From the Ancients
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Summertime is for Sports!
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100

The Olympics were first run to honor this Greek God.

Who is Zeus?

100

These are the 5 colors of the Olympic rings


What are Blue, yellow, black, green and red?




100

This sport is known as the king of sports.

What is soccer?

100

Tom Hanks' age in Big before he turned into his adult self.

What is 13?

100

The Beach Boys appear on Billboard Magazine’s list of Top 30 Summer Songs this many times

What is 4?

200

This was the prize given to winners of the Olympics in ancient Greece.

What is an Olive branch crown?

200

The 5 rings represent this...

What is  Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana?

200

If a bowler makes three strikes in a row it is called a...

What is a turkey?

200

The bus in Speed could not go below this speed or it would blow up.

What is 50 MPH?

200

This band created the original version of "Wipeout".

Who are the Surfaris?

300
The first Olympic Games were held in what year...

What is 776 BC?

300

The first Modern Olympics were held in this year.

What is 1896?

300

The Triple Crown award is given to a horse that wins these three races


What is the The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes?

300

Wonder Woman was set during this global conflict.

What is World War I?

300

This gentleman sang about “those days of soda and pretzels and beer.

Who was Nat King Cole?

400

The Olympic torch is a tribute to the fire that burned throughout the ancient Greek Olympic games honoring this goddess

Who is Hestia?

400

This is the official motto of the Olympics (Latin or English).

What is Citius, Altius, Fortius or  “Faster, Higher, Stronger”

400

This is the summer national sport of Canada.

What is Lacrosse?

400

The name of island setting in Jaws.

What is Amity Island?

400

This summer song was also the name of a Tennessee Williams play.

What is "Suddenly Last Summer"?

500

In a tribute to the ancient games, the torch is lit in this location.

Where is Olympia, Greece?

500

A race was held in the 1896 Olympic Games in honor of this Ancient Greek.

Who was Pheidippides?

500

This sister has won more tennis grand slam titles... Venus Williams or Serena Williams

Who is Serena Williams?

500

The opening scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark was supposedly this country in South America/

What is Peru?

500

Originally composed for the opera "Porgy and Bess," this tune became a popular summer song in 1966.

What is "Summertime"?

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