PE 3 - QUIZ # 1

1. WHO IS THE FIRST EVER OLYMPIC WINNER IN HISTORY

• KOROIBUS OF CELLIS
• KOROIBUS OF ELLIS
• KOROIBUS OF CITY OF NAPIA
• KOROIBUS OF SALEN

2. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE TERM "ATHLETE"

• ONE WHO COMPETES
• ONE WHO COMPETES BUT QUIT
• ONE WHO COMPETES FOR A PRIZE
• ONE WHO DECLARES AS A WINNER

3. WHAT ARE THE TWO GREEK WORDS OF THE TERM "ATHLETE"?

• ATHON AND ATHEN
• ATHLO AND ATHLE
• ATHLOS AND ATHLON
• ATHLOS AND ATHENS

4. THE FIRST ANCIENT OLYMPICS WERE HELD IN ______________

• ATHENS, GREECE
• OLYMPIA, GREECE
• HERAKLEON, GREECE
• PARTHENON

5. THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES BEGAN IN _________ AND TOOK PLACE EVERY FOUR YEARS UNTIL ___________.

• 775 BC - 393 AD
• 776 BC - 393 AD
• 767 BC - 393 AD
• 777 BC - 393 AD

6. THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES BEGAN IN __________________

• 1895
• 1896
• 1897
• 1898

7. THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES HAPPENS IN ___________________

• OLYMPIA, GREECE
• ATHENS, GREECE
• PATRAS, GREECE
• THESSALONIKI, GREECE

8. THE MOST HISTORICALLY DOMINANT IN SHORT DISTANCE RUNNING AND JUMPING EVENTS.

• GERMANY
• CHINA
• UNITED STATES
• PHILIPPINES

9. IAAF STANDS FOR

• INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ATHLETIC FEDERATION
• INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION
• INVITATIONAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION
• INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION AMATEUR FEDERATION

10. IT IS THE WORLD GOVERNING BODY FOR THE SPORT OF TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETICS

• IAAF
• WORLD ATHLETICS
• WORLD AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION
• NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATION