THE LONDON OLYMPICS QUIZ
Created by 6.A class, II. osnovna škola Čakovec
for the eTwinning project "London Olympics 2012"
The steel used to build the Olympic Aquatics Centre comes from Newport in
- Wales
- Scotland
The designers and builders of the London 2012 Velodrome are aiming for it to be the fastest indoor cycling track in
- the world.
- Europe.
The International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre will be a 24 media centre for around _______ broadcasters, photographers and journalists.
- 10,000
- 20,000
The colours of the Olympic rings are
- blue, yellow, black, green and purple.
- blue, yellow, black, green and red.
The Olympic rings are _______ interlocking rings.
- seven
- five
When the flag is lowered, it signals the _______ of the Games.
- end
- start
The colours of the Olympic rings were chosen because at least one of these colours is found on the flag of
- every nation.
- most nations.
London hosted the Olympics in
- 1908 and 1948.
- 1912 and 1952.
The motto of the Olympic Games is
- "Swifter, higher, stronger".
- "Swifter, higher, bigger".
In memory of the Olympic Games' origins, the flame is lit in Olympia in _______ some months before the opening of the Games.
- France
- Greece
Only _______ rays can light the Olympic Flame.
- sun
- electric
The Olympic Stadium is the _______ ever built.
- tallest
- lightest
The 2012 Summer Olympics will be held from _______ July to 12th August.
- 12th
- 27th
The Oympic stadium will have a capacity of _______ during the games.
- 60,000
- 80,000
Part of the supporting structure of the Olympic Stadium roof is formed from 2,500 tonnes of steel tubing that was actually recycled from _______ .
- old gas pipelines
- an old stadium roof
_______ percent of materials from the construction phase of the London Olympics project will be reused or recycled.
- 90
- 60