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Who is the Greek God of lightning?
Zues
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Who could not watch the Olympics?
Married women
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Who were the athletes competing to honor during the Olympics?
Zeus (Greek God of lightning)
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What were responsibilities and things that only men could do?
Men could participate in sports, make important decisions, fight in armies, and could be full citizens.
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Who is the Greek God of commerce sometimes known as the messenger?
Hermes
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Name four sports that were played in the Greek Olympic Games.
Possible answers: running, jumping, boxing, wrestling, horse racing, and discus throwing.
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What was the average weather during the first Olympics?
92-97 degrees
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What were foods like in Greece?
Foods were very healthy and consisted of wheat, barley, grains, vegetables, fruits, breads, and cakes.
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Who is Hera?
The Greek queen of Gods/Goddesses.
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What usually happened to athletes who backed out of a competition in the Olympics?
They were fined for cowardice
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When was the first Olympics held?
776 B.C.
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What was the toughest sport in the Olympics?
Wrestling, because there were hardly any rules.
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Who is Hera?
The Greek queen of Gods and Goddesses
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What rewards were the Olympic winners given?
A crown of olive leaves and 400 drachma coins.
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Where were the most famous games in Greece held?
Olympia, South-West of Greece
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What did most Ancient Greeks wear?
A chiton (a long T-shirt made out of one large piece of cotton) but poor Greeks would wear lion clothes.
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What was sacrificed to the Gods in the middle of the Olympics?
100 oxen
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What Olympic game was known to attract rich competitors?
Horse racing.
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What was the first day of the games devoted to?
Sacrifices
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What did Greeks think beans contained?
The souls of the dead.