Olympic visitors activity

Spectators flew to Athens from all over the world to watch the Olympic Games. Nearly two million tickets were sold for the games. Of these, 800,000 were just for the soccer games and another 200,000 tickets were snapped up for the beach volleyball. Source: http://www.athens2004.com

Statistics New Zealand keeps track of the countries our travellers visit. It’s almost certain that more people will travel to Greece this year than in the past. Around 150 of these travellers will be our Olympic athletes and their support people like coaches, managers and doctors who will travel with them.

Activity

1. Which country on this table was the most popular destination for New Zealanders to visit in 2004?
2. Which annual sports events probably increase the numbers travelling to Australia? Clue: rugby.
3. Which country from the table hosts this years Olympic Games?
4. How many New Zealanders visited this country in 2004?
5. The modern Olympics began in 1896. Here is a table showing the host cities of the modern Olympics.

   1896 - Athens 1900 - Paris 1904 - St. Louis 1906 - Athens ("Unoffficial") 1908 - London 1912 - Stockholm 1916 - Not held 1920 - Antwerp 1924 - Paris 1928 - Amsterdam 1932 - Los Angeles 1936 - Berlin 1940 - Not held 1944 - Not held

   1948 - London 1952 - Helsinki 1956 - Melbourne 1960 - Rome 1964 - Tokyo 1968 - Mexico City 1972 - Munich 1976 - Montreal 1980 - Moscow 1984 - Los Angeles 1988 - Seoul 1992 - Barcelona 1996 - Atlanta 2000 - Sydney

6. Match each host city to its country on the table.
7. Find out which country has held the most Olympic Games. Use a tally chart to help you.
8. Which country was the host for the 1996 Olympic Games?
9. How many New Zealanders visited this country in 1996?

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