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History of the

Olympic games

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Olympic games in Beijing 2008

1 2 3 4 5

Victories

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When were the first Ancient Olympic Games held?

776 BC

176 BC

555 BC

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You are right! The first Ancient Olympic Games were held in 776 BC and the last in 393 AD when Emperor Theodosius I

abolished them!

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Who was the Greek god honoured by the Ancient Olympic Games?

Pelops Perseus

Zeus

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Excellent!Everybody knows the setting for the

Olympic Games – the great Sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia!

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In which year were the very first modern Olympic Games held and

where?

1900, Paris

1892, Athens

1896, Athens

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I`m proud of you!The very first modern Olympic Games were

held in 1896. A wealthy Greek architect donated a million drachmas to restore the

Panathenaic Stadium for the Olympic Games, and the first race of the modern Olympic

Games was won by American student, James Connolly.

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In which of the following three years were the Olympic Games

not held?

1916, 1940 and 1944

1912, 1936 and 1940

1936, 1940 and 1944

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Fine!Every four years celebrated an

Olympiad, and even the Games that were cancelled due to WWI and WWII.

1916, 1940, and 1944, counted as Olympiads.

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In which year of the Modern Olympics were the Winter Games

added?

1936 1924

1920

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Well done!The Winter Games were added in 1924 with skating,

skiing, the bobsled, the luge, the toboggan, ice hockey, and the biathlon (skiing and shooting)

included. After 1992, the Winter and Summer Games were not held in the same calendar year. The Winter Games were held after a two-year interval, in 1994,

and then every four years after that.

P.S. luge, toboggan - одиночные сани, санный спорт.

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What is an informal name of the Olympic Stadium in

Beijing?

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Bird`s Nest

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What was the mascot of this Olympic games?

P.S. mascot – a person, animal, or thing considered to bring good luck.

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Five nice creatures are called Fuwa.Each of Fuwa has a rhyming two-syllable name - a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the

Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.

Five nice creatures are called Fuwa.Each of Fuwa has a rhyming two-syllable name - a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the

Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.

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What was the number of this Games?

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Their number was XXIX

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Which country won the most total medals?

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It was the USA – the first in the rank by total – 110!

But it didn`t become a champion, because China took much more gold

medals!

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In which place did Great Britain finish?

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Great Britain took the forth place.

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Sportsman of which country won the gold medal for the Men`s

Marathon and was awarded during the closing ceremony?

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Wansiru Samuel Kamau from Kenya set a new Olympic record of 2 hours and

5.32 minutes.

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In which event did both men and women teams from the USA win gold

medals?

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Basketball

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In which event did Russian sportswomen take all the

medals?

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Tennis: Elena Dementyeva – gold, Dinara Safina – silver, Vera

Zvonareva – bronze.

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Which athlete won the Women`s Pole Vault and broke the only world`s

record in Russia team?

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Elena Isinbaeva

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In which event did Chinese women take all the

medals?

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Table tennis