SPORTS
How many lanes does an Olympic standard swimming pool have?
8
Who is the most decorated (and well known) female swimmer in history?
Katie Ledecky
How many rings appear in the logo of the Olympic games?
5
When were the first Olympics?
Think ancient...
776 BC
What was the winner’s prize in the ancient Olympic Games?
Olive wreath
What is the name of the Olympic sport which involves marital arts?
Jujitsu/Judo
Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh-Jennings won Olympic gold in 2004, 2008, and 2012 in what sport?
Beach volleyball
What do the Olympic rings (in the Olympic logo) represent?
Two correct answers:
(1) In the ancient Olympics it represented years between the games…it used to be 5 years.
(2) The union of five continents (Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Oceana)
How many days did the ancient Olympic Games take?
5 days
Who is the black athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in track and field?
Jesse Owens
How many boats are side-by-side in a rowing competition?
6
Who is the most successful female Olympian of all time?
Larisa Latynina. Soviet gymnast who participated in the games from 1956 to 1964. She gathered 18 medals within that time period (in comparison, Simone Biles has 11).
What year and/or city did the first ever Paralympic games occur?
1960 in Rome, Italy
When did the modern Olympics start using the Olympic flame?
1896 in Athens
From what city does the Olympic torch travel from each Olympic year?
Athens, Greece
What sport traditionally started the ancient Olympic Games?
Chariot race, it was also the most brutal/roughest sport in the ancient Olympic Games.
What year, in Olympic history, were women starting to compete for the first time?
1900, games hosted in Paris.
Though not officially sanctioned, women participated in the second and third games in 1900 and 1904. It was not until 1908 in London that female athletes were specifically included. Margaret Abbot took first in women's golf in Paris in 1900, making her the first female American Olympic champion.
What year did the Winter Olympics begin?
1924, in Chamonix France
From the years 1912 to 1948, ____________ competitions were part of the modern Olympic Games, on the initiative of Pierre de Coubertin.
Artistic. Medals were awarded for sport-related artwork falling in five categories: (1) architecture, (2) literature, (3) music, (4) painting and (5) sculpture.
In 1916, where were the summer Olympics suppose to be held but were cancelled due to World War I?
Berlin, Germany
Name 3 of the 5 sports in the ancient Olympic pentathlon?
(1) long jump, (2) javelin, (3) foot race, (4) discus, (5) wrestling
Name 3 of the 5 sports that women were allowed to compete in during the 1900 Olympic games:
(1) tennis, (2) sailing, (3) croquet, (4) equestrian events, and (5) golf.
The winter and summer Olympic games always occurred in the same year until the winter games were held at Lillehammer, Norway in what year?
1994
What does the marathon event commemorate?
What is the Greek Battle at Marathon
What U.S. city was the first to host the modern Olympics?
St. Louis, Missouri in 1904