Women's Participation in the Modern Olympics

Women's Participation in the Modern Olympics

14 Qs

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Women's Participation in the Modern Olympics

Women's Participation in the Modern Olympics

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Sophie Kennedy

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Baron Pierre de Coubertin want to create the modern Olympic Games?
To make money
To bring back the idea of the ancient Greek Olympics
To exclude women from sports
To create a new type of sport

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one reason women were not allowed to compete in the first modern Olympics?
They were not interested
Old-fashioned ideas and wrong beliefs about women's bodies
There were not enough sports
They were too expensive to include

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were women initially not allowed to compete in the modern Olympic Games?
They weren't interested in sports
Old-fashioned ideas and wrong beliefs about women's bodies
Women's sports didn't exist yet
The ancient Greeks didn't allow women to compete

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Stamata Revithi and what did she do?
A swimmer who won gold in 1896
A runner who competed unofficially in the 1896 marathon
The first woman to win an Olympic medal
The founder of the Women's Olympic Games

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Alice Milliat create in 1921?
The Women's Olympic Games
The first women's marathon
The International Olympic Committee
The first women's swimming competition

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did women athletes and their supporters help change the Olympics?
By refusing to watch the games
By speaking up to Olympic leaders about fairness
By creating a separate Olympics just for women
By asking men not to compete

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Fanny Blankers-Koen and what did she achieve?
A French swimmer who won 3 medals
A Dutch runner who won 4 gold medals in 1948
An American gymnast who won the all-around
A British tennis player who won Wimbledon

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