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The Olympic Games: Where Heros are Made - Quiz
Contributed by: Dykstra
(Original author: Goers)
  • 1. In school, my brother is reading about _________ Greece in history class.
A) record
B) ceremonies
C) ancient
D) stadium
  • 2. My sister and I _________ against each other when we play tennis.
A) earned
B) medals
C) compete
D) host
  • 3. Dad is the ______ of his office party this year.
A) ancient
B) record
C) host
D) earned
  • 4. We play our home games at the new _________ .
A) stadium
B) ancient
C) medals
D) compete
  • 5. The team has won three soccer _________ in the past three years.
A) ancient
B) compete
C) medals
D) stadium
  • 6. I worked hard on the story I wrote, and I __________ a good grade.
A) earned
B) host
C) record
D) compete
  • 7. The band gets to play at all the school __________.
A) host
B) medals
C) ceremonies
D) stadium
  • 8. The runner winning the sprint broke an old ____________.
A) record
B) medals
C) compete
D) ancient
  • 9. The piece is ____________.
A) fantasy
B) nonfiction
C) realistic fiction
D) personal narrative
  • 10. The first Olympic Games took place in __________.
A) United States
B) Greece
C) Australia
D) France
  • 11. How are the swimming events different today than they were in the first modern games?
A) Only men could enter the swimming races.
B) The Olympics made many swimmers famous.
C) Only four swimming strokes are allowed in the races today.
D) In the first modern games, swimmers could use only one stroke.
  • 12. The Olympic Games always begin with a ____________.
A) torch
B) oath
C) parade
D) the flag being carried in
  • 13. The Olympic games have changed over time
A) False
B) True
  • 14. The colored rings in the Olympic flag represent ____________.
A) the color of the continents
B) a color in every country's flag
C) some of the competitions
D) just the countries in Europe.
  • 15. In the ancient Olympics, most of the events were __________.
A) field and swimming
B) swimming and track
C) track and field
D) track and diving
  • 16. Which of these is NOT a track event?
A) hurdling
B) swimming
C) running
D) sprints
  • 17. At Sydney, which swimmer was the winner in the backstroke?
A) Micheal Johnson
B) Lenny Krayzelburg
C) Jonny Weissmuller
D) Mark Spitz
  • 18. Which sport has just recently been added to the Olympic Games?
A) ballet
B) ice-skating
C) softball
D) skateboarding
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