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The number of events in the Ancient Olympics. (hint: Not 1.)
What is 9?
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The award you would receive if you finished 3rd at the Modern Olympics.
What is a bronze medal?
100
The god to which the Ancient athletes made a promise to before the Games.
Who is Zeus?
100
The meaning of the 5 Olympic rings.
What are the 5 continents?
100
The location of the 1896 Olympics.
What is Athens?
200
The only sport at the first Ancient Olympics.
What is running?
200
The item that you would receive if you finished 1st at the Ancient Olympics.
What is an olive wreath?
200
The event that occurred at the Ancient Victory Ceremony.
What is the handing out of the olive wreathes?
200
The location of the 2008 Olympics.
What is Beijing?
200
The part of Greece where the Ancient Olympics were held.
What is the western side/Elis/Olympia?
300
Define pankration.
What is an ancient Greek mix of wrestling and boxing?
300
Name one award that you could receive at both the Ancient and Modern Games.
What is an olive wreath or a certificate (now called a diploma)?
300
Name 2 things that happen before the actual Modern events.
What are the opening ceremony/speeches and the torch relay? (Anything logical should be accepted,but not things like "the athletes arrive")
300
The only kind of women that could attend the Ancient Olympics.
What is unmarried women?
300
The reason for the Ancient Olympics.
What is to honor Zeus?
400
Name 5 events that are in the Modern Olympics that weren't in the Ancient Olympics.
What are archery, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, canoeing, cycling, diving, fencing, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, water polo and weightlifting?
400
The location where you would have your statue built if you won the Ancient Olympic Games.
What is Olympia?
400
Define the Ancient sacred truce.
What is a truce made by all Olympians to stop fighting for exactly 1 month before, after, and during the Olympics to make sure that all the participants could safely arrive?
400
The year that the Ancient Olympics ended.
What is 393 A.D.?
400
The only event in the Ancient Games that women could participate in.
What is equestrian racing (women could be horse owners?)
500
Name 5 events that are in both the Modern and Ancient Games.
What are boxing, discus, pentathlon, equestrian, javelin, jumping, running and wrestling?
500
Name one benefit of winning an ancient Olympic games.
What is lots of fame/glory, no tax, free stuff(food and lodging)?
500
The first thing that happens at the Modern Opening Ceremony.
What is the Parade of Flags?
500
The English translation of the words "Citius Altius Fortius."
What is Faster, Higher, Stronger?
500
Name a sport in the Modern Olympics that ONLY women can compete in.
What are softball/synchronized swimming?