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The skill of riding or driving horses
What are the Equestrian Events
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Created in 1914 but not used until 1920
What is the Olympic flag
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The men were seperated by this
What is age, size, and strength
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Zeus creation myth
What is the origin of the Olympics where Zeus killed Cronus
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The Holding of Hands-(what word)
What is Ekecheria
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Created by Apollo who defeated Phorbas, the man who trapped travelers to Delphi
What is Boxing
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The last year solid gold medals were given out.
What is 1912
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First victor of the Olympics
Who is Koroibos
200
Pelops Myth
What is the origin story where Pelops won a chariot race and won Hippodamia as his love
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Upright wrestling
What is Orthia pale
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First introduced in the 33rd Olympiad and 648 BC, "That new and terrible contest"
What is Pankration
300
Prometheus stole this from Zeus
What is the Original Olympic Flame
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First female victor
Who is Belistiche
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200 years older than the other events
What is the Olympic games
300
The victors of the Olympics could win these
What is meals for life, a statue, money, a crown of olive tree leaves, and honor
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5 events of Pentathlon
What are discus, running, jumping, javeling, wrestling
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Carl Diem introduced this idea
What is the running of the Olympic flame
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Women could compete in these
What is the equestrian events by owning a chariot and Heraia
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The main advantages of hosting the games at Olympia
What is it was on the coast, it had a major temple, a famous ancient religious center of Greece
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The purpose of a strigil
What is to clean the boys by scraping oil and sweat off after training
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Genital holds and biting were illegal, finger breaking was allowed
What is Wrestling
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The Flame crossed the English channel by boat in this year
What is 1948
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DOUBLE BONUS Explain Arrichion and Sostratos
a. Arrichion, a 3 time champion was killed during the event by being strangled in a scissor hold, however his opponent indicated earlier he could not continue, therefore Arrichion won b. Sostratos, another 3 time victor was most known for breaking his opponents fingers when the match first started
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Explain Hercules' role in the making of the Olympics
Hercules dedicated the Olympics to Zeus after beating King Augeus. Hercules also won a foot race and declared it should be reenacted annually
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The ways an athlete could be forced to pay for "cheating"
What is bribes, skipping the 1 month training, and cowardice