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WorksheetsOlympics
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This Olympian has won more medals than any other.
a)
Nikolai Andrianov
b)
Usain Bolt
c)
Michael Phelps
d)
Paavo Nurmi
2.
The 2018 host of the Winter Games is?
a)
Pyeongchang
b)
Tokyo
c)
Beijing
d)
Sochi
3.
Other than Antarctica, this continent has never hosted the Olympics.
a)
South America
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
India
4.
This city has host the summer games three times.
a)
Athens
b)
London
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Berlin
5.
After the USA, this country has hosted the most Olympic Games (5).
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Greece
d)
United Kingdom
6.
Which of the following has never been an Olympic event?
a)
hot air ballooning
b)
croquet
c)
ten pin bowling
d)
motorcycle racing
7.
What percentage of an Olympic gold medal is actually gold?
a)
76-100%
b)
26-50%
c)
51-75%
d)
0-25%
8.
In direct competition, which of the following would win a flat-out 100m sprint?
a)
elephant
b)
ostrich
c)
Usain Bolt
d)
cheetah
9.
What country has won more medals than any other at the summer Olympics?
a)
USA
b)
Netherlands
c)
Greece
d)
Austrailia
10.
If you melted a gold medal, it would be worth...
a)
$600
b)
$60
c)
$6,000
d)
$60,000
11.
Which athlete has won the most Olympic medals?
a)
Carl Lewis
b)
Mark Spitz
c)
Michael Phelps
d)
Larisa Latynina
12.
How many events are there?
a)
303
b)
304
c)
305
d)
306
13.
How many days does the competition last for?
a)
20 days
b)
17 days
c)
19 days
d)
21 days
14.
What kind of medal did the first place winner get in the first Olympics?
a)
Gold
b)
Bronze
c)
Silver
d)
Copper
15.
How many women were in the Olympics in 1896?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
3
d)
19
16.
How many Olympic Games has Michael Phelps Competed in?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
17.
When was the first torch relay?
a)
1928
b)
1936
c)
1940
d)
1924
18.
Which country's team always marches last at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics?
a)
Greece
b)
USA
c)
The host country
d)
Zimbabwe
19.
What sport was played for the first time in the 2016 Rio Olympics?
a)
Judo
b)
Womens Rugby 7's
c)
Handball
d)
Wrestling
20.
Which sport uses the lightest ball?
a)
Golf
b)
Table Tennis
c)
Softball
d)
Lacrosse
21.
What sport has the most events awarded medals?
a)
Athletics
b)
Boxing
c)
Judo
d)
Swimming
22.
What is the only sport where Men and Women compete against each other?
a)
Table Tennis
b)
Squash
c)
Equestrian
d)
Badminton
23.
Ancient Olympics happened in this country
a)
Greece
b)
Macedonia
c)
Turkey
d)
Malta
24.
What do the Olympic rings symbolize?
a)
Five inhabited continents
b)
Five oceans
c)
Five Greek idol
d)
Five gold pieces
25.
Jesse Owens won gold in Berlin in this year
a)
1930
b)
1928
c)
1936
d)
1944
26.
The USA boycotted the Summer Olympics in this year
a)
1976
b)
1980
c)
1984
d)
1988
27.
Tug of war was an Olympic sport
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Snowboarding is an Olympic sport
a)
true
b)
false
29.
This Canadian spinter was stripped of his gold medal from the 1988 games
a)
Usain Bolt
b)
Ben Johnson
c)
Raffy Stevenson
d)
Justin Gatlin
30.
100-meter sprint, 110-meter hurdles, 400-meter event, 1500-meter event, long jump, high jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and pole vault make up this event
a)
Jeu de paume
b)
Decathlon
c)
Triathlon
d)
Pentathlon
31.
The Dream Team won gold in 1992 in this sport
a)
baseball
b)
hockey
c)
basketball
d)
swimming
32.
How long is a marathon?
a)
26.2 miles
b)
30.5 miles
c)
20.5 miles
d)
25.2 miles
33.
Who has more total Olympic medals?
a)
USA
b)
USSR/Russia
34.
Of the 206 National Olympic Committees, how many countries have never won an medal?
a)
5
b)
25
c)
72
d)
105
35.
What year did this famous scene occur?
a)
1988
b)
1972
c)
1964
d)
1968
36.
How many colors are in the Olympic rings logo?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
37.
What are the 3 positions in shooting?
a)
Standing, kneeling, jumping
b)
Standing, hopping, lying down
c)
Kneeling, sitting, lying down
d)
Standing, kneeling, lying down
38.
In taekwondo how many points do you get if you kick your opponent in the head?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
10
39.
The summer olympics occur every __________ .
a)
year
b)
4 years
c)
2 years
d)
10 years
40.
What two kinds of Olympics are there?
a)
Summer and Fall
b)
Summer and Winter
c)
Winter and Spring
d)
Fall and Spring
41.
True or false, if you backed out of the Olympics, you would be fined.
a)
False
b)
True
42.
_____was honor during the Olympics.
a)
Zuse
b)
Blank
c)
Zeus
d)
Apollo
43.
What ancient place name underlies the word Olympics?
a)
Olympus
b)
Olbia
c)
Olympia
d)
Olivia
44.
What was the first event in the ancient Olympics?
a)
Wrestling
b)
Jumping
c)
Chariot
d)
Running
45.
When did the modern Olympic games restart in Athens, Greece?
a)
1996
b)
1896
c)
1986
d)
1886
46.
What was the date of the first Olympics?
a)
1000 BC
b)
776 BC
c)
1066 AD
d)
2016 BC
47.
What did winners of the Olympics receive in Ancient Greece?
a)
medals (gold, silver or bronze)
b)
crown of olive leaves
48.
Where were the Olympics held in the ancient games?
a)
Olympia
b)
Crete
c)
Russia
d)
China
49.
Who could compete?
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Slaves
d)
Any of the others
50.
How do we know the Olympics were so important to the ancient Greeks?
a)
the calendar was based on the Olympics
b)
wars would stop
c)
both of these
d)
none of these
51.
Women could watch the Olympic games in the stadium.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
What year did the olympics begin
a)
10th century b.c.
b)
8th century b.c.
c)
0
d)
200 a.d.
53.
Which one of these was NOT a length that they ran for an olympic event?
a)
200 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
1000 meters
d)
5000 meters
54.
Who competed in the olympics?
a)
Wealthy people
b)
soldiers
c)
poor people
d)
royal people
55.
Why did people feel safe to travel throughout Greece each time the Olympics were held?
a)
The Olympics were a time of peace.
b)
People often made business deals or held family reunions in Olympia.
c)
The Games had religious meaning.
d)
None of the answers listed on the screen.
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