It's Olympic year and at Sydney 2000 the world's best athletes will battle for gold medals once again. The answers to these questions about the ancient and modern Olympics may be found by clicking on the link below each one. You could write the answers down when you find them or you could try a spot of multi-tasking by clicking here and copying these questions into a word processor and typing in the answers (or copying and pasting) as you find them. Good luck!

• When did the ancient Olympics begin? In what year did they restart as the modern Olympics?

  http://kids.infoplease.lycos.com/ipka/A0771580.html

• Play the "Gathering Greek Gear Game". Which three objects are related to athletic events?

  http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/GREECE/geargame.html

• Where were the ancient Olympics held? Which of the Seven Wonders of the World could be found there?

  http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=04884000

• The ancient Olympics had its own heroes. What events were Milo, Diagoras and Polydamas famous for?

  http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/stories.html

• Where and when will next Winter Olympics take place?

  http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/nagano98/

• What do the rings represent on the Olympic flag? Why were these colours chosen?

  http://www.olympics.com/eng/history/olympic_spirit/index.html

• What are "The Paralympics"?

  http://www.olympic-usa.org/games/ga_2_2_1_3.html

• The Olympics are organised and governed by the IOC. What does this stand for?

  http://www.olympic.org/

• What are the words to the Olympic Oath?

  http://www.hol.gr/greece/olympic.htm

• The Olympic Games are "coming home". Where are the next Olympics, in 2004, to be held?

  http://iis1.us.olympic.org/ioc/e/org/ocog/ocog%5Fathens%5Flogo%5Fe.html