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Olympic Games

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the ancient Olympian Games officially begin?

a)

1896 AD

b)

776 BC

c)

217 AD

d)

393 AD

2.

Who proposed the idea of restarting the modern Olympic Games?

a)

Baron Pierre de Coubertin

b)

Louis Spiridon

c)

Ancient Greeks

d)

Sydney Olympics Committee

3.

In which city did the first modern Olympic Games take place?

a)

Athens

b)

Paris

c)

Sydney

d)

Olympia

4.

When were the Winter Olympic Games introduced?

a)

1896

b)

1924

c)

1934

d)

1996

5.

What is the Paralympics?

a)

A championship for disabled athletes

b)

An event for winter sports

c)

A relay race with the Olympic flame

6.

What is the Olympic motto?

a)

"Faster, Higher, Stronger"

b)

"Citius, Altius, Fortius"

c)

"Unity in Diversity"

d)

"Taking Part is Everything"

7.

What is the significance of the Olympic rings?

a)

They represent the five continents of the world

b)

They symbolize the unity of different sports

c)

They were designed by the first Olympic champion

8.

What kind of sport is it?

a)

athletics

b)

basketball

c)

board games

d)

cycling

9.

What kind of sport is it?

a)

athletics

b)

basketball

c)

board games

d)

cycling

10.

One of the racers got off the ... and had to be taken to hospital

a)

pitch

b)

court

c)

track

11.

_____ is a group of people acting together in a game.

a)

A team

b)

A boat

c)

A lawn

d)

A competition