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Winter Olympics Quiz Bowl
Winter Olympics Quiz Bowl
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1
____________ is the oldest competitive event in the Winter Olympic Games, having previously bee
figure skating
alpine skiing
biathlon
curling
2
Which American woman holds the Winter Olympic record for the most gold medals won?
Peekaboo Street
Lindsey Vonn
Bonnie Blair
Dorothy Hamel
3
Bjorn Daehlie holds the Winter Olympic record for the most medals won. How many did he win?
7
5
12
15
4
What was the year of the first official Winter Olympic Games?
1924
1900
1934
1880
5
The Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games will visit all of the following places except?
The North Pole
Lake Baikal
The Great Wall of China
International Space Station
6
Which American man has won the most gold medals in a single Winter Olympics?
Shaun White
Apolo Anton
Bode Miller
Eric Heiden
7
The Olympic Games in Sochi will be the ________ time the Winter Olympics were held in Russia.
fourth
first
second
third
8
Which of the following is not an event in the Winter Olympics?
curling
luge
skeleton
snowshoeing
9
For the first time at the Winter Olympics, figure skating will add a(n) __________ event.
ice dancing
team
singles
pairs
10
In what event did both Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden compete?
speed skating
alpine skiing
ice hockey
figure skating
11
When did snowboarding make its Olympic debut?
2002
1992
1998
1994
12
The Sochi Olympic Park was built along which sea coast?
Ural Sea
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Barents Sea
13
The Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics are held ______ year(s) apart.
4
1
2
3
14
Sochi is also home to the 2014 Paralympic Games, which includes______ different sports.
14
5
7
11
15
On what date will the 2014 Winter Olympics begin?
February 6
February 5
February 7
February 8
16
There will be _____ different sports in the Sochi Winter Olympics.
7
11
14
5
17
Which country has hosted the Winter Olympics the most?
Switzerland
Norway
United States
France
18
Luge is one of the different sports in the Winter Olympics. Luge is the French word for ______.
snow
blade
sled
ski
19
Scott Allen was the youngest American to win a medal in a Winter Olympics. How old was he?
15 years old
14 years old
12 years old
13 years old
20
Biathlon has its origins in the ancient ________ practices of northern Europeans.
hunting
medicinal
combat
fishing