Olympics

Where do the Olympic Games come from?

• Ancient Rome
• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient China

• Ancient Greece

In Ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were mainly:

• A way to train soldiers

• A way to celebrate the gods

Which sport was absent in the original Olympic Games?

• Swimming

• Boxing

• Discus throwing

• Wrestling

WHEN did the first MODERN Olympic Games take place?

• 1900
• 1896
• 1904
• 1912

WHERE did the first modern Olympic Games take place?

• Rome, Italy
• Paris, France
• Istanbul, Turkey

• Athens, Greece

In which years didn't the Olympic Games take place?

3 right answers

• 1916

• 1940

• 1944

• 1968

When did the first Paralympic Games take place?

• 1896

• 1924

• 1960

• 1984

When was the last time (before 2024) that France hosted the Olympics?

• 1924

• 1952

• 1968

• 1984

Which female athletes have received the most gold medals in history?

2 correct answers: there is a tie

• Larissa Latynina

  USSR

  Gymnastics

• Allyson Felix

  USA

  Athletics

• Katie Ledecky

  USA

  Swimming

• Simone Biles

  USA

  Gymnastics

Which male athlete has received the most gold medals?

• Usain Bolt

  Jamaica

  Athletics

• Ma Long

  China

  Table Tennis

• Martin Fourcade

  France

  Biathlon

• Michael Phelps

  USA

  Swimming