History
The God the Olympics were dedicated to
What is Zeus
The god of the Seas
Who is Poseidon
The participants
Male citizens of Greece
Of the events listed, this is the only one not played in the modern olympics (discus, wrestling, boxing, pankration, equestrian).
What is pankration
The only building that existed for the ancient olympics.
What is the hippodrome
The site of the ancient Olympic Games
What is Olympus
He was considered the most important of all the Olympic gods.
Who is Zeus
People who could not watch or participate in the ancient games.
Who are women?
These included horse races and chariot races and took place in the Hippodrome, a wide, flat, open space.
What is equestrian?
The length of the first ancient olympic games
What is one day?
The type of festival the ancient Olympics were.
What is a religious festival.
The sister and wife of Zeus
Who is Hera.
The opening event of the ancient games
What is the chariot race?
The number of events in the pentathlon.
What is five (discus-throwing, the long jump, javelin-throwing, running and wrestling.)
The location of the ancient olympic games.
What is Greece?
The ancient Olympics would stop these.
What is wars
The god of moral order and music
Who is Apollo
This important item was not used in foot racing
What are shoes.
These group events were not offered in the ancient olympics
What are team events?
The founder of the modern Olympic games
Pierre de Coupertin
The first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to what year?
What is 776 BC
The ancient Greeks believed that she was miraculously born out of the head of Zeus
Who is Athena?
The prize for winners of the ancient olympic games.
A garland crown of olive branches
This event was a cross between boxing and wrestling. Anything goes except gouging and biting.
What is the Pankration?
These olympic games did not begin until 1924 and were never played in Greece.
What are the winter games?