Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony Word Search Puzzle – Search Characters, Actors and Actresses. Word Search Puzzle Solver. Coverage of the glorious Olympic Opening Ceremony of the Games in Sydney. The opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympic games took place on Friday 15 September in Stadium Australia. As mandated by the Olympic Charter the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event including welcoming speeches hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. Find out the following actor, actress, character names, and other movie-related words hidden in this word search puzzle based on this movie.. This includes identifying and searching for words that are related to : John, Tina Arena, Dawn Fraser, John Farnham, Cathy Freeman, Olivia Newton, Nikki Webster, Vanessa Amorosi .