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WorksheetsAncient Greek Olympics
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The Olympic games were held in honor of what?
Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom
Zeus, the King of all Gods
The Summer Solstice
In which city-state were the Olympic games held?
Olympia
Athens
Sparta
Why weren’t women allowed to attend the games?
Because they were not allowed to compete.
Because they had to stay home.
Because the men were not clothed.
There were not gold, silver and bronze medals. Instead, the winner of a competition received...
A necklace
A crown made of leaves
Nothing
The chance to duel
True or False: Greeks also hosted the Winter Olympics.
True
False
__________ was the first event to be included in the Olympic Games.
Wrestling
Jumping
Running
Crying
In this event, athletes would compete to throw a stone or metal discus as far as they could.
Long jump
Discus
Javelin
In Ancient Greece, there were only ________ sports.
5
10
20
One event that took place in Ancient Greece that does not exist today is....
Chariot Races
Boxing
Wrestling
Running
Athens, Greece hosted the summer olympics in
2004
2008
2016
The first recorded Olympic Games were held in 776 BC.
True
Flase
The Olympics have been held every _____ years for 12 centuries.
2 years
4 years
8 years
The five rings of the Olympic symbol represent
the five original events.
the five oceans around the world.
the five inhabited continents of the world.
The 2020 Olympics have been postponed until summer 2021. Where will they be hosted?
Tokyo
Athens
Berlin
Rio de Janeiro
One of the new events at the next Olympics will be...
Dog sledding
Rock climbing
Bungee Jumping
Ever seen Olympians biting their medals during the awards ceremony? The tradition started
to check that the coin was made of metal, and not lead.
to prove how strong you are.
because the athlete is so hungry
True or False: If two or more Greek city-states happen to be at war with each other when the game date arrived, war was halted for the duration of the games
True
False
