Ancient Sports

What event is symbolised by these rings?

Ancient Greek athletes competed to honour which god in the Olympic Games?

• Athena

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Apollo

Slaves could participate in the Olympics?

• True

• False

Milon of Croton was a famous...

• Pankration athlete

• Runner

• Wrestler

• Discus thrower

Winners of the Olympic events received what prize?

• A gold medal

• A trophy

• A wreath of olive leaves

How many years are there in an olympiad (the frequency with which the olympic games were originally held)?

Wars between city states continued when the Olympics were being celebrated.

• True

• False

Women sometimes participated in the Olympics in ancient times?

• True

• False

A well-known venue for Gladiatorial games was...

• The Parthenon

• The Colosseum

• The Temple of Zeus

Experts think that the number of gladiators who died in the Colosseum was about...

• 40,000

• 4,000

• 400,000