Olympic Vocabulary
This is the act of rivalry or supremacy for a prize.
What is competition.
How many rings does the Olympic flag contain?
What is Five.
What famous cowboy of the 1950's was really named Leonard Slye?
Who is Roy Rogers.
Who ruled England when the Colonies established independence?
Who is King George III.
Who is credited with writing the the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
This is a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical activities.
What is a gymnasium.
What do the 5 rings on the Olympic flag represent?
The 5 continents originally competing in the games.
Which famous song was sung by Doris Day and introduced in a 1956 Hitchcock thriller, "The Man Who Knew Too Much"?
What is Que Sera Sera.
Which city hosted the first official Independence Day celebration on July 4,1777?
What is Philadelphia.
True or False. A woman's signature appears on some copies of the Declaration of Independence.
True.
Though she's not an official signer, Mary Katherine Goddard, who was comissioned by congress to print copies of the document, signed her name below the original signers' names. Though it is not clear why, Goddard was a patriot and one of the 1st women publishers & postmasters in the new country.
A series of games or contests that make up a single unit of competition, the championship playoffs of a league or conference, or an invitational event.
What is a tournament.
This country has won the most Olympic medals at the games.
What is the USA.
What teen idol sang, "Kookie Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb".
Who is Edd "Kookie" Burns.
On July 4th,1801 the first 4th of July celebration was held in the White House. Who was the President?
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
Who was the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
Who is John Hancock.
To move,operate,work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together.
What is Synchronize.
At the Montreal Olympics in 1976, at the age of 14, this Olympic gymnast was awarded the first ever perfect 10 on the uneven bars.
Who is Nadia Comaneci.
Which film was the highest grossing release of 1963, but still lost money because it was one of the most expensive movies ever made at that time?
What is Cleopatra.
With estimated production costs totaling $44 million, the film became the most expensive film and nearly bankrupted the studio.
How many times does the Liberty Bell ring on each Independence Day?
What is 13 times.
One for each of the original established colonies.
He read the Declaration of Independence in front of New York City Hall of on July 9,1776?
Who is George Washington.
In fact, a riot broke out amid the reading because British naval ships were occupuing the harbor at the time. During the riot, a statue of King George III was toppled and melted down to make 42,000 musket balls for the Revolutionary Army.
The Olympic torch is used to light this.
What is "The Olympic Cauldron"
How old was the oldest Olympic medal winner?
A- 45 B-21 C-72
72!
Oscar Swahn, age 72 won a silver medal for shooting. He was from Sweden.
Which famous line did Patrick Henry deliver at the second Virginia Convention?
"Give me liberty, or give me death!".
What was the name of the treaty signed on September 3,1783, that officially recognized American independence?
What is The Treaty of Paris.
Where was the Declaration of Independence stored during World War II?
What is Fort Knox, Kentucky.