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WorksheetsWinter Olympics
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who founded modern Olympic Games?
a)
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
b)
International Olympic Committee
c)
Guido Caroli
d)
north European countries
2.
Which winter sport made an appearance at the Summer Games in London 1908?
a)
figure skating
b)
speed skating
c)
skeleton
d)
ice hockey
3.
At the Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920 figure skating returned, along with .....
a)
alpine skiing
b)
luge
c)
ice hockey
d)
biathlon
4.
The first Olympic Winter Games were called the International Winter Sports Week and were held in...
a)
Sweden in 1910
b)
Chamonix, France, in 1924
c)
in Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994
5.
How many disciplines did the first Winter Olympics include (in 5 sports)?
a)
11
b)
4
c)
9
d)
8
6.
Sonia Henie, a famous Norwegian fugure skater, appeared in Chamonix 1924 at the age of only....
a)
11
b)
14
7.
There were 2 Croatians (under Yugoslavia) at Chamonix 1924, Dušan Zinaja and Mirko Pandaković and they competed in ...
a)
alpine skiing
b)
cross-country skiing
8.
The 2nd Winter Olympic Games were held in St Moritz in 1928 which is in .....
a)
Denmark
b)
Switzerland
c)
Norway
d)
Finland
9.
This sport first appeared in St Moritz in 1928. What is it called?
a)
skeleton
b)
luge
c)
bobsleigh
10.
This ice hockey team won the gold in St Moritz 1928 without receiving a goal at the entire competition (38:0).This was the national team of ...
a)
Russia
b)
Canada
c)
the USA
d)
Sweden
11.
The 3rd Winter Olympic Games were held in Lake Placid in 1932 which is in .....
a)
France
b)
The USA
c)
the UK
d)
Canada
12.
In which US state can we find Lake Placid?
a)
New York
b)
Maine
c)
Minnesota
d)
North Dakota
13.
Eddie Eagan won gold in bobsled in Lake Placid 1932, after winning gold at the Summer Games in 1920 (boxing). He is the only athlete to won gold at both Games. He was from.....
a)
the UK
b)
Ireland
c)
the USA
d)
Canada
14.
The 4th Winter Olympic Games were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 which is in...
a)
Germany
b)
Austria
15.
Which sport entered the Winter OG in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936?
a)
alpine skiing
b)
ski jumping
c)
freestyle skiing
16.
The 5th Winter OG were held in St Moritz, Switzerland in 1948. What was the reason for the 12-year break (1936-1948)?
a)
financial troubles of the International Olympic Commitee
b)
World War 2
c)
boycott from France and Italy
17.
Which countries were asked NOT to participate the Games in 1948?
a)
Germany and Japan
b)
Germany and Yugoslavia
c)
Canada and the USA
d)
Japan and Russia
18.
At the 6th Winter OG in Oslo, Norway in 1952 there was one participant from Croatia, Nada Birko-Kustec (cross-country skiing) born in
a)
Mrkopalj
b)
Ogulin
19.
At the 7th Winter OG in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 1956 along with Nada Birko-Kustec there was Blaženka Vodenlić from Croatia competing in ...
a)
cross-country skiing
b)
alpine skiing
20.
The 8th Winter OG were held in Squaw Valley 1960, in the USA. Which US state is Squaw Valley in?
a)
California
b)
Alaska
c)
Minnesota
d)
North Dakota
21.
The 9th Winter OG were held in Innsbruck in 1964, and three Croatians, Ivan Ratej, Miran Krmelj i Boris Renaud, participated as part of the Yugoslav ice hockey team.
Where is Innsbruck?
Where is Innsbruck?
a)
Germany
b)
Austria
c)
Switzerland
22.
At the Innsbruck Games 'luge' was introduced as a competitive sport. What is 'luge' in Croatian?
a)
skeleton
b)
bob
c)
sanjkanje
d)
skokovi
23.
There was another first at the Innsbruck Games, and that was...
a)
a gold medal for Croatia
b)
an award for fairplay
24.
The 10th Winter Games were held in Grenoble, which is in ...
a)
Switzerland
b)
France
c)
Belgium
d)
the Netherlands
25.
The first Winter Games to be held in Asia were ...
a)
Sapporo, Japan 1972
b)
Nagano, Japan 1998
c)
Pyeongchang, South Korea 2018
26.
Croatia had another athlete participating the Olympics in Innsbruck 1976 and that was Miroslav Gojanović competing as...
a)
a ski jumper
b)
an ice hockey player
c)
a part of the bobsled team
d)
an alpine skier
27.
Which country returned to the Olympics in Lake Placid 1980 after their boycott over participation of Taiwan?
a)
Russia
b)
China
c)
East Germany
d)
North Korea
28.
Sarajevo 1984 saw the most Croatian competitors, such as Franjo Jakovac in biathlon, Nenad Žvanut and Dubravka Vukušić in speed skating, and Miljan Begović and Sanda Dubravčić in...
a)
figure skating
b)
luge
29.
There was another figure skater from Croatia at the next Games in Calgary 1988, and that was...
a)
Idora Hegel
b)
Željka Čizmešija
30.
One interesting fact was that one Caribbean country participated in bobsled in Calgary 1988 and that was...
a)
Jamaica
b)
Cuba
31.
In Albertville 1992 Croatia participated Winter Games for the first time as an independent country. Our flag bearer was Tomislav Čižmešija, a competitor in...
a)
cross-country skiing
b)
figure skating
c)
speed skating
d)
alpine skiing
32.
Other Croatian competitors in Albertville were Vedran Pavlek, Siniša Vukonić, Željka i Tomislav Čižmešija.
Where is Albertville?
Where is Albertville?
a)
France
b)
Switzerland
33.
Vedran Pavlek was the flag bearer in Lillehammer, Norway 1994, and he was competing in...
a)
alpine skiing
b)
Nordic combined
34.
In Nagano 1998 we were represented by Janica Kostelić, Vedran Pavlek, Thomas Lodler, Renato Gašpar, Antonio Rački i Ivana Jakupčević. Where is Nagano?
a)
Japan
b)
South Korea
35.
How many medals did Janica win in Salt Lake City 2002?
a)
3 gold and 1 silver
b)
1 gold
c)
2 gold and one silver
d)
3 silver
36.
In Torino 2006 Janica won one silver and one gold medal, and Ivica won...
a)
1 silver medal
b)
1 gold medal
37.
In PyeongChang 2018 we have representatives in luge, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and ...
a)
bobsled
b)
ice hockey
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