Olympics Timeline Page 64

Open Ended

How do you think the Olympic Games have changed society and inspired people around the world?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Olympic Games is correct according to the timeline?

• The first modern Olympic Games had gold medals for winners.

• Women were allowed to compete in the Olympics before 1900.

• There was no Olympic flag until 1920.

• Table tennis has always been an Olympic sport.

Multiple Choice

There were gold medals in the first Olympic Games.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Inge Sorenson was a swimmer from Ethiopia.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

There were gold medals in the first Olympic Games.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

• 1896

• 1900

• 1920

• 1936

Multiple Choice

What kind of medals were awarded to winners at the first modern Olympic Games?

• Gold medals

• Silver medals

• Bronze medals

• No medal

Multiple Choice

In which year did women start competing in the Olympics?

• 1896

• 1900

• 1912

• 1924

Multiple Choice

What was the longest Olympic competition in history, lasting eleven hours and forty minutes?

• Marathon

• Wrestling

• Swimming

• Weightlifting

Multiple Choice

Why were there is no Olympic Games in 1916, 1940, and 1944?

• War

• Financial problem

• Political issues

• Lack of interest

Multiple Choice

When was the Olympic flag first introduced?

• • 1924

• 1936

• 1920

• 1960

Multiple Choice

Which team scored 122 goals in the first Winter Olympics in 1924?

• • Russian ice hockey team

• American ice hockey team

• Canadian ice hockey team

• Swedish ice hockey team

Multiple Choice

Who was the youngest medallist in Olympic history, at the age of 12?

• Hiroshi Hoketsu

• Inge Sorensen

• Abebe Bikila

• Michael Phelps

Multiple Choice

In which year did table tennis become an Olympic sport?

• • 1960

• 1988

• 2016

• 1920

Multiple Choice

Who competed in a horse-riding event at the age of seventy-one in the 2012 Olympics?

• Inge Sorensen

• Hiroshi Hoketsu

• Abebe Bikila

• Usain Bolt

Multiple Choice

There weren't any games in 1916.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Inge Sorensen was a swimmer from Ethiopia.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Abebe Bikila was a marathon runner.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Golf and rugby were Olympics sports for the first time in 2012.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which sport in NOT in the Olympics.

• Squash

• Sailing

• Rugby

• Golf

• Football

Multiple Choice

Where did the first Winter Olympics takes place?

• Denmark

• France

• Greece

• Ethiopia

Multiple Choice

When did women become competitors for the Olympic games?

• 1900

• 1912

• 1916

• 1920

Multiple Choice

What was the time of the longest competition in Olympic history?

• 11 hours 40 minutes

• 11 hours 30 minutes

• 12 hours 40 minutes

• 12 hours 30 minutes

Multiple Choice

How many goals did the Canadian ice hockey team made?

• 112

• 102

• 122

• 120

Multiple Select

There weren't any games in these years:

• 1916

• 1920

• 1940

• 1944

Multiple Choice

The youngest medallist is 15 years old.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which sport wasn't in the Olympics until 1988?

• Wrestling

• Marathon

• Table tennis

• Rugby

Multiple Choice

Who is competed in a horse-riding competition?

• Martin Klein

• Alfred Asikainen

• Abebe Bikila

• Hiroshi Hoketsu

Multiple Choice

Select the true sentence about golf and rugby.

• They were discovered in Rio, Brazil.

• They were added to Olympics in 2016.

• They were banned for 100 years.

• They were the first games held in Rio.