Awards/Celebrations
What is lit to signify the start of the Olympics?
What is a Torch?
Which event involves throwing a metal disc?
What is Discus?
Where was the first ever Olympics in Ancient Greece held?
Where is Olympia?
What was the name of the strongest god in Greece?
Who is Zeus?
What would the Olympic hosts crown the winner with?
A crown made of olive branch.
What was the first event in the Ancient Olympics that involves running?
What is the Dromos or 186 ft. Dash?
When was the first ever Olympics?
When was 776 BC?
The name of Zeus’s mountain in Greece?
What is Mount Olympia?
What would hosts give to every event winner?
A clay pot filled with Olive Oil called a Trophy
Which event involves fighting (sometimes to death) with the only rule being no biting and eye-gouging?
What is Pankration or Pancratium?
Where was the first Modern Olympics held?
Where is Athens, Greece?
Which of the Greek gods represent Athens?
Who is Athena?
What item would be made to dishonor cheaters?
What is a statue?
Which event involved horse racing and riding on "carts" behind the horse?
What is Chariot Racing?
When was the first Modern Olympics?
When is 1896 AD?
Which Greek god represents Sparta and War?
Who is Ares?
What 2 things would athletes get in their honor when arriving home?
What is a feast and parade?
What were the 5 events of the Pentathlon?
What are Running, Discus, Long Jump, Javelin, and Wrestling
When was the last Ancient Olympics in Greece?
When is 393 BC?
Who is one of the many sons of Zeus believed to have the power of strength?
Who is Hercules?