Olympic Trivia

Q: How many days do the Olympic Games last 2008?

A: 2 weeks

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Q: Why are the Olympics held every four years?

A: An Olympiad is four years in length and this is the length of time chosen to be between the Oympics in both the modern and ancient eras. Although an IOC sanctioned event was held in 1906 (but the IOC do not widely regarded this event as an Olympics) and the idea to hold events in the gap between olympics was dropped).

A: In ancient Greece they were every four years.

A: to give people time to plan where everything will be held

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See also:
Beijing Olympics 2008
More: Olympic Trivia




source: wiki.answers.com
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