Origin of the Olympic Games

How did the Olympic games begin?

• Its purpuse was to show who was the strongest

• It was part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus

• They started to honor the Greek gods.

• They began by mistake

Where did the Olympics began?

• In Rome

• In Sparta

• In Athens

• In Olympia

What's the inception date of the games?

• 776 BC

• 776 AC

• 1845

• 1650 BC

In the beginning of the Olympics, what were the contests held for?

What was the only event that the Ancient Greek Olympics featured for the first thirteen games?

• breakdancing

• Mule racing

• 2 hundred yard dash

• chariot

Running, jumping, wrestling, javeling throwing and hurling the discus, were part of the first...

• pentathlon

• pankration

Who was the very first Olympic champion?

• Zeus

• Apolo

• Coroebus

• Orsippus of Megara

When did Theodosius ban the Olympic games for being pagan practices?

• 570 AD

• 1930 BC

• 380 AD

• 391 AD

When did the modern Olympic games kick off?

• 1896

• 1945

• 1625

• 1845

What's the meaning of the Olympic motto: "Citius, Altius, Fortius"?

• City, Athens, Force

• Faster, Higher, Stronger

• Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

• Faster, Harder, Stronger