Olympics
Where was the first Olympics held?
Greece or Mount Olympia
What did Jack and Annie wear in Ancient Greece?
tunics and sandals
The Olympic games were played to ________Zeus.
honor
Plato was a___________.
philosopher
What is a word that we get from the Greek language? (The athletes trained her.)
Gymnasium
Who could not participate in the Olympics?
girls
Who saved Jack and Annie from the guards at the end of the story?
Pegasus
Who is the goddess of victory?
Nike
Philosophers are very wise. They have _________.
wisdom
In modern day Olympics what country marches in first in the opening ceremony?
Greece
The winners of the games won what?
A crown made from the branches of an olive tree.
Why did Jack and Annie show Plato their Master Librarian cards?
He was the wisest person they met.
Who was the chief god of the Greek gods and goddesses?
Zeus
Why does the secret poet want to stay anonymous?
She is a woman and she will get in trouble. Greek girls don't learn to read or write.
Greece is surrounded by what on three sides?
water
How did Annie disguise herself when she went to the Olympics?
In a soldier's costume.
Why did Annie get made and want to leave ancient Greece?
Girls can't go to the Olympics, write stories, be in plays or study in school.
Where did Jack and Annie see a statue of Zeus?
A temple
Where did Jack and Annie meet Plato?
At the theater.
The Greeks were the first to write what? (Annie and Jack went to one.)
play
What are some of the events the athletes participated in?
Foot races, boxing, wrestling, discus and javelin throwing and chariot racing.
Where does Jack and Annie live?
Frog Creek, PA
What did the athletes swear to Zeus?
That they had trained for ten months. And they promised to obey the rules of the games.
What kind of country did Plato say Greece was?
A democracy
Where was the first modern Olympics held in 1896? (this is in the back of your book in case you didn't read this part)
Athens, Greece