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Winter Olympics Trivia Event
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testing your knowledge of the Winter Olympics and having some fun!
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1
Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai has participated in the most Winter Olympics - how many?
8
7
6
5
2
What country hosted the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924?
Norway
France
England
Sweden
3
"I, Tonya" dramatically portrays the greatest scandal in Olympic history. What is Tonya's last name?
Gillooly
Kerrigan
Ekhardt
Harding
4
Considered the 'Miracle on Ice', the US defeated the juggernaut Soviet Union hockey team in which Winter Olympics?
1976 - Innsbruck
1988 - Calgary
1984 - Sarajevo
1980 - Lake Placid
5
The Winter Olympics have never been hosted in the southern hemisphere
True
False
6
In 2002, Steve Bradbury got which country its first gold after Anton Ohno and three others crashed.
Australia
South Africa
Lichenstein
New Zealand
7
What is the only Winter Olympic sport in which the US has never medaled?
Bobsleigh
Biathalon
Skeleton
Curling
8
What is the only country to win a gold medal at every single Winter Olympics?
Sweden
Canada
Norway
USA
9
Which athlete holds the most Olympic gold medals in the sport of snowboarding with 3?
Danny Kass
Scotty James
Shaun White
Ross Powers
10
The women's US ice hockey team has competed against which opponent in 5 of 6 finals?
Canada
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
11
At 15, she became the youngest gold medalist in an individual sport in Winter Games history:
Nancy Kerrigan
Tara Lipinski
Kristi Yamaguchi
Peggy Fleming
12
Which Winter Olympics had to reschedule events due to too much snow?
1984 - Sarajevo
2014 - Sochi
2006 - Torino
1998 - Nagano
13
Debi Thomas became the first black Olympian to medal with a bronze in figure-skating when?
1988 - Calgary
2002 - Salt Lake
1980 - Lake Placid
1998 - Nagano
14
Beijing is the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
False
True
15
Immortalized in the movie, Cool Runnings, the Jamaican bobsled team debuted in which Winter Olympics?
1988- Calgary
1992 - Albertville
1980 - Lake Placid
1994 - Lillehammer
16
All Winter Games have mascots, and Beijing's is Bing Dwen Dwen. What is it?
A yeti
A snowman
A panda
A robot
17
Which US athlete overcame injury to win gold in the downhill and bronze in the Super G in Vancouver in 2010?
Janica Kostelic
Picabo Street
Lindsey Vonn
Mikaela Shiffrin
18
Who has won the most US medals in Winter Olympic history with eight?
Shaun White
Eddie Eagan
Dan Jansen
Apolo Ohno
19
This country has won more medals at the Winter Games than any other country with 405:
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
20
This country has hosted the most Winter Olympics with a total of four events:
Canada
Sweden
China
USA
21
Luge, which can reach speeds of 90mph, was invented by Swiss hotel owners to cater to thrill-seeking tourists.
False
True
22
Norwegian Marit Bjorgen is the most decorated athlete in Winter Olympics history, with 15 medals, all in which sport?
Cross-country Skiing
Biathalon
Ski jump
Freestyle Skiing
23
In Sochi in 2014, which country was caught in a massive doping scandal after winning more medals than anyone else?
China
Australia
Russia
Germany
24
Seba Johnson became the youngest competitive skiier in Olympics history at what age?
14
11
13
16
25
A ski jumper might take off 295 ft up, but is never higher than this many feet from the snow during flight?
10
20
50
35
26
Curling gets its name from:
the motion contestants make with their brushes
the shape of the handle on the stone
the unique turning that occurs at the end of the stone's path
what your hair does when you hear them celebrate
27
Skeleton, or heads-first luge, got its name from:
The risk of participating
The shape of the course
Incorrect translation of "Kjaelke", or toboggan in Norwegian
Early metal sleds reminded folks of skeletons
28
When Chloe Kim became the youngest female snowboarder to win gold in 2018, her social media following grew by:
245k
576k
2.13M
927k
29
In 1976, Denver, Colorado became the only city to ever reject the IOC after being awarded the Winter Games.
True
False
30
The Summer Olympics has 33 sports. How many sports make up the Winter Olympics?
20
12
15
33