Greek Olympic Games

Olympic athletes originally wore:

• Loin cloths

• Nothing

• Skirts

In modern relay races, runners carry and pass off batons. Originally, the runners carried:

• Real bats

• Torches

When a winner in the Olympics returned to his hometown. he would often enter:

• On the back of a Trojan horse

• Carried by other athletes

• On a path of flower petals

If there was a war between one or more of the Greek city-states during an Olympic year:

• Those at war could no participate

• There was a truce until after the games

Olympic athletes who cheated were:

• Beheaded

• Enslaved

• Forced to buy statues

The goddess of victory who watched over the athletic contests was known as:

• Nike

• Reebok

Olympic winners were awarded:

• A wreath of olive branches

• A gold medal

Married women and slave were not allowed to participate or attend the games. If a woman viewed the Olympic games, she could be:

• Forced to become a teacher

• Pushed off a cliff

The winner of the chariot races was the:

• Driver

• Owner of the horse

The ancient Olympics had a rugged event called the pancratium that combined boxing and wrestling. Every maneuver was allowed in this event except biting and:

• Gouging out the opponents eyes

• Swearing