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History of the Winter Olympics

1.What country was the first Winter Olympics held in?

А.France

B.The USA

C.China

D.Greece

The first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympics, was held in Chamonix, France.


  1. Pierre de Coubertin

Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a founder of the International Olympic Committee. He is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games

Each Olympic Games has its own Olympic emblem, which is a design integrating the Olympic rings with one or more distinctive elements.

3) How many colours are there in the official Olympic emblem?

A) 7

B) 5

C) 6

D) 8

4) What do the Olympic rings represent?

A) five strongest countries of the world

B) five most important kinds of sport

C) five continents

D) five countries which hosted the first Olympic Games

The five rings represent the five continents. They symbolize the universality of Olympism and the meeting of the athletes of the world during the Olympic Games. Every national flag in the world includes at least one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

The Olympic rings are arranged in 3-2 pattern on a white background, with the blue ring to the extreme left, followed by yellow, black, green and red.

A motto is a phrase which sums up a life philosophy or a code of conduct to follow. The Olympic motto is made up of three Latin words.

5.What do they mean in English?

Faster Higher Stronger

6)What continents do the Olympic rings represent?

Each colour of the Olympic Rings corresponds to a particular continent:

blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Australia and Oceania and red for the Americas

7.When did the first Olympic mascot appear?

А. Moscow (1980)

Б. Grenoble (1968) В. Мюнхен (1972). Г. Монреаль (1976).

Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, the Olympic Games have had a mascot, usually an animal native to the area or occasionally human figures representing the cultural heritage. It was Shuss, the toy.

8. What country were the first post-war Games in 1948?

A) Japan

B) Sweden

C) Switzerland

D) Germany

St. Moritz was selected to host the first post-war Games in 1948. Twenty-eight countries competed in Switzerland, but athletes from Germany and Japan were not invited.

9. What winter sport events were held in 1920 Summer Olympics?

A)Luge

B)Cross -country skiing

C)Skeleton

D) Figure skating

10. How many kinds of sport were there in the Olympic Games program of Sochi 2014?

A) 10

B) 15

C) 8

D) 12

11. What country has hosted the Winter Olympic Games four times?

  1. France

  2. The USA

  3. Canada

  4. Italy

The United States has hosted the Games four times; France has been the host three times; Austria, Canada, Italy, Japan, Norway and Switzerland have hosted the Games twice. In2014 Sochi will be the first Russian city to host the Winter Olympics.

True/ False

1.The 1924 Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France. True

2. All Olympic Games have only the official Olympic emblem. False (Each Olympic Games has its own Olympic emblem, which is a design integrating the Olympic rings with one or more distinctive elements)

3.The Olympic rings are arranged in 3-2 pattern on a white background, with the red ring to the extreme left, followed by yellow, black, green and blue. False

The Olympic rings are arranged in 3-2 pattern on a white background, with the blue ring to the extreme left, followed by yellow, black, green and red.

4.The Olympic motto is made up of three Latin words. True

5. The United States has hosted the Games four times. True

6. Japan(1940) and Italy(1944) hosted the Winter Olympic Games. False They didn't host them because of the World War II.


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