Ancient Olympics
The ancient Olympics (776BC-393AD) were held here.
What is Olympia, Greece?
Making its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics, this sport is based on a style of dance introduced in New York City in the 1970s.
What is break dancing?
Where did the most recent summer games take place?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This country's bobsled team was featured in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings.
What is Jamaica, mon?
This country enters last during the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremonies.
What is the Host Country?
The first place contestant of the ancient Olympics won this.
What is a crown of olive leaves from the sacred olive tree at the temple of Zeus in Olympia?
Olympic games were not held in 1916, 1940, and 1944 for this reason.
What is war?
The United States' official summer Olympic training center is located here.
Where is Colorado Springs, CO?
The most recent Winter Olympics were held here.
Where is Beijing, China?
The words of the Olympic motto - citius, altius, fortius - mean this.
What is faster, higher, stronger?
Ancient Olympic athletes wore this to compete.
What is nothing at all?
This was the first U.S. city to host the Olympics
What is St. Louis, Missouri?
in 1904
The women's gymnastic team consists of this number of athletes.
What is five?
Two additional alternates travel with them.
The official winter Olympic training center in the U.S. is located here.
Where is Lake Placid, NY?
First place medals are mostly made of this material.
What is silver?
Were they to be made of pure gold, they would be a whopping $22,000 per medal.
The first Olympic champion's profession was this.
What is Cook?
The 2026 Winter Olympics will take place in these two Italian cities.
What are Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo?
The first winter Olympic games were held in this city in 1924.
Where is Chamonix, France?
This is the oldest sport at the Winter Games.
What is figure skating?
This black Olympian has been credited with "single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy".
Who is Jesse Owens?
The first recorded Olympics had this many events.
What is only one?
The event was the Stade (a foot race of about 180m - we get the word "stadium" from this).
With 28 medals, this Olympian is the most decorated of all time.
Who is Michael Phelps?
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will have this number of sports represented.
What is 32?
This figure skater is the most decorated in U.S. History.
Who is Michelle Kwan?
Paris last hosted the Olympic Games in this year.
What is 1924?