Olympics and Paralympics

1. The Ancient Olympic Games were mainly a ______.

• a. meeting of the world’s top athletes

• b. religious festival

• c. way for soldiers to train

2. In the Ancient Olympic Games, married women couldn’t _____.

• a. compete

• b. watch

• c. compete or watch

3. In the Ancient Olympic Games, athletes wore _____.

• a. all white

• b. different colours

• c. no clothes at all

4. The first Modern Olympic Games took place in _____.

• a. Athens

• b. Paris

• c. Rome

5. The first Paralympic Games were held in _____.

• a. 1896

• b. 1924

• c. 1960

6. From left to right, the Olympic rings are _____.

• a. red, orange, yellow, green, blue

• b. blue, yellow, black, green, red

• c. red, green, black, yellow, blue

7. The Olympic torch relay begins with a flame that is lit in ______.

• a. Olympia

• b. Athens

• c. whichever city is hosting the games

8. The Paris Olympics had ______ different sports.

• a. 28

• b. 32

• c. 44