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The first Olympic Games began in this country.
What is GREECE. The ancient Greeks held athletic competitions in Olympia. The first existing written records of these events date back to 776 BC. The games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different host cities, as in the modern Olympic Games.
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This is where the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held.
Where is LONDON, ENGLAND.
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This is the number of rings in the Olympic Symbol.
What is FIVE. They represent the five continents. They are interlaced to show the meeting of the athletes of the world during the Olympic Games.
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This is the age criteria for an athlete to participate in the Olympics.
What is, there is NO AGE LIMIT to participate in the Olympics.
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This country traditionally leads the parade of athletes in the opening Olympic ceremonies.
What is GREECE. The host country delegation is the last to enter the stadium.
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This is what the athletes wore in the ancient Olympic Games.
What is NOTHING. They competed in the nude. The word "gymnasium" comes from the Greek root "gymnos" meaning nude. The literal meaning of "gymnasium" is "school for naked exercise”.
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This is how often the Winter Olympic Games are held.
What is EVERY FOUR YEARS. The Winter Games initially took place the same year as the Summer Games. Since 1992, the Winter Games and Summer Games have alternated every two years.
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This is what the colors of the Olympic rings symbolize.
What is ALL NATIONS. Every nation has at least one color from their flag represented in the Olympic ring symbol. It is a popular misconception to believe that the colors correspond to a certain continent.
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This is where most athletes live during the Games.
Where is the OLYMPIC VILLAGE. In the early days, athletes had to make their own food and lodging arrangements. They were often housed at hotels, schools, military barracks, and even on boats. During the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, temporary huts were provided. It wasn’t until the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne that women athletes were permitted to live in the Olympic villages.
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This person will declare the 2012 Summer Olympic Games officially open on July 27th.
Who is QUEEN ELIZABETH II. The head of state of the host country performs this honor.
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These were the only people permitted to compete in the ancient Olympic Games.
Who were FREE MEN of GREEK CITIZENSHIP. Men from other countries, women, and slaves were NOT permitted to compete. Married women were not permitted to watch the Games, but the spectators did include girls.
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The ancient Olympic Games were abolished in 393 AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games by creating the International Olympic Committee in 1894. The Baron was a citizen of this country.
What is FRANCE. During the 18th century, many people unsuccessfully tried to revive the Olympic Games. The Baron wanted to introduce sports into the French school system, as in the English and American schools. However, this was met with little interest. To help his contemporaries understand the benefits of sports for youth, he decided to revive the Olympic Games. The reason he was successful, when so many others had failed, is because he immediately gave the Games an international and modern dimension. He saw the Games as part of a wider strategy of education through sports.
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The Olympic flag is made up of these SIX colors.
What are white (the flag background), blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
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Olympic athletes agree to take this kind of test.
What is a DOPING test. Any athlete who tests positive for drugs is expelled from competition.
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The entire Olympic heritage can be found within the walls of the Olympic Museum. This museum is located in Lausanne (pronounced: loˈzan). Lausanne is a city in Romandy, Switzerland. There are branches of this museum in many countries throughout the world. The American branch of the Olympic Museum is located here.
Where is LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK.
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The ancient Olympic Games were held in honor of this pagan god.
Who is ZEUS. These ancient Games were held for over 1,000 years. However, the Christian Roman emperor Theodosius I would not tolerate pagan events within his empire, and he abolished them in 393 AD.
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The first modern Olympic Games were held here in 1896.
Where is ATHENS, GREECE.
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The Olympic flame crosses different regions, countries, and continents to announce the coming of the Games and to allow us to learn about new cultures and customs. The torch relay always begins here.
Where is OLYMPIA, GREECE. This is in honor of the ancient games. The relay ends at the host city.
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If an athlete has dual citizenship, he or she competes for this country.
What is the country of his or her CHOICE.
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This is the major source of revenue to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics.
What is THE RIGHTS PAID BY TELEVISION CHANNELS TO BROADCAST THE GAMES.
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At the first recorded ancient Olympic Games, this was the only event.
What is the STADE. The stade was a unit of measurement (about 600 feet). It also became the name of the footrace, because it was the distance run. The location of the track for the footrace became known as the stadium.
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The Olympic Motto consists of these three Latin words: Citius, Altius, Fortius. In English, these words mean:
What is FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER.
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The Olympic flame can only be lit by this.
What is THE SUN.
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This is the reward for the top eight competitors of each Olympic event.
What is an OLYMPIC DIPLOMA.
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This is where the next Winter Olympics will be held.
Where is SOCHI (pronounced: ˈsō-chē ). The 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be the first time that the Russian Federation will have hosted the Winter Games. (The Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow.) The host city Sochi has a population of 400,000 people and is situated in Krasnodar, which is the third largest region in Russia.