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What year were the games only consisted of foot races?
776 B.C.
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How many countries showed up at the Olympics in 1908?
13
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How many nations are competing in the Sochi Winter Olympics?
Over 85
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What does the Gold medal represent?
1st place
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In what year were Germany and Japan not invited to the Olympics?
1948
200
What year was the first modern Olympic games?
1896
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Why did America bar females from competing in events in 1912?
They didn't have long skirts.
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How many athletes are competing in the Sochi Winter Olympics?
Over 2500
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What does the bronze medal represent?
3rd place
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In what year was the first relay of the Olympic torch?
1936
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What year did the women compete in swimming for the first time?
1912
300
List the 5 countries not invited to the Olympic games in 1920?
Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Turkey
300
What is the Sochi Winter Olympics motto?
Hot...Cool...Yours
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What is the Olympic Committee motto?
Swifter, higher and stronger
300
In what year were women competing in track and field for the first time but many collapsed?
1928
400
What happened on February 7, 2014?
Sochi Winter games opening ceremony
400
____________was admitted as an Olympic sport in 1936.
Basketball
400
What are the types of medals awarded at the Olympics?
Gold, Silver and Bronze
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How many rings does the Olympic flag have?
5
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What year were the games moved to Paris so the founder could see them in his homeland?
1924
500
What year was alpine skiing held for the first time?
1936
500
Why were the games called off between 1940 and 1944?
WW II.
500
What does the Olympic flame symbolize?
Death and Rebirth of the Greek heroes.
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What are the colors of the rings and what do they represent?
Blue, yellow, black, green, and red. They represent the 5 parts of world - Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe.
500
What year were the Olympics canceled due to WWI?
1916