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Here you can check yourself on how well( or not so well) you know the history of the ancient and modern Olympic games. If you want to know the answers click at the bottom of the page

The foundation of the Olympic knowledge

1. The place of birth and the official birthday of the Olympic games?

2. Who had the right to take part in the games before Rome defeated Greece?

3. Could women participate in them?

4. When the first Olympic games was officially recorded? игр античности?

5. How did they call the winners of the Olympic games?

6. Who was the first winner of the Olympic games?

7. Who won the Olympic games 6 times in a row?

8. Who was the 12-times winner in running on the Olympic games?

9. What's the name of the last officially recorded winner of the Olympic games?

10. The origin of the word "stadium"

11. What was the ancient name of pentathlon?

12. How did they call umpires in the ancient Greece?

13. How did they call the room where the athlets were getting ready for the games?

14. What title was given to the winners of the 4 all-Greek games: Olympic, Istlic, Peafik and Nemic?

15. When the last record of the Olympic games was taken?

16. Which of the Roman emperors prohibited the Olympic games?

17. Who is the author of the world-wide known sculpture "Discoba"?

18. Who created the sculpture of Zeus in Olympia?

19. In what century did the idea of renascence of the Olympic games arise?

20. What does Pierre d'Cuberten has to do with the renascence of the Olympic games?

Modern Olympic games

21. What are the ancient traditions of the Olympic games used nowadays?

22. What is the Olympic Charter?

23. Where did the first modern Olympic games take place?

24. When at the first time the Olympic flag was hanged?

25. What is the meaning of the rings on the flag?

26. What does the Olympic emblem represent?

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