Check ALL the benefits of hosting the Olympics.

• The best athletes in the world would be right outside your door.

• The games bring excitement and attention to your region.

• The games bring a lot of development to your area.

• The Olympics have great economic costs.

What are the two negative results of hosting the Olympics?

• The Olympic games bring a lot of development.

• People have even been forced to leave their homes to make way for the Olympics.

• You are left with a ghost town once the athletes gone home.

• The Olympics have great economic and environmental costs.

Which country is the birthplace of the Olympic games?

Which county hosted the Olympics in 2004?

• Spain

• Greece

• France

• the U.S.A.

How much money did Greece spend on the 2004 Summer Olympics?

• U.S. $ 11 billion

• U.S. $ 15 billion

• U.S. $ 10 billion

• U.S. $ 13 billion

What happened to the Olympic venues in Athens shortly after the 2004 Summer Olympics ended?

• They were rebuilt to fit other needs.

• They were demolished

• They began to fall apart

• some of the venues were auctioned off

What happened to many Olympic sites after the games were over?

They have become _____ towns.

The _____ site of the 1936 Summer Olympics is still standing in Berlin, nearly a century after it was built.

• restored

• abandoned

• well-maintained

• easily accessible

Abandoned means ....

• deserted

• destroyed

• maintained

• benefited

In which city former Olympic venues continue to host sporting events?

• Athens

• Berlin

• Barcelona