Prompt: City that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896
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Olympics · RECALLCity that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896Think it. Then flip it.
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Olympic Games
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- 01Origins, symbols and organization19 cards · ~3 min
- 02Summer events and milestones18 cards · ~3 min
- 03Winter events and host cities23 cards · ~4 min
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Prompt: Number of rings in the Olympic symbol
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Olympics · RECALLNumber of rings in the Olympic symbolThink it. Then flip it.
Prompt: This colour, named after a citrus fruit, is absent from the five Olympic rings.
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Olympics · RECALLThis colour, named after a citrus fruit, is absent from the five Olympic rings.Think it. Then flip it.
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01City that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896RECALL
02Number of rings in the Olympic symbolRECALL
03This colour, named after a citrus fruit, is absent from the five Olympic rings.RECALL
04Latin Olympic motto meaning Faster, Higher, Stronger - TogetherRECALL
05This ceremonial fire is carried in a torch relay before the Games.RECALL
06Ancient sanctuary that gave the Olympic Games their nameRECALL
07Sport featuring foil, épée and sabreRECALL
08Sport featuring rings, pommel horse and parallel barsRECALL
09Sport featuring snatch and clean and jerkRECALL
10Sport featuring dressage, eventing and jumpingRECALL
11Sport featuring canoe sprint and canoe slalomRECALL
12Sport featuring keirin and team pursuitRECALL
13Sport featuring kata and kumite at Tokyo 2020RECALL
14Sport featuring street and park disciplinesRECALL
15Sport featuring speed, bouldering and lead disciplinesRECALL
16Sport featuring shortboard competitionRECALL
17Winter sport featuring moguls and aerialsRECALL
18Winter sport featuring halfpipe and snowboard crossRECALL
19This Chinese diver won both individual and synchronized 3 m springboard gold at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.RECALL
20International competition for athletes with disabilitiesRECALL
21Youth version of the Olympic GamesRECALL
22Winter sliding sport with one athlete lying face downRECALL
23Winter sliding sport with athletes lying feet firstRECALL
24Winter skating sport raced on an oval trackRECALL
25Athlete who won four gold medals in athletics at Berlin 1936RECALL
26Gymnast who received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnasticsRECALL
27Sprinter known for world records in the 100 m and 200 mRECALL
28Swimmer with the most Olympic gold medalsRECALL
29Gymnast known for the Yurchenko double pike vaultRECALL
30Finnish distance runner called the Flying FinnRECALL
31Ethiopian runner who won the 1960 Olympic marathon barefootRECALL
32American track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medalsRECALL
33Soviet gymnast whose 18 Olympic medals stood as the all-sports career record until Michael Phelps passed it in 2012RECALL
34Czech distance runner who won the 5,000 m, 10,000 m and marathon in 1952RECALL
35Canadian sprinter who won double gold at Atlanta 1996RECALL
36Australian swimmer nicknamed the ThorpedoRECALL
37Kenyan runner who won consecutive Olympic marathons in 2016 and 2020RECALL
38Founder associated with reviving the modern Olympic GamesRECALL
39Olympic Games held every four years for winter sportsRECALL
40Winter sport combining skiing and rifle shootingRECALL
41Winter sport involving stones and sweepingRECALL
42Winter team sport played with a puckRECALL
43Winter discipline combining ski jumping and cross-country skiingRECALL
44Winter skating sport with jumps and spinsRECALL
45First woman to light an Olympic cauldronRECALL
46Muhammad Ali won 1960 Olympic light-heavyweight boxing gold under this earlier name.RECALL
Cassius ClayAli competed as Cassius Clay at the 1960 Rome Olympics and announced his new name in 1964.
Share this card ↗Source: Cassius Clay ↗47British rower who won gold at five consecutive OlympicsRECALL
48Japanese judoka who won three consecutive Olympic titlesRECALL
49Soviet goalkeeper who won Olympic football gold in 1956RECALL
50Indian shooter who won the country's first individual Olympic goldRECALL
51Country represented by the abbreviation GBRRECALL
52Country represented by the abbreviation JPNRECALL
53Country represented by the abbreviation BRARECALL
54Country represented by the abbreviation KENRECALL
55Country represented by the abbreviation CANRECALL
56Country represented by the abbreviation AUSRECALL
57Country represented by the abbreviation GERRECALL
58Country represented by the abbreviation SUIRECALL
59Country represented by the abbreviation RSARECALL
60Country represented by the abbreviation NZLRECALL
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