ANCIENT OLYMPICS
Greek city where the first Olympics was held in 776 BC.
Where is OLYMPIA?
How often are the Olympics held?
What is FOUR YEARS?
The Olympic Games are held every four years, alternating between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years.
The 2024 Olympic Games were being held in which city/country?
Where is PARIS, FRANCE?
The colors of the Olympics rings.
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU GUESS ALL FIVE REGIONS THAT THEY REPRESENT)
What are BLUE, BLACK, RED, YELLOW AND GREEN?
The Olympic symbol was originally designed by the Frenchman to feature the now legendary five rings as a way to pay tribute to the Games’ participants and the five regions of the world — Australia, Africa, Americas, Europe, and Asia — that the athletes came from.
It is what the medals awarded at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are made from.
What are the PIECES OF THE EIFFEL TOWER?
The 2024 Paris Olympics medals contain pieces of iron from the Eiffel Tower's original frame. The iron is set in the center of each medal in the form of a hexagon, which is a reference to France's shape and nickname, l'hexagone.
The first 12 Olympics had this one event.
What is a FOOTRACE (190 Meters - or one length of the stadium called a 'stade')
This continent has never hosted an Olympics (not Antarctica).
Where is AFRICA?
Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Summer McIntosh all won multiple medals in this popular Summer Olympic sport.
What is SWIMMING?
Where was the last winter Olympics held (2022)
Where is BEIJING, CHINA?
Where was the 2024 opening ceremony held?
Where is along the SEINE RIVER?
This is the prize received by winners of ancient Olympic events.
What is a OLIVE-LEAF WREATH?
The victor was entitled to have a statue of himself set up at Olympia. Although he did not receive money at the Olympics, the victor was treated much like a modern sports celebrity by his home city.
What country has hosted the most Olympic games?
Where is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
(9 including LA in 2028)
Which country has the most athletes in 2024 Olympics?
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU GUESS THE NUMBER WITHIN 25)
Where is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
593 total athletes
Where is the next Olympics to be held?
Where is ITALY WINTER 2026?
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Italy in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo and the 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in the United States in Los Angeles.
This type of dancing is considered an Olympic event for the first time in Paris 2024.
What is BREAKING/BREAKDANCING?
Ancient Olympic athletes wore this while competing.
What is NOTHING?
Every athlete, from Polites to Leonidas, ran without clothes and barefoot at the Ancient Games.
This was the year that women were first allowed to compete in the Olympics.
What is 1900 (PARIS, FRANCE)
In it's 124 year modern history, what were the three years that the Summer Olympics were cancelled due to World War One & World War Two?
What are 1914, 1940 & 1944?
The first Winter Games were held in 1924 in which country?
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU KNOW THE CITY AS WELL)
Where is CHAMONIX, FRANCE?
How many nations competed in the Paris summer games?
(DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU GUESS WITHIN 5)
What is 206 NATIONS?
This tradition began with the 1936 Summer Olympics.
What is the USE OF THE OLYMPIC TORCH/TORCH RELAY?
This city hosted the first modern day Olympic Games with more than 12 nations and over 240 athletes who competed in 43 events in 1896.
Where is ATHENS GREECE?
His historical run is the inspiration behind the modern day Summer Olympic Games event. Pheidippidides is said to have run all the way to Athens from what city to deliver news of a victory in battle?
Where is MARATHON, GREECE?
First adopted in the 1890's with the launch of the Olympic Games Movement, what is the three word phrase used as the Olympic Motto since the early days of the modern games?
Double Points if you know the Latin words)
What is FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER?
Latin: Citius, Altius, Fortius
Who won the most medals @ the Paris Olympics 2024?
DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU KNOW THE AMOUNT WITHIN 5)
What is the UNITED STATES?
Medal Count: 136