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Get involved: facebook.com/london2012 #LocalLeader Does hosting a Big Games Quiz sound right up your street? Sign up to be a Local Leader at london2012.com/localleaders The Big Games Quiz 1 How many rings are in the Olympic Games Symbol? a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 2 Which country held the last Summer Olympic Games? a) Argentina b) South Africa c) China 3 When were the first modern Olympic Games held? a) 1666 b) 1896 c) 1996 4. What colour medal do athletes who come in third place receive? a) Gold b) Blue c) Bronze Round 1: Olympic History 5 How is the Olympic Flame set alight? a) From the sun’s rays in Olympia b) With the flaming branch of an Olive tree c) With a match, by the President of the International Olympic Committee Go through the questions in order. The rounds alternate (roughly) between ones where teams answer questions read by the Quizmaster, and ones where they’ll need to use their team handouts to decide answers. Each round should take about 10 minutes. Some of these questions are tricky, so give people time to confer. Bronze
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1 How many rings are in the Olympic Games Symbol?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
2 Which country held the last Summer Olympic Games?
a) Argentina
b) South Africa
c) China
3 When were the first modern Olympic Games held?
a) 1666
b) 1896
c) 1996
4. What colour medal do athletes who come in third place receive?
a) Gold
b) Blue
c) Bronze
Round 1:
Olympic History
5 How is the Olympic Flame set alight?
a) From the sun’s rays in Olympia
b) With the flaming branch of an Olive tree
c) With a match, by the President of the International Olympic Committee
Go through the questions in order.
The rounds alternate (roughly) between ones where teams answer questions read by the Quizmaster, and ones where they’ll need to use their team handouts to decide answers.
Each round should take about 10 minutes. Some of these questions are tricky, so give people time to confer.
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Work out from the pictures below which of these Olympic or Paralympic sports is about to take place.
Round 2:
Name the sport
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Round 3:
London 2012 Trivia
1 Which of these heights is the tallest? a) The height of the Olympic Diving platform b) The height of the Olympic Stadium c) The height of the Pole Vault world record
2 Which of these distances is the longest? a) The distance an arrow travels to the target in
Archery b) The length of the football pitch at Wembley
Stadium c) The length of the triple jump world record
3 In which of these athletic throwing events can the competitors throw the furthest?
a) Shot put b) Discus c) Javelin
4 How long will the London 2012 Paralympic Games last?
a) 11 Days b) 5 Days c) 26 Days
5 Which Olympic sport might Robin Hood have been very good at?
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Where is the ball hidden: a, b or c?Round 4:
Spot the ball
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BC
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