History of Olympics Quiz

The Olympics were meant to honor the Greek God...

• Zeus

• Olympia

The Olympics first began in...

• 700BC

• 876BC

• 1776 AD

• 776BC

An olympiad is ____ years long.

In addition to sports, competitions were held for...

[there are 3 answers]

• music

• dancing

• singing

• poetry

The first Olympics had one sport, the ________ yard dash.

The first Olympic champion Corobeus was a...

• shoemaker

• plumber

• baker

• chef

In ________ AD, a Christian emperor named Theodosius banned the Olympics.

The modern Olympic games started in 1896, the modern Olympic games were started in _____________, ____________.

• Athens, Greece

• Sparta, Greece

• Rome, Italy

• Athens, Georgia

What Olympic sport would you like to compete in?