Going for Gold: Wilma Rudolph and the 1960 Olympics: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Going for Gold: Wilma Rudolph and the 1960 Olympics by Chris Bowman. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use it on your tablet, phone, or computer.

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Across

  • 4. a gathering of students and teachers to celebrate a person or team
  • 5. money for education that is earned through academic, athletic, and artistic achievement
  • 8. separated based on race
  • 10. a stick passed from runner to runner in a relay race
  • 12. a series of games in which several teams try to win an overall prize

Down

  • 1. to be allowed to participate in a certain event
  • 2. an illness that affects the lungs
  • 3. a race between teams of four runners
  • 6. related to an event for one person
  • 7. unable to move
  • 9. the ability to do something for a long time
  • 11. an early race in a sporting event

Word Bank

assembly
baton
endurance
heat
individual
segregated
paralyzed
tournament
pneumonia
qualify
relay
scholarship