Olympics

Who was the first winner of the Olympics?

• Hercules

• Leonidas of Rhodes

• Coroebus of Elis

• Milo of Croton

How could women win an Olympic prize in Ancient Greece?

• By letting Spartan women compete in the same events as men did in ancient Greece.

• By participating in separate events for women around the temple of Artemis and Apollo on the Island of Crete.

• By being awarded honorary prizes without competing in any event. They were just there to look good.

• By owning a horse, and

  because the horse owner got the prize in the equestrian events, they could still win an olive crown.

How many days were the ancient Olympics during their peak?

• Fourteen

• Ten

• Five

• Fifty

Which was not an event in the ancient Olympics?

• Wrestling

• Pankration

• Synchronized swimming

• Jumping

What was a prize for winning an event?

• A gold medal

• An olive branch

• One hundred coins

• A silver crown

What did the ancient Greeks wear to compete in the Olympics?

• A toga

• A uniform

• Shorts

• Nothing

Why did Roman Emperor Theodosius ban the Olympics?

• The Olympics were connected with a pagan god

• Rome came in last in the stadion race

• The Olympics were Greek

• He wanted them to be held in Rome

Where were the first modern Olympic held?

• Rome, Italy

• Olympia, Greece

• London, England

• Athens, Greece

Originally the Olympics was a​ (a)   festival. Greek men would travel

to the Sanctuary of ​ ​ (b)   in ​ ​ (c)   and make sacrifices to Zeus.

In 776 BC a ​ (d)   event was held, called the ​ (e)   race. This was the start of the ancient Olympics.

• religious
• Zeus
• Olympia
• running
• stadion
• cultural
• Athens
• marathon

This festival was held every ​ (a)   years. The only athletic event was

the stadion race for the first ​ (b)   Olympics. After that, more events

were added. At its peak, in the ​ (c)   century, the Olympics had grown

from a one-day event to a ​ (d)   -day-event.

• four
• twelve
• fifth
• five
• three
• ten
• seventh