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2018 Winter Olympics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the first Winter Olympics

a)

Chamonix, France

b)

Athens, Greece

c)

Beijing, China

d)

Lake Placid, New York, USA

2.

How many times has South Korea held the Olympics?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

How many Olympic athletes did Mrs. Gatewood know at the 2018 Winter Olympics?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

d)

10

4.

What animal is represented in this year’s Olympic mascot?

a)

Penguin

b)

Moose

c)

Bengal Tiger

d)

White tiger

5.

Which one of these sports was NOT a new sport at the 2018 Winter Olympics?

a)

Big Air Snowboarding

b)

Curling Mixed Doubles

c)

Alpine Skiing Team Event

d)

Nordic Combined

6.

Who won the women's hockey gold medal for the first time since 1998?

a)

Canada

b)

USA

c)

Finland

d)

Sweden

7.

What was the first ever African country to compete in bobsledding?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Kenya

c)

South Africa

d)

Nigeria

8.

What place in the medal count did the US come in?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

4th

d)

6th

9.

How many gold medals did the US win?

a)

14

b)

11

c)

9

d)

7

10.

What country won the most medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics?

a)

USA

b)

Norway

c)

Olympic Athletes from Russia

d)

Germany

e)

Canada

11.

What was the name of the Jamaican women's bobsled?

a)

Cool Bolt

b)

Sanka

c)

Cool Running 2

d)

Cruel Runnings

12.

What do they call people from New Zealand (including the athletes)?

a)

Aussies

b)

New Zealanders

c)

Kiwis

d)

Down Unders

13.

What color medal did the US earn in men's luge?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Bronze

d)

The US did not win a medal in luge.

14.

In what sport did the US win the first gold medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics?

a)

Snowboarding Slopestyle

b)

Team Figure Skating

c)

Cross Country

d)

Women's Hockey

15.

What sport has the US NEVER medaled in?

a)

Men's Hockey

b)

Cross Country

c)

Biathlon

d)

Super G

16.

Who was the flag bearer for USA during the closing ceremony?

a)

Lindsey Vonn

b)

Red Gerard

c)

Jessie Diggins

d)

Mikaela Shiffrin

17.

Where is the 2022 Winter Olympic being held?

a)

Beijing, China

b)

Los Angeles, California, USA

c)

Lucerne, Switzerland

d)

Moscow, Russia

18.

What country was not allowed to walk with their own flag during closing ceremonies due to violating anti-doping rules?

a)

Canada

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Korea

19.

USA beat what country in order to win the gold medal in men's curling in what is being called the MiraCURL on ice?

a)

Canada

b)

Switzerland

c)

Russia

d)

Sweden

20.

Nathan Chen set a record by landed a record number of quads during his long program during figure skating. How many did he land?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

21.

Marit Bjorgen became the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time for Norway. What sport did she compete in?

a)

Cross Country

b)

Biathlon

c)

Downhill Skiing

d)

Snowboarding

22.

Who won the US's 100th gold medal this year?

a)

Shaun White

b)

Women's Hockey

c)

Men's Curling Team

d)

Nathan Chen

23.

There was a tie for gold in Men's 2-man bobsled. What two countries won the gold?

a)

Canada and USA

b)

USA and Germany

c)

Italy and Canada

d)

Canada and Germany

24.

The US women's hockey set a new record of fastest time between two goals. What is the new record?

a)

6 seconds

b)

22 seconds

c)

1 minute

d)

47 seconds

25.

What country won their first Winter Olympic gold medal?

a)

Spain

b)

Hungary

c)

South Korea

d)

Jamaica