Olympic Cyberhunt

• The Ancient Olympic Games began as part of a religious festival in honor of ________________.

  http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

 

• The Ancient Olympic Games began in what year? ____________

  http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

 

• There was a separate festival for women in honor of ________________.

      http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicsexism.shtml

• Ancient athletes competed as __________________ not as members of a national team. 

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/comp.html

• The pentathlon was added during which Olympiad? ____________

http://vic.pentathlon.org.au/

     http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicfaqs.shtml

Winners were crowned with a _____________________________.

      http://www.hellenicmuseum.org/exhibits/ancientgrk/olympics.html

   How many wrestling crowns did this competitor, Milo of Kroton, from ancient times win? ____________

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/milo.html

   Who was the founder of the modern Olympic movement? ________________________

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympics

  When and where did the revival of the Olympic Games take place? __________________

      http://www.museum.olympic.org/e/gallery/permanent/cou_bio_e.html

The word athlete was derived from which two Greek words?  What were the meanings of those two words and why was it derived from Greek words?

 http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicathletes.shtml

Compare the climate in Turin, Italy to Nutley, NJ? Are there any similiarities or differences?  Why do you think it is important that the Winter Olympics be held in a cold climate?

  www.weather.com

What is the history of women competing in the Olympics?  Do you think it was fair that they couldn't compete in the beginning?  Why or why not?

  www.olympics.org.uk/olympicmovement/olympicissueswoman.asp

 What was the only event in the 1924 Winter Olympics (France) that women could compete in?  Compare that to all the events that the women compete in today.

www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/timelne2.htm

Is it possible to live atop Mt. Olympos, and if possible what are some of the countries visible from the top of the mountain.

Bonus Question

Scroll down the page and find out when was the last year Italy had the Winter Olympics.  How many years ago was that?

http://www.aafla.org/6oic/primer_frmst.htm