olympics trivia challenge

By alexisbean
  • 776 BCE

    first olympics

    held in olympi, greece, the exact date is uncertain. the winner was greece

  • summer olympics began

    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-modern-olympics-is-held

  • olympic games were cancelled

    due to ww1

  • olympic games were cancelled

    ww2

  • 1992 summer olympics

    • held in Barcelona
    • there were no boycotts

  • summer olympics in usa

    help for the first time in USA. In atlanta in 1996.

  • 2000 summer olypmics

    • sydney australia
    • 46,967 volunteers participated

  • 2004 summer games

    -held in athens
    -argentina's football team wno wihtout scoring a goal

  • 2008 summer olympics

    • held in Beijing
    • 10942 athletes

  • 2012 summer olympics.

    • held in london
    • 204 countries participated
    • 302 events

  • 2016 summer games

    • phelps won a lot
    • held in rio