Olympic quiz
! For quiz answers AND next weeks discussion topic see comments below!
- When do the games start and end?
- How many Athletes are competing and how many events are there?
- When and where did the first Winter Olympics take place?
- What two cities have hosted the Winter Olympics twice?
- What event begins before the opening ceremony
Summary of the discussion of why the Olympic games in China are controversial
- China’s government and businesses are spending $3.9bn on the Games.
- The organisers will spray about 1.2 million cubic metres of artificial snow onto competition sites (because the region around Beijing is so dry) – the Chinese have built a 60km pipeline. What might the environmental impact be?
- Many countries – such as the US, UK and Canada – have declared a diplomatic boycott of the Games. They will all send athletes to compete, no ministers or officials will attend.
- Do you think this is the right response?
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