The ancient Olympic Games were held in honor of which Greek god?
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Zeus
Apollo
Hermes
Athena
The ancient Olympic Games excluded which group from participating?
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Slaves
Non-Greeks
Youth
Women
Which ancient civilization is credited with the development of the first known team sport, resembling field hockey?
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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient India
What ancient board game, still played today, originated in China over 2500 years ago?
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Chess
Checkers
Go
Backgammon
What was the name of the Roman chariot racing circuit, which was the largest in ancient times?
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Colosseum
Circus Maximus
Hippodrome
Forum Romanum
In which ancient civilization were gymnastics highly developed and considered a method to maintain physical fitness?
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Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Egypt
Ancient China
Which of these games, played in ancient Mesoamerica, involved a ball and rings positioned high on a court wall?
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Ulama
Episkyros
Harpastum
Patolli
In ancient Egypt, which sport was considered to be both a form of entertainment and a method of military training?
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Swimming
Boxing
Wrestling
Archery
The Panhellenic Games, a series of ancient Greek sporting events, did NOT include which of these games?
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Olympic Games
Pythian Games
Nemean Games
Colossean Games
In which civilization is the earliest known instance of a sport resembling soccer found?
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Ancient Egypt
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
In ancient Mesopotamia, what was the Royal Game of Ur, discovered in the 1920s?
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A chariot racing game
A board game
A wrestling match
A form of polo
Which ancient civilization is known for inventing the game of Polo?
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Persian Empire
Roman Empire
Mongol Empire
Aztec Empire
What was the name given to the ancient Roman soldiers who were professional fighters on horseback?
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Legionaries
Gladiators
Equites
Centurions
What was the primary material used to construct the balls used in the ancient Mesoamerican ballgame?
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Leather
Wood
Rubber
Stone
Which ancient sport was a precursor to modern-day wrestling, popular in ancient Greece?
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Pankration
Javelin throw
Discus throw
Long jump
Which ancient civilization is credited with the creation of the marathon as a sport?
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Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Persia
Ancient Egypt
The Ludi Romani was the first major festival dedicated to which Roman god, featuring chariot races and theatrical performances?
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Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Mercury
What was the primary purpose of the Mesoamerican ballgame played by the Aztecs and the Maya?
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Entertainment
Religious ceremony
Military training
Judicial process
In ancient Rome, what was a ‘gladiator’?
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A chariot racer
A professional athlete
A combatant who fought in public spectacles
A political advisor
Which ancient sport is considered to be an early form of hockey and was played in Ancient Egypt?
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Hurling
Shinty
Bandy
Field hockey
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Ancient couch potato?
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Ancient gladiator!
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