Let The Games Begin

The First International Special Olympics Games were held in Chicago in

• 1962

• 1968

• 1967

• 1963

The person who gave the opening speech for the First International Special Olympics Games

• Mayor Richard Daley

• Anne Burke

• Dr. William Freeberg

• Eunice Shriver

3. The number of children invited to attend the first camp help at Eunice Shriver's home was______

4. The funding for the First International Special Olympics Games was provided by 

• Camp Shriver

• Southern Illinois University

• the Joseph P Kennedy, Jr Foundation

• the Chicago Park District

5. Which of the following lists events in the order in which they occurred?

• workshops were held for recreational directors; Special Olympics games were help in Chicago; Camp Shriver became an annual event.

• the Chicago Park District proposed a city-wide track meet; winter games were added to Special Olympics; the summer games were held in Rockport, New York.

• the games were held in Chicago; the games were held in Dublin; the games were held in Salzburg.

• Anne Burke attended a workshop; the Kennedy Foundation gave grants for 11 Camps; the games were held outside the U.S. for the first time.

6. In this script, the word "proposal" means

• plan of action.

• award for service.

• plea for money.

• asked to marry.

7. The first winter games for the Special Olympics took place in ________ in 1977.

8. Which of the following is the main idea of the script?

• Eunice Shriver's interest in the intellectually disabled was because of her sister.

• Special Olympics competitions are held annually on a local basis.

• Each athlete who competes in Special Olympics receives and award.

• Each athlete builds confidence and shows that intellectually disabled athletes are capable of competition.

9. The name of the facility where the First National Special Olympics was held is_____________

10. Which of the following statements is an opinion?

• Nations other than the U.S. needed to start hosting Special Olympics World Games sooner.

• The Special Olympics program has become global.

• Participation in the Special Olympics has grown over the years.

• Equal emphasis is placed on the competition and training of the athletes.