August Crossword
Across
- 2. The first modern-day Olympics were held in 1896 in what Greek city?
- 3. This American diver won double gold medals in diving during the 1984 Los Angeles games
- 4. Number of gold medals that Team USA has won in men’s and women’s basketball
- 8. French river featured in many of the events in the Paris Olympics
- 10. slivers of which iconic French structure were incorporated into the medals for the Paris Olympics?
- 12. This sport made its debut in the Olympics at the Tokyo 2020 games
- 15. location of the first Winter Olympics in 1924
- 16. Initially started as a recreational sport for American soldiers during World War II, what sport will make its debut in Los Angeles 2028 games?
Down
- 1. He made track-and-field history in 1936 when he won four gold medals in Berlin and helped set a new world relay record.
- 5. An Olympic sport through 1920, what game involves two teams pulling on a rope in a test of strength?
- 6. Olympian who holds the record for the being the “fastest man in history.”
- 7. Number of Olympic rings?
- 9. First US state to ever host the Olympics
- 11. Number of sports that will be represented at the 2024 Olympic Games
- 13. Most decorated Olympian of all time?
- 14. US city in which the 2028 Summer Olympics will take place