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London's Olympic History Treasure Hunt

By Anastaisia Gulay

Read the article London's Olympic history: Looking back at the 1908 and 1948 editions of the Games

From Daily Mail
June 28, 2012
















Learn about the history of the Olympic Games and answer the questions.

  1. What does the term Olympic games mean? When were the first ancient Olympic games held?

  1. What about the first modern Olympic games? Where were they held?

What does the abbreviation IOC stand for? Who was the founder of the IOC?

Who participated in the first modern Olympic summer games? Who was the youngest participant?

How many nations were represented on the first modern Olympic games?

What classes of medals were known in 1896? What was it like? What medal was given to the winner of the competitions?

What is the Olympic Symbol?

What is the Olympic motto? Who created the official Olympic Flag?

Where were winter Olympic games held in 2010? What cities were accepted as Candidate Cities to host the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010?

Let’s speak about Olympics which are being held in our country now.
When and where exactly did winter Olympics start?
When was Sochi elected for the Olympics?
In how many clusters are the Games organized?
Where is the Sochi Olympic Park built?
What were other candidate cities?

  1. Where will be next Olympic games be held?
When will they be held?
When was Rio de Janeiro elected for the summer Olympics?

  1. Give a brief talk on your attitude to the Olympic games.

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