Imprimir Test: Ready for the Olympic Games? (sport and history)

1.

In which Greek city took place the first Olympic Games?

A.

Athens

B.

Olimpia

C.

Rhodes

D.

Thessaloniki

2.

Name of the greek soldier who ran 40 kms from Marathon to Athens

A.

Pericles

B.

Aeimnestus

C.

Fidipides

D.

Pitagoras

3.

What is the current distance of a marathon event?

A.

40 kms

B.

38,5 kms

C.

45 kms

D.

42 kms and 195 meters

4.

Name of the athletic discipline that has five tests

A.

triatlon

B.

marathon

C.

duathlon

D.

pentathlon

5.

He is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games

A.

Tony Blair

B.

Pierre de Coubertin

C.

David Hume

D.

Aristoteles

6.

City where the first modern Olympic Games took place

A.

Athens

B.

Paris

C.

Berlin

D.

London

7.

American track and field athlete who won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games

A.

Ben Johnson

B.

Carl Lewis

C.

Jesse Owens

D.

Usain Bolt

8.

He was the first spanish President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

A.

Mariano Rajoy

B.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

C.

Javier Tebas

D.

Juan Antonio Samaranch

9.

Spanish city where the Olympic Games took place in 1992

A.

Barcelona

B.

Madrid

C.

Sevilla

D.

Valencia

10.

The symbol of the Olympic Games is represented by:

A.

A white flag

B.

A colorful bird

C.

A kid smiling

D.

Five colorful rings