OLYMPIC CROSSWORD FUN&GAMES Across 3. Pistol dueling was an exhibition sport in the 1908 Olympics, where competitors fired ___ bullets at each other while wearing specialized protective equipment. 7. The 2016 ___ Games were the first time that the Olympics were held in South America. 8. The first Olympics took place in 8th century B.C. in Olympia, _____. 10. In 1896, after a 1500 year hiatus, the first modern Olympics took place in this Greek city. 12. This team sport was included in the 1900 Paris Olympics and continued until Antwerp 1920. You may remember it from gym class! (three words, no spaces) 14. The six colors of the Olympic rings – blue, _____, black, green, red, and the white background – were chosen because every nation’s flag contains at least one of them. 16. Tokyo last hosted the Olympics in 1964. The ceremony was opened by Emperor _____, the longest-reigning Japanese emperor. Down 1. Played with a ball on a court against a wall or net, ____ pelota was an Olympic sport on only one occasion (Paris 1900), and only two teams registered: France and Spain. 2. The first Winter Olympics took place in 1924 in Chamonix, _____. 4. Along with the official language of the host country, the official languages of the Olympics are English and _____. 5. The 2012 Olympics, held in this city, were the first in which all participating countries sent female athletes. 6. The gold medal given to Olympic athletes is actually mostly made of _____. 9. The five rings of the Olympic symbol represent the inhabited ________ of the world. 11. Johnny Weissmuller, an athlete-turned-actor who played Tarzan in 12 movies, won five gold medals in this Olympic sport in the 1920s. 13. The only continents that have never hosted the Olympics are Antarctica and ______. 15. Only one person has won Gold medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics. U.S. competitor Eddie Eagan took home the gold in bobsled and _____.
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