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Facts about Ancient Greece
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Where were the ancient Olympics held and which god did they honor?
Olympia and Zeus
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After how many years are the Olympics held?
4 years.
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How many times has the United States hosted the Olympics?
8 (4 Winter & 4 Summer)
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How many medals did Greece win in 1896?
47 medals.
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What is the capital of Greece?
Athens (city-state).
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What type of clothing did the wrestlers wear?
They played naked.
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How many days do the Olympics last?
17 days.
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Which Asian country has won the most medals at the Winter Olympics?
South Korea.
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When were the first Winter Olympics held?
Chamonix, France in 1924.
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What is a Democracy?
"Government by the People"
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What was the award given to the winner?
Olive Wreath.
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What is the total number of events held? (Summer and Winter combined)
56 events.
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Which country holds the record for the most Gold Medals won at one Winter Olympics? How many did they win?
Canada won 14 Gold Medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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How many medals has U.S won? (Summer Games)
2,189 medals.
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What is a Democracy?
Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Megara, and Argos.
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What events involved horses?
2-Horse Chariot Race, 4-Horse Chariot Race and Trotting Horse Race
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What year were the first modern Olympics?
April 6, 1896.
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How many medals has South Korea won at the Winter Olympics?
45 medals (23 gold, 14 silver and 8 bronze).
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What are the Winter Olympic events?
Alpine Skiing, Biathlon (cross-country skiing and target shooting), Bobsled, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic combined (ski jumping and cross-country skiing), Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboarding, and Speed Skating.
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When was the ancient Greece civilization found?
4,000 years ago.
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Who caused the Ancient Olympics to end and when did they end?
The emperor Theodosius I and they ended in 393 or 394 C.E.
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Who started the modern Olympics and where were they held?
George 1 of Greece and Athens, Greece.
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How many times has Canada hosted the Winter Olympics and in which cities? BONUS 300 points - What years were these Olympics held?
Hosted it twice. In Calgary and Vancouver. Calgary in 1988 and Vancouver in 2010.
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What are the modern Summer Olympic events?
Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Canoe / Kayak, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern Pentathlon (Shooting, Fencing, Swimming, Show Jumping, and Running), Mountain Biking, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Soccer, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Track and Field, Triathlon (swimming, biking, running), Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.
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What was the weapon the Greeks used against the Trojans to win the war?
Wooden Horse.
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