eiffel Tower
What is the sport that participants run races, jump hurdles, and throw a javelin.
What is Track and Field?
Who holds the most Olympic medals
Michael Phelps · 28
23 Gold · 3 Silver · 2 Bronze
Ancient Olympic athletes wore this while competing.
What is 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?
Name at least one of the Olympic values
Olympic Values - Excellence, Respect and Friendship
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
Are Track and field, swimming, cycling, fencing and gymnastics in the winter or summer Olympics?
Summer
Breakdancing.
What sport is making its debut at the 2024 Olympics in Paris?
What do the colors of the Olympic rings represent?
A least one color of every flag of the world.
Name the town in NY State that has hosted the winter Olympics twice in history?
Lake Placid NY