Intro
The Olympic games originated in?
Ancient Greece
When was the first written record of the Games?
776 B.C.
What was Coroebus job?
A cook
What was the reason for the decline of standards and quality of the Olympics in the mid- 2nd century B.C?
Roman Empire conquered Greece
Where did the first modern Olympics take place?
Athens, Greece
How many tears ago did the Olympic Games originated?
3,000 years ago
Who won the only event? (A 192 meter footrace)
Coroebus
The ancient Olympics were held every four years between _______________________.
August 6 and September 19
Who disgraced himself during the chariot race?
Emperor Nero
What year was the first modern Olympics?
1896
The games were held every _________ years in Olympia.
4
What word was the origin of the "stadium"?
stade
Who was the first Olympic champion?
Coroebus
How many years passed before the Games would rise again?
1,500 years
During the first modern Olympics, how many people attended the event?
60,000
Who was the Olympic games in honor of?
Zeus
Legend has it that who created the games?
Heracles
Who was prohibited from attending any event?
married women
Who was largely to thank for the rise of the Games again?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
What is the symbol on the Olympic flag?
5 interlocking colored rings
Where was the first modern Olympics held?
Athens
When was it believed that Heracles founded the games?
6th century B.C
The pentathlon consisted of which 5 events?
Foot race, long jump, discus and javelin throw, wresting match
During what month and year did Coubertin proposed the idea of reviving the Olympics as an international athletic competition?
November 1892
What do the five rings on the flag represent?