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Ancient Olympics Wrestling Quiz

The choices for the questions are in alphabetical order, as they usually are in these quizzes. Some choices are right, others plausible, and others ridiculous. Following the quiz are resources on the Olympic games.
1. An athlete from which polis won the first Olympic boys' wrestling event
Athens
Boeotia
Corinth
Sparta

2. What determined the victor of the wrestling event?
Quantity of spilled blood
Death
Number of falls
TKO

3. Which wrestling match did not achieve a clear win?
Heracles with Alcyoneus
Heracles with Antaeus
Heracles with Theseus
Theseus with Sinis

4. At about what age would boys start competiting with grown men of any weight class?
12
17
20
25

5. Which was intentionally on wrestlers?
Belt
Loincloth
Mud
Oil

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