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Zeus
Who is the god that Olympians honored?
100
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Who started the modern Olympics?
100
shooting and skiing
What is the biathlon?
100
host country
Who enters the Olympic stadium last at the opening ceremony?
100
five continents
What do the Olympic rings represent?
200
Olive leaves
What did the Olympic winners receive?
200
Athens, Greece
Where were the first modern Olympics held?
200
short program and long program
What is figure skating?
200
symbolic of peace
What are doves?
200
jet, high school athletes, helicopter, skier, speed skater
How was the Olympic flame brought to the Los Angeles games of 1960?
300
Valley of Olympia
Where were the first games held?
300
1916, 1940, 1944
What years were the Olympics not held because of World War I and II?
300
made of aluminum and steel and has a small cowl, or hood, in front to reduce wind resistance
What is the bobsled?
300
alphabetical order
How do the athletes enter the stadium for the opening ceremony?
300
Olympic motto
What is "Swifter, Higher, Stronger"?
400
Biting, gouging of the eyes, breaking an opponent's finger
What were the only rules that were forbidden in the early Olympics?
400
Hope of promoting world peace, understanding, and fair and friendly athletic competition
What is the purpose of the Olympics?
400
high-speed turns on a slope covered with snow bumps
What are moguls?
400
Olympic flag is lowered
What happens at the closing ceremony?
400
1908 Games
When were the first gold medals given?
500
Runners suited in armor running a two-stade race
What is the hoplite?
500
1980
When did the United States boycott the Olympics?
500
added in 1964
What is the luge?
500
London 1908
Why does the United States refuse to lower its flag to heads of state at the Olympics?
500
first Olympic mascot
Who is Waldi?
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