1. The Ancient Olympic Games began as part of a religious festival in honor of ________________. http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

2. The ancient Olympic Games began in what year? _________________
   http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml

3. There was a separate festival for women in honor of ________________.
   http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicsexism.shtml

4. Ancient athletes competed as __________________ not as members of a national team.  http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/comp.html 

5. The pentathlon was added during which Olympiad? _____________
   http://vic.pentathlon.org.au/  

6. The competitions adhered to a strict set of rules. The second rule barred ________________, _________________ and ___________________ from competing.
   http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicfaqs.shtml 

7. Winners were crowned with a _____________________________.
   http://www.hellenicmuseum.org/exhibits/ancientgrk/olympics.html 

8. How many wrestling crowns did this competitor from ancient times win? ____________
   http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/milo.html

9. Who was the founder of the modern Olympic movement? ________________________
   http://orama.com/athens1896/pictures/docs/coubert.html

10. When and where did the revival of the Olympic Games take place? __________________
    http://www.museum.olympic.org/e/gallery/permanent/cou_bio_e.html

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