MG2.2 U4 Reading - T, & NM

Norway has won less Winter Games medals than any

other nation.

• True

• False

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Norwegians go cross-country skiing in their free time.

• True

• False

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Norwegians prefer eating a lot of fish in their diet.

• True

• False

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The use of skis dates back to about a century ago.

• True

• False

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Skiing did not become a mass sport until the mid-

1880s

• True

• False

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Telemark skis are narrower in the middle and have soft heel bindings.

• True

• False

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Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole in 1911.

• True

• False

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Annual cross-country events are restricted to “keep fit” categories.

• True

• False

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Speed skating used to be very popular.

• True

• False

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Norwegians are the best in speed skiing.

• True

• False

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