Athletes
American swimmer who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals.
Who is Michael Phelps?
The original site of the ancient Olympic Games.
What is Olympia, Greece?
The Olympics of Ancient Greece had a limited number of events.
What are 9 events?
The only inhabited continent that has not hosted the Olympics.
What is Africa?
This first appeared in 1920 at the summer Olympics.
What is the Olympic Flag?
American artistic gymnast with 8 Olympic and 30 World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
It is lit using a mirror and the rays of the sun. The journey connects the Games of today to the Games of the ancient past.
What is the Olympic Torch?
This event uses a sabre.
What is fencing?
The United States first location for hosting the Summer Olympics.
What is St. Louis, Missouri?
The country that has won the most Olympic medals.
What is the USA?
Jamaican sprinter who won gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter races in three straight Olympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016). He is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This was the only group allowed to compete in the Olympic games until 1900.
What are men?
A team sport played in the water between two teams.
What is water polo?
This nation has hosted the Olympics 8 times (4 summer and 4 winter games).
What is the USA?
Official distance is 26.2 miles.
What is a marathon?
American Track & Field athlete who had polio and was supposed to be crippled and unable to walk; however, won 4 Olympic medals between the 1956 and 1960 Olympic games.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
In the late 1800s, a teacher from France thought sports contests could help young people become better students. His goal was to hold the Olympic Games again, with athletes from all over the world.
Who is Pierre de Coubertin?
This event combines five other events: Discus, Javelin, Long Jump, and two running races.
What is the pentathlon?
This host country lit the Olympic cauldron when the torch was given to Ning Li, a six-time medalist gymnast, who looked like he was running around the top of the stadium. Hint - We watched it on a video.
What is China?
The name of the athletic event in which a baton is passed.
What is a relay?
Chinese skateboarder who will compete in the park event. If she wins, she'll become the youngest Olympic gold medalist (12 years old) in modern history.
Who is Zheng Haohao?
During the first modern Olympic games in Athens, Greece, this Greek athlete won the marathon event, but never competed again.
Who is Spyridon Louis?
An event that requires a shuttlecock and a racket.
What is badminton?
This city used a cauldron that looked like a huge hot-air balloon that rose in the air once it was lit.
What is Paris, France?
A new event add this year that involves an urban style of dance.
What is breaking?