KS1 Olympic Games | Historical Sporting Event

History Quiz - Olympic Games (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 History for children aged 5, 6 and 7 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with studying significant events which are commemorated through festivals or anniversaries.

Studying major events which have been commemorated historically in festivals, anniversaries and the like, is an interesting way to notice how things change over time. The Olympic Games is an event which has taken place, with some regularity, for many years and has endured as a festival which celebrates human achievement and athleticism.

Where did the Olympic Games originally start?

[ ]	Ancient Rome
[ ]	Ancient Greece
[ ]	Ancient Egypt
[ ]	Ancient Britain

How often do the main Olympic Games take place?

[ ]	Every 4 years
[ ]	Every 6 months
[ ]	Every 8 years
[ ]	Every 16 years

When and where were the first modern Olympics held?

[ ]	1989 in Rome
[ ]	1927 in Stockholm
[ ]	1888 in Spain
[ ]	1896 in Athens

What is the official symbol of the modern games?

[ ]	Five wide bands of colour
[ ]	A red cross on a white background
[ ]	Five interlocking coloured rings
[ ]	Five children holding hands

What prevented the Olympics from happening three times?

[ ]	An argument between the organisers
[ ]	Two World Wars
[ ]	No suitable venue for the games
[ ]	Very bad weather

What happened for the first time at the Paris games in 1924?

[ ]	There weren't enough medals for everyone
[ ]	The athletes refused to take part
[ ]	Everyone who was invited managed to come
[ ]	There was a closing ceremony

What did Sir Ludwig Guttmann introduce in 1948?

[ ]	A brand new sport no one had tried before
[ ]	A new kind of medal
[ ]	The first Paralympics
[ ]	A different way of scoring the athletes

The 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin were the first Games to be what?

[ ]	Restarted
[ ]	Sabotaged
[ ]	Abandoned
[ ]	Televised

The Olympic motto is 'Citius, Altius, Fortius'. What does this mean?

[ ]	Faster, Higher, Stronger
[ ]	Bigger, Better, Winner
[ ]	Training, Diet, Attitude
[ ]	Athletes, Audience, Entertainment

10.

Where is the Olympic flame always lit?

[ ]	In Buckingham Palace by the King
[ ]	In the capital of the host country
[ ]	In Olympia, Greece
[ ]	At the North Pole

History Quiz - Olympic Games (Answers)

Where did the Olympic Games originally start?

[ ]	Ancient Rome
[x]	Ancient Greece
[ ]	Ancient Egypt
[ ]	Ancient Britain

The original, ancient games were a sporting festival and started more than 3,000 years ago

How often do the main Olympic Games take place?

[x]	Every 4 years
[ ]	Every 6 months
[ ]	Every 8 years
[ ]	Every 16 years

The winter Olympics alternate with the main Olympic games every 2 years

When and where were the first modern Olympics held?

[ ]	1989 in Rome
[ ]	1927 in Stockholm
[ ]	1888 in Spain
[x]	1896 in Athens

In the opening ceremony, King Georgios I and a crowd of 60,000 spectators welcomed 280 male-only participants from 13 nations

What is the official symbol of the modern games?

[ ]	Five wide bands of colour
[ ]	A red cross on a white background
[x]	Five interlocking coloured rings
[ ]	Five children holding hands

The rings represent the continents of North and South America, Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia

What prevented the Olympics from happening three times?

[ ]	An argument between the organisers
[x]	Two World Wars
[ ]	No suitable venue for the games
[ ]	Very bad weather

The games are all numbered and these three games were still numbered, even though they did not take place

What happened for the first time at the Paris games in 1924?

[ ]	There weren't enough medals for everyone
[ ]	The athletes refused to take part
[ ]	Everyone who was invited managed to come
[x]	There was a closing ceremony

The Winter Games also had its debut that year

What did Sir Ludwig Guttmann introduce in 1948?

[ ]	A brand new sport no one had tried before
[ ]	A new kind of medal
[x]	The first Paralympics
[ ]	A different way of scoring the athletes

The 'Parallel Olympics' were designed for athletes with disabilities

The 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin were the first Games to be what?

[ ]	Restarted
[ ]	Sabotaged
[ ]	Abandoned
[x]	Televised

This was only to local audiences - now the Games are televised around the world

The Olympic motto is 'Citius, Altius, Fortius'. What does this mean?

[x]	Faster, Higher, Stronger
[ ]	Bigger, Better, Winner
[ ]	Training, Diet, Attitude
[ ]	Athletes, Audience, Entertainment

This has been the official motto since 1924

10.

Where is the Olympic flame always lit?

[ ]	In Buckingham Palace by the King
[ ]	In the capital of the host country
[x]	In Olympia, Greece
[ ]	At the North Pole

A female performer, acting as a priestess, ignites a torch by placing it inside a special mirror which focuses the sun's rays