1. The Ancient Olympic Games began as part of a religious festival in honor of ________________.
   http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicintro.shtml

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

3. There was a separate festival for women in honor of ________________.
   http://www.penn.museum/sites/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://www.pentathlon.org.au/info/history.php

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

7. Winners were crowned with a _____________________________.
   http://www.olympia-greece.org/ancient-olympics1.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://www.olympics.org.uk/contentpage.aspx?page=307

10. When and where did the revival of the Olympic Games take place? __________________
    http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/   (Hint: Scroll down to Past Olympic Games.)

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