1. Answer the following questionnaire on the history of sports with true (T)
or false (F). Correct the false statements, if you can.
a. It is impossible to point to a date that marks D-day in the world
of sports.
b. Written records point to the fi rst Olympic Games being held in
976 BC.
c. Th e Ancient Olympics had two major events—the Equestrian and
the Pentathlon events.
d. Th e Olympic Games were held every fi ve years for around 1200 years.
e. Th e Roman Emperor Th eodosius banned Th e Olympic events in
393 CE owing to the game’s pagan origin.
f. It was Pierre de Coubertin who revived the Olympic Games.
g. Paris was the venue to restart the fi rst modern Olympic Games in
1896.
h. In 1944 the Olympic Games were held in Berlin.
i. Only 4 women participated in the 1896 Olympic Games.
j. Sport has an important role in building national identity and encouraging
peace-building activities.