Olympics Theme Unit
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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
  Olympics
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CLOSINGCEREMONY
OPENINGCEREMONY
OLYMPICRINGS
BRONZEMEDAL
SILVERMEDAL
TRACK-AND-FIELD
GOLDMEDAL
JAVELIN
MARATHON
ARCHERY
ATHENS
DIVING
DISCUS
TORCH
SHOTPUT
PROUD

 

CLOSINGCEREMONY
OPENINGCEREMONY
OLYMPICRINGS
BRONZEMEDAL
SILVERMEDAL
TRACK-AND-FIELD
GOLDMEDAL
JAVELIN
MARATHON
ARCHERY
ATHENS
DIVING
DISCUS
TORCH
SHOTPUT
PROUD

Down
1.  sports performed on a racing track or the field next to the racing track
3.  shooting with bows and arrows
4.  prize given to the third place winner (2 words)
5.  a flaming light that is usually carried in the hand
7.  a special event held to begin the Olympics and to honor the athletes (2 words)
8.  a slender wooden shaft thrown for distance in a track-and-field contest
11.  a heavy metal ball thrown for distance in a track-and-field contest (2 words)
12.  plunging into water, usually head first
14.  a much pleased feeling arising from some act
Across
2.  a long distance race
6.  a special event held at the end of the Olympics during which honors the winners (2 words)
9.  an ancient city; the capital of Greece
10.  prize given to the first place winner (2 words)
11.  prize given to the second place winner (2 words)
13.  the five rings represent the five major regions of the world (Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania); every national flag in the world includes at least one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red (2 words)
15.  a heavy disk that is thicker in the center than at the outside edge; it is thrown for distance in a track-and-field contest

 

Answer Key
1T
2M
ARATHON
3A
AR
4B
5T
6C
L
7O
SINGCEREMONY
KPHOR
-EENC
ANRZH
NIYE
8J
DNM
9A
THENS
-GEV
FC
10G
OLDMEDAL
IEAL
ERLI
11S
ILVERMEDALN
HDM
12D
O
13O
LYM
14P
ICRINGS
TNRV
PYO
15D
ISCUS
UUN
TDG