The Olympic Games - Multiple Choice Test
Multiple Choice Test
The 1936 Summer Olympics were disturbed because
- Hitler tried to show the world how powerful the Nazis were
- Black American athletes showed their fists in protest
- they were organised in the middle of a war
- Israeli athletes were killed
If an athlete takes drugs
- they are disqualified and the medals are taken away from them
- they are banned from competitions for their whole life
- they move one rank down in the results
- they cannot compete in the next two events
The ancient Olympic Games were held
- in honour of Zeus, a Greek god
- only for footraces
- for men and women
- as a competition against the Romans
Cities that host the Olympic Games
- must have enough stadiums for all the events
- must provide cheap tickets for spectators
- must be very large
- must have an underground system
Pierre de Coubertin wanted to
- bring peace and friendship to the people of the world
- use sports to stop wars
- organize summer and winter games at the same time
- organize an event that millions could watch
Abebe Biklia's victory in the marathon was so special because
- he ran barefoot
- he won the race twice in a row
- he was the first athlete to run the marathon under 2:30 hours
- he was the first black athlete at the Olympic Games
Equestrian events are about
- horse riding
- gymnastics
- weightlifting
- swimming
In the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
- Greece marches in first
- the best country of the last Olympics marches in first
- the host nation marches in first
- Greece marches in last
Today, Olympic Summer and Winter Games
- take place in different years
- take place in the same year
- are always hosted on the same continent
- are organised every 6 years
The first Olympic Games were held
- in 776 B.C.
- after World War I
- in 1924
- when the Romans conquered ancient Greece