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Mighty Zeus
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100
What is Zeus' job title among the gods. Who is he?
Who is the King of the Gods?
100
The number of holes in our current Olympic torch and the what those holes represent.
What are 8,000 holes representing the number of people who will bear the torch for the 2012 Olympic games.
100
Where will the next Summer Olympics be held and in what year?
What is Rio de Janeiro in 2016?
100
How many Olympic rings are there and what colors are they?
What are 5 that are blue, yellow, green, black, and red?
100
Did the class vote yes or no regarding liking the Olympic mascots?
What is yes!
200
What is Zeus often pictured holding in his hand?
What is a lightning bolt?
200
With what and where is the Olympic torch lit every year?
What is the sun in Olympia, Greece?
200
Name one sport men cannot play and sport that is no longer played in the Olympics.
What is synchronized swimming or rythmic gymnastics and tog-of-war, pigeon shooting, and swimming courses?
200
Why did the Greeks chose to use a torch and flame as a signal for the opening of the Olympic games?
Your answer must include Promentheseus and his stealing of fire from Zeus...
200
The name of the British band who sang the Olympic theme song.
Who is Muse?
300
What represents Zeus in the animal kingdom?
What is the eagle?
300
Even though each Olympic medal is different, what or who is always found on the back. What does it represent?
Who is the goddess Nike who represents victory?
300
What is the date of the first modern Olympic games and where were they held?
What is 1886 in Athens, Greece.
300
Name the regions the Olympic rings represent.
What are the Americas, Australia and Oceania, Europe, Africa, and Asia?
300
Who are the current Olympic mascots and name two features of them?
Who are Wenlock and Mandeville....
400
Where is one of Zeus' major temples?
What is Olympia, Greece?
400
Spell and Name the prize awarded to the first Olympians.
What is a kotinos?
400
Name the founder of the Olympic games and spell his name.
Who is Pierre de Coubertin?
400
In what year were the first Olympic mascots introduced?
What is 1968?
400
What body of water lies between modern Greece and Turkey?
What is the Aegean Sea?
500
What was Zeus' punishment on man for the theft of fire?
What is Pandora and her box.
500
Name two different ways the Olympic torch has been carried and what the original torch burned with.
What is underwater, radio, plane, boat and olive oil?
500
When are the first Olympics believed to have been held?
What is 776 B.C.
500
In what year were the Olympic rings designed, accepted, and introduced?
What is 1912, 1914, and 1920?
500
In what year did a wrestler win a gold medal and what was his name?
What is 1996 and Kurt Angle!