Find the answers to the following questions as fast as you can.
Use the Internet site History
- Olympics 2000 at http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/
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A. Your starting time: ____________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Part One — By Year
- How many months did the 1904 Olympics last? 1 /
3 / 4
- How many countries have held the Olympics more than once? 2 /
3 / 4
- How many women took part in the 1924 Paris Olympics? 435 /
3548 / 136
- How many women took part in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? 3531 /
437 / 124
- Why were there no Olympic games from 1936 to 1948? (*hint — look at London 1948)
World War II / No one wanted to play / No country could hold the games
- How many different sports were played in the 1976 Montreal Olympics?
198 / 21 /
92
- Which country won the most medals in the 1908 Olympics? USA /
Great Britain / Russia
- How many medals did Mark Spitz win in the 1972 Olympics? 4 / 5 / 7
Part Two — By Sport
- In which Olympics did the "Dream Team" play basketball?
1972 / 1984 /
1992
- Which country had the strongest diving team in the 1990's? China /
USA / Germany
- In what year was the first Olympic soccer game played? 1900 /
1996 / 1936
- In what year did women first compete in judo in the Olympics? 1965 /
1992 / 1968
- Gymnastics is one of the _______ sports in the Olympics. oldest /
newest / only
- In what year did track and field begin in the Olympics? 1896 /
1900 / 490BC
- In what year did women start competing in Olympic swimming events?
1948 / 1924 /
1912
- When did the modern pentathlon begin? 1912 / 1964 / 708BC
B. Your finishing time: ____________________________