 Greece: On March 24, 2008, the Olympic Flame was ignited at Olympia, Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games. The actress Maria Nafpliotou, in the role of a High Priestess, ignited the torch of the first torchbearer, a silver medalist of the 2004 Summer Olympics in taekwondo Alexandros Nikolaidis from Greece, who handed the flame over to the second torchbearer, Olympic champion in women's breaststroke Luo Xuejuan from China. Following the recent unrest in Tibet, three members of Reporters Without Borders, including Robert Ménard, breached security and attempted to disrupt a speech by Liu Qi, the head of Beijing's Olympic organising committee during the torch lighting ceremony in Olympia, Greece. The People's Republic of China called this a "disgraceful" attempt to sabotage the Olympics. On March 30, 2008 in Athens, during ceremonies marking the handing over of the torch from Greek officials to organizers of the Beijing games, demonstrators shouted 'Free Tibet' and unfurled banners; some 10 of the 15 protesters were taken into police detention. After the hand-off, protests continued internationally, with particularly violent confrontations with police in Nepal. COUNT 10
QSN1 On what date did the Olympic Flame get lit? ANS1 March 24, 2008 QSN2 Where did the Olympic Flame get lit? ANS2 Olympia, Greece. QSN3 Who was the first person to carry the torch? ANS3 Alexandros Nikolaidis QSN4 Who initially lit the Olympic Torch? ANS4 Maria Nafpliotou QSN5 When did demonstrators yell for Tibet to be freed? ANS5 March 30, 2008 QSN6 Where is the location of the original Olympic events? ANS6 Olympia, Greece. QSN7 What is the name of the woman who lit the torch for the new games? ANS7 Maria Nafpliotou QSN8 What medal did the first torchbearer have from prior games? ANS8 silver QSN9 What is the name of the first torchbearer for the 2008 Olympics? ANS9 Alexandros Nikolaidis QSN10 What place had police experience violent problems with protesters? ANS10 Nepal.