Olympics Scavenger Hunt

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1. In what year were the first Olympic games held?

http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicorigins.html

Photo: SLOC photo by David Quinney

10. Why is Salt Lake City called the "Crossroads of the West"?

http://teacher.scholastic.com/newszone/
specialreports/olympics/2002/spotlight.htm

11. Why has security become an issue at the 2002 Winter Olympics?

http://teacher.scholastic.com/newszone/
specialreports/olympics/2002/security.htm

12. What are the three mascots for this year's games and what do they stand for?

http://www.skinews.com/olympic.htm

13. What are the 5 colours of the Olympic rings and what do they stand for?

http://www.southcom.com.au/~jennifert/Games/rings.html

14. Why is the ice at the Utah Olympic Oval the fastest in the world?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/static/winter_
olympics/venue_guide/utah_olympic_oval.stm

15. How much would it cost to go see a snowboarding event?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/static/winter_
olympics/venue_guide/park_city_mountain_resort.stm

16. What is the last sports event that is taking place?

http://slam.canoe.ca/2002GamesSchedules/home.html

17. When is the first ski jumping competition taking place?

http://slam.canoe.ca/2002GamesSchedules/home.html

18. Name three sports events that have been added to the Olympics in 2002:

http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/OLYframeset.html?http://cbs.
sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/new.htm

19. Why is the skeleton race called the skeleton?

http://www.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/OLYframeset.html?http://
cbs.sportsline.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,4919064_281210,00.html

2. What winter sport first appeared in the Olympics:

3. In what year were the winter Olympics held in Canada and where were they?

4. What problem occurred at the Canadian Winter Olympics?

5. Circle Utah on this map of the United States (use the following map):

6. Label Salt Lake City on this map of Utah:

7. How many athletes are expected to be at the Olympics?

8. How many countries are participating?

9. What is the population of Salt Lake City?