For Fibbing Friday, the prompts are:

1. The Olympic Games originated in Ancient Greece but in which year were the first known Games held?  It’s all Greek to me.

2. What prize was given to winners in the ancient Games? The prize was that they were allowed to live. Losers were exported to the Roman Colosseum and disposed of to protect the gene pool.

3. The flame which burned during the ancient Games was in honour of which goddess? Joan of Arc. (A Soothsayer predicted her future birth and death.)

4. What was the only event type at the first Ancient Olympics? Discus throw.

5. Which Roman Emperor declared himself the winner of an Olympic chariot race, even though he fell out of his chariot? Feebleus Erectus the First.

6. When did the Ancient Olympics cease and why? Not enough athletes left. They’d all been sent to Rome and disposed of in the Colosseum.

7. In which year were the first modern Olympics held? In the new century, 1900

8. How often are the Olympic Games held? Too often.

9. In which year were the last solid gold medals given? In 1907, the year plastic was invented.

10. In 2024 Paris will equal which other city in hosting the Olympics three times? Barely worth noting as a record, as they were held in Olympia, Greece for 383 years.