The Olympics

How many countries took part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics?

• 82

• 88

• 96

Approximately how many medals have been made for the Sochi Olimpic Games?

• 1,300

• 1,000

• 800

How many Russian athletes took part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics?

• 200

• 225

• 250

When and where were the first Winter Olympic Games held?

• Ancient time, Greece

• 1924, France

• 1932, Lake Placid

Which country has won the most gold medals?

• The USA

• Russia

• Norway

What 4 indoor sports are part of the Winter Olympics?

• Curling, figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey.

• Curling, skeleton, speed skating, and ice hockey.

• Curling, skeleton, bobsleigh, and ice hockey.

Curling is a game played with heavy flat-bottomed stones with handles sent along the ice toward a target. What country does it come from?

• Iceland

• Canada

• Scotland

Slalom is a downhill race through a series of “gates”. What are these gates made of?

• hockey sticks

• Ski poles

• flag poles

Who was the oldest individual Olympic champion at the Winter Games? In what kind of sport?

• Robin Welsh Senior, Great Britain

• Duff Gibson, Canada

• Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway, biathlete

Who was the youngest individual Olympic champion at the Winter Games? In what kind of sport?

• Julia Lipnitskaya, Russia, figure skating

• Tara Lipinski, the USA

• Kim Yun-Mi, Korea