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Introduction to Modern Olympic Games

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the Olympic rings represent?

a)

The various categories of sports.

b)

The races of the participating athletes.

c)

The five inhabited continents of the world.

d)

The continents that the games have taken place in.

2.

What is the motto of the Olympic Games?

a)

You Can Do It

b)

Never Give up

c)

Faster, Higher, Stronger

d)

Together forever

3.

How often are the Olympic Games held?

a)

Every three years

b)

Every two years

c)

Every four years

d)

Every five years

4.

Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?

a)

In Greece

b)

In Spain

c)

In the United Kingdom

d)

In France

5.

What continent has never hosted any Summer or Winter Olympics?

a)

Oceania

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

6.

Who is the architect of the Modern Olympics?

a)

President Abraham Lincon

b)

Dr. William Penny Brookes

c)

Pierre, Baron de Coubertin

d)

Monsieur Houdini

7.

Women participated in the Olympic Games for the first time in ...

a)

1896, in Athens

b)

1928, in Amsterdam

c)

1932 in Los Angeles

d)

1900, in Paris

8.

During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, what is the country that always enters the stadium first?

a)

Greece

b)

USA

c)

The host nation

d)

The first in alphabetic order

9.

In 2004 with the motto "Welcome home" the Summer Olympic Games were held in ...

a)

London, U.K.

b)

Athens, Greece

c)

Barcelona, Spain

d)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

10.

When were the games cancelled because of World War II?

a)

1916

b)

1936

c)

1940 and 1944

d)

1940

11.

Are pictograms the same for every Olympiad?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Most of them are the same, but some change.

12.

What's a symbol used in the Olympic movement and also for the continuity between ancient and modern games?

a)

The Olympic Rings

b)

The Olympic Torch

c)

The Olympic Flame

d)

All of the above

13.

Where and how is the Olympic flame lit?

a)

In Olympia, Greece, using the sun's rays which are concentrated by a parabolic mirror.

b)

In the host city, using a special lighter specially designed for each Olympiad.

c)

In Olympia, Greece, using a special lighter specially designed for each Olympiad.

d)

In the host city, using the sun's rays which are concentrated by a parabolic mirror.

14.

Which of the following is the most recent Olympic cauldron?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
15.

Which four (4) cities have hosted the Olympics twice so far?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Los Angeles

d)

London

e)

Tokyo

16.

Which Olympic cities are correct?

a)

Brisbane, 2032

b)

Paris, 2024

c)

Los Angeles, 2028

d)

Rome, 2036

e)

Dubai, 2040

17.

When did the first Paralympics take place?

a)

1960, Rome

b)

1964, Tokyo

c)

1968, Mexico City

d)

1972, Munich

18.

When did the first Youth Olympics take place?

a)

2018, Buenos Aires

b)

2016, Lillehammer

c)

2010, Singapore

d)

2020, Lausanne

19.

How many countries and athletes took part in the very first modern Olympics in 1896?

a)

Just one country, Greece, with 169 athletes

b)

14 countries with 241 athletes.

c)

Most European countries, at the time, with around 400 athletes.

d)

12 countries with 154 athletes.

20.

Can you check the correct facts about the structure in this picture?

a)

This is where the first modern Olympics took place in 1896.

b)

This is the Panathenaikon (Kallimarmaron) Stadium in Athens, Greece

c)

It's the venue where the archery competition was hosted in the 2004 Olympics.

d)

This is the only stadium in the world made entirely of marble.

e)

This is where both the women and men's marathon races finished in the 2004 Olympics.