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Olympic Feats


Thursday, July 17, 2008
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1) In what year did the summer and winter Olympics go from being every four years to alternating every two years?

□ 1988

□ 1992

□ 1998

2) The original Olympic Games were held where in 776 BCE?

□ Rome

□ Turkey

□ Greece

3) Who set the American record in the 5,000 meters race, the event that took him to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich?

□ Steve Prefontaine

□ Jesse Owens

□ Carl Lewis

Answers: 1. 1992; 2. Greece; 3. Steve Prefontaine.

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