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2018 Winter Olympic Facts
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1
The _____ Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan were cancelled due to World War II.
The Olympics have never been cancelled.
1916
1940
1944
2
In the 2018 Winter Olympics, Russian athletes are competing under the following title...
USSR
AOR
ROA
OAR
3
The highest paid USA Winter Olympian of 2018 is...
Lindsey Vonn (skiing)
Nathan Chen (ice skating)
Jamie Andersen (snowboarding)
Shaun White (snowboarding)
4
Official 2018 mascots for games are a white tiger and black bear whose names are...
Soohorang & Bandabi
Lilo & Stitch
Ben & Jerry
Poh Poh & Kong
5
Which Winter Olympic team was the subject of the 1993 Disney movie
Cool Runnings
?
the USA Men's hockey team
the Ukranian biathlon team
the Canadian ice dancing team
the Jamacian bobsled team
6
Which country has won both the most gold medals and the most medals overall?
Norway
Finland
Russia
Canada
7
The estimated cost of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is $_______.
$1 billion
$100 billion
$10 billion
$10 million
8
Women were first allowed to compete in Olympic sports in _______.
1910
1896
1900
1912
9
All of the following are worldwide sponsors/partners of the Olympic games except...
VISA
Coca Cola
P&G
Ford
10
Which "cold weather" country has NEVER won an Olympic medal?
Iceland
Mongolia
All of the above!
Lithuania
11
The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in_________
Beijing
Moscow
Tokyo
Paris
12
Before the Winter Olympics premiered in 1924, this winter sport was a part of the Summer games.
Figure Skating
Curling
Ice Dancing
Speed skating
13
Which of the following US athletes have won a gold medal in PyeongChang?
Jamie Anderson
David Wise
Chloe Kim
Mikaela Shiffrin
14
This is the ______ time South Korea has hosted the Winter Olympics.
1st
5th
2nd
3rd
15
The flame arrives in the Republic of Korea, ____ days before the Games are scheduled to begin
60 days
500 days
100 days
20 days
16
How many athletes have won medals at both the Summer AND Winter Olympics?
7
3
9
5
17
Of the following Olympic events, which was recently added for the 2018 games?
Half Pipe Skiing
Snowboard Cross
Snowboard Big Air
Freestyle Skiing
18
This is a move in figure skating named after a former Olympic gold medalist.
The Lipinski Lutz
The Fleming Fling
The Hamill Camel
The Chen Slide
19
The USA has hosted the Winter Olympics ____ times.
2
3
4
5
20
What is the ONLY indoor Winter Olympic sport that does not involve ice skates?
Snow tubing
Skeleton
Curling
Luge
21
The 2018 closing ceremonies will take place on...
Monday
Sunday
Tonight!
Saturday
22
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in what year?
1822
1904
1938
1894
23
How many countries are competing in PyeongChang?
23
10
100
83
24
The Winter Olympics features ___ sports with both individual and team events.
10
12
5
15
25
The five Olympic rings symbolize...
The five planets
The five continents
The five Olympic Gods
The five seasons
26
The 2004 movie
Miracle
tells the story of the 1980 men's gold medal ice hockey match between...
USA and Norway
RICE and ESSEX
USA and Canada
USA and Russia (USSR)
27
The official language of the Olympics is...
Russian
English
French
Spanish
