The Olympics
Host
A country that is hosting the Olympics is called the ____ City
Los Angeles
American city hosting the 1984 Summer Olympics
Atlanta
American city hosting the 1996 Summer Olympics
Muhammad Ali
American who won the 1960 gold medal in boxing
five
# of rings are on the Olympic flag
Winter
Because Rio de Janeiro is south of the equator, the Summer Olympics happened in the ____ season to them!
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian city that hosted the 2016 Olympics
Portuguese
Brazilians speak this language
Europe
CONTINENT on which the Olympics started
Greece
COUNTRY where Olympics started in BC times
Athens
Greek CITY where Olympic Games started
Zeus
Greek god were the Olympics were dedicated to
International Olympic Committee
IOC stands for ___ ___ ___
776 BC
In ancient times, the Olympics began in this year
gold
1st-place medal
silver
2nd-place medal
bronze
3rd-place medal
Athletes
participants in the Olympics are ____
volleyball
people can SPIKE in this sport
Pierre de Coubertin
the "father of the modern olympic games"
"Citius-Altius-Fortius"
the Olympic motto (in Latin)
5 continent
the rings on the Olympic flag stand for ___ ____ groups
1896 A.D.
year the "Modern Olympics" started
Jesse Owens
a Black American who won 4 gold medals in front of Nazi Adolf Hitler in 1936
London
city hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics
Tokyo
city hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics
White
color of the background of the Olympic Flag
water polo
combination of swimming and throwing a ball in a net
South America
continent where the 2016 Olympics were held
Michael Phelps
he has won the most golds in history
equestrian
horse riding and jumping event
Brazil
host nation for the 2016 Olympics
boycott
in history, sometimes a country will ____ or refuse to attend a certain country's Olympics
"Faster - Higher - Stronger"
The Olympic motto "Citius-Altius-Fortius" means
Miracle on Ice
The Olympics hockey game where the US defeated the Soviet Union, and won a gold medal.
Olympics
The games that are held every four years in which different countries compete for medals.
Olympic Rings
The symbol of the Olympics
Olympic Medals
The ultimate honor is for an Olympic athlete to win these