History of Olympics

Athletes from around the world gather to compete

• every two years

• every six years

• every four years

• every ten years

There are more than 20 Olympic Sports

• True

• False

The first known Olympics were held in

• Cuzco City

• Narnia

• New York

• Olympia

Olympia is located in

• Greece

• Peru

• Italy

• France

The Olympics were created in honor of ancient Greece’s most famous god

• Baal

• Zeus, king of the gods

• Dagon

• Aslan, the Lion

In the ancient Olympic Games, there was only one winner per event

• True

• False

In the ancient Olympic Games the prize was

• a new car

• an olive wreath

• a big house

• a modern laptop

Nowadays athletes can win

• a house, a car and a bike

• gold, silver and bronze medals

• a trip around the world

• a gamer computer

After Rome conquered Greece, the games were revived in 1896 in

• Cuzco

• Howards

• Athens

• Narnia

Olympic flame is lit at

• Barcelona, Spain

• Lima, Peru

• Rome, Italy

• Olympia, Greece