Ok bloggers, we are 3, yes count
them, 3 DAYS away from the opening ceremonies of the summer Olympics in
Beijing! Now I, an avid anti-sports fan, am even brimming with excitement at
the prospect of watching athletes around the word strive for the gold (or in
most cases strive and then fall short, but we’ll cheer them all the same).
Since the whole world has a love affair with the Olympics, this is the perfect season
to introduce UNP’s newest book Personal Record: A Love Affair with Running by
Rachel Toor. Chronicling her transformation from self professed couch potato to
an avid long distance runner, this book is both hysterically funny and
incredibly inspiring. Who knows maybe I’ll be running in London during the 2012
games?

1.)True or False: In ancient
times the athletes would both practice and compete in the nude.

2.) Which 3 countries have never
hosted the Olympics?

3.) How many countries participated
in the 2004 Olympics in Athens?

4.) How many athletes have won
medals at both the winter and Summer Olympics?

5.) FUWA is the name of what
Olympic mascot?

6.) The Olympics motto is “Citius,
Altius, Fortius”. What does it mean?

7.) The next winter Olympics will
be held in 2010, where?

8.) In what year were the last
solid gold medals awarded for first place?

9.) The Olympics began when?

10.) The word gymnasium comes fro
the Latin word gymnos meaning what?

Ok, check back tomorrow for the answers!!