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WorksheetsIntroduction to Modern Olympic Games
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What do the Olympic rings represent?
The various categories of sports.
The races of the participating athletes.
The five inhabited continents of the world.
The continents that the games have taken place in.
What is the motto of the Olympic Games?
You Can Do It
Never Give up
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Together forever
How often are the Olympic Games held?
Every three years
Every two years
Every four years
Every five years
Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
In Greece
In Spain
In the United Kingdom
In France
What continent has never hosted any Summer or Winter Olympics?
Oceania
North America
South America
Africa
Who is the architect of the Modern Olympics?
President Abraham Lincon
Dr. William Penny Brookes
Pierre, Baron de Coubertin
Monsieur Houdini
Women participated in the Olympic Games for the first time in ...
1896, in Athens
1928, in Amsterdam
1932 in Los Angeles
1900, in Paris
During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, what is the country that always enters the stadium first?
Greece
USA
The host nation
The first in alphabetic order
In 2004 with the motto "Welcome home" the Summer Olympic Games were held in ...
London, U.K.
Athens, Greece
Barcelona, Spain
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When were the games cancelled because of World War II?
1916
1936
1940 and 1944
1940
Are pictograms the same for every Olympiad?
Yes
No
Most of them are the same, but some change.
What's a symbol used in the Olympic movement and also for the continuity between ancient and modern games?
The Olympic Rings
The Olympic Torch
The Olympic Flame
All of the above
Where and how is the Olympic flame lit?
In Olympia, Greece, using the sun's rays which are concentrated by a parabolic mirror.
In the host city, using a special lighter specially designed for each Olympiad.
In Olympia, Greece, using a special lighter specially designed for each Olympiad.
In the host city, using the sun's rays which are concentrated by a parabolic mirror.
Which of the following is the most recent Olympic cauldron?
Which four (4) cities have hosted the Olympics twice so far?
Athens
Rome
Los Angeles
London
Tokyo
Which Olympic cities are correct?
Brisbane, 2032
Paris, 2024
Los Angeles, 2028
Rome, 2036
Dubai, 2040
When did the first Paralympics take place?
1960, Rome
1964, Tokyo
1968, Mexico City
1972, Munich
When did the first Youth Olympics take place?
2018, Buenos Aires
2016, Lillehammer
2010, Singapore
2020, Lausanne
How many countries and athletes took part in the very first modern Olympics in 1896?
Just one country, Greece, with 169 athletes
14 countries with 241 athletes.
Most European countries, at the time, with around 400 athletes.
12 countries with 154 athletes.
Can you check the correct facts about the structure in this picture?
This is where the first modern Olympics took place in 1896.
This is the Panathenaikon (Kallimarmaron) Stadium in Athens, Greece
It's the venue where the archery competition was hosted in the 2004 Olympics.
This is the only stadium in the world made entirely of marble.
This is where both the women and men's marathon races finished in the 2004 Olympics.
