Winter Olympic Trivia

Question 1

Which Olympics did Bill Johnson become the 1st American to win gold in Alpine skiing-upsetting the Europeans?

Accepted Answer

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (1984)

Question 2

What is the official name of the object players slide across the ice during curling?

Accepted Answer

Stone

Question 3

Which country has the most medals in curling?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 4

Which country has hosted the most winter olympic games?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 5

Which is the first year that National Hockey League players started competing in the Olympics

Accepted Answer

1998 Nagano, Japan

Question 6

Which year did the Olympic torch travel to the International Space Station?

Accepted Answer

Sochi, Russian

Question 7

Which sport debuted in the 1920 Belgium summer olympics (before we had winter olympics)?

Accepted Answer

Hockey

Question 8

Which city is the first to host both the summer and winter olympics?

Accepted Answer

Beijing, China

Question 9

Where is the Olympic Torch lit each year?

Accepted Answer

Olympia, Greece

Question 10

Which year did Vaunetta Flowers become the first Black athlete to win a gold medal at the winter Olympics?

Accepted Answer

2002

Question 11

What is the oldest winter olympic sport? (it debuted in the summer games in London in 1908)

Accepted Answer

Figure Skating

Question 12

Where is the next winter olympics (2026) going to be held?

Accepted Answer

Milan, Italy

Question 13

Which year did women's hockey become an Olympic event?

Accepted Answer

1998

Question 14

Which city has hosted the winter olympics twice?

Accepted Answer

Lake Placid, New York

Question 15

Which country has won the most gold medals for hockey?

Accepted Answer

Canada

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