Rio Olympics - Our Quesiton Bank

Room 13 have been thinking hard about the Olympic Games. We are wondering if you can help us answer some of our questions. Check the questions below to see if you can answer some of our wonderings or help your child do some research so they can share their findings with their classmates.

Are there lots of sports there? - Aoife
How many people are in the Olympics? - Isabella
How do the Olympics stop? - Alex
How long do the Olympics last? - Jessica and Eddie
Where are the medals from? - Tony
How does the torch light up? - Isaac
Why do we have the Olympics? - Tony
Why did the Ancient Olympics stop? - Ben
How does the torch get to Rio from Olympia? - Nina
What does the torch look like? - Jessica
Why did it take so long for the new Olympics to start? - Nina
Where does the fire come from? - Ambbar
How do the Olympics start? - Isabella and Alex
How does the torch stay lit across the oceans? - Tony
How do they keep the fire going during the Olympics? - Nina