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Olympics

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which European country currently holds down 2nd in the race for the most medals in the 2018 Olympics?

a)

Austria

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

2.

Which country below has the fewest people competing in the Olympics?

a)

Brazil

b)

South Africa

c)

Austria

d)

Poland

3.

Which number reflects the amount of Americans in the 2018 Olympics?

a)

122

b)

182

c)

202

d)

242

4.

Which of the following American athletes is not a snowboarder?

a)

Shaun White

b)

Red Gerard

c)

Chloe Kim

d)

Maia Shibutani

5.

Which of these African countries is not in the Olympics this year?

a)

South Africa

b)

Nigeria

c)

Egypt

d)

Kenya

6.

Which country knocked our men's hockey team out of medal contention?

a)

Sweden

b)

Czech Republic

c)

Canada

d)

Slovakia

7.

The 2018 Winter Olympics are being hosted by which country below?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Germany

c)

Canada

d)

South Korea

8.

Which country has won the most medals in winter olympic history?

a)

United States

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Norway

9.

Which sport do two teams push polished granite stones along flat ice trying to reach the "house"?

a)

Ice hockey

b)

hurling

c)

curling

d)

alpine disc

10.

In which sport do competitors ride a small, flat sled, in a single or two person format, and accelerate feet first and face up down a sharp gradient ice track?

a)

bobsled

b)

luge

c)

skeleton

d)

half pipe

11.

Which country below has never won a winter olympic medal?

a)

Mexico

b)

North Korea

c)

Denmark

d)

Spain

12.

Which acronym below is used to describe the governing body of the olympics?

a)

SEC

b)

UN

c)

IOC

d)

ICE

13.

Which sport below has America won the most gold medals in?

a)

Figure skating

b)

Bobsled

c)

Speed Skating

d)

Men's Ice Hockey

14.

America has never won a gold medal in _______________.

a)

the half pipe

b)

curling

c)

figure skating

d)

ice hockey

15.

Which country is hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics?

a)

France

b)

China

c)

Canada

d)

Norway

16.

Which country hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924?

a)

United States

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Italy

17.

Lindsey Vonn won her olympic medal in the _______________.

a)

Nordic combined event

b)

Super G

c)

Downhill

d)

Half pipe

18.

The closing ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics is scheduled for _______________.

a)

February 25th

b)

February 28th

c)

March 2nd

d)

March 11th

19.

How many different sports are there at the Winter Olympics?

a)

9

b)

12

c)

15

d)

18

20.

How many Sports are there in the Olympics?

a)

48

b)

16

c)

4

d)

9

21.

How many new sports are there in the Olympics?

a)

6

b)

48

c)

9

d)

4

22.

Who did the half-pipe and won the gold medal?

a)

Seiko Hashimoto

b)

Shawn White

c)

Shaun White

d)

Allyn Condon

23.

What is the first event in the Olympics?

a)

Biathlon

b)

Boxing

c)

Skeleton

d)

Fiqure skating

24.
What are the dates of the 2018 Winter Olympics? 
a)
February 1-25
b)
February 9-20
c)
February 9-25
d)
February 1-28
25.

Which city is hosting the Winter Olympics?

a)

Turin, France

b)

Salt Lake City, UT

c)

Vancouver, Canada

d)

PyeongChang, S.Korea

26.
Name the animal used as the mascot of this Winter Olympics?
a)
White Tiger
b)
Bald Eagle
c)
Panda
d)
Camel
27.
How many people will be able to sit in the new stadium in PyeongChang to watch the Opening Ceremonies?
a)
35,000
b)
10,000
c)
50,000
d)
135,000
28.
How many countries will march in the Parade of Nations?
a)
62
b)
72
c)
82
d)
92
29.
The total number of events in this year's Winter Olympics is how many?
a)
72
b)
92
c)
102
d)
122
30.
This men's team event always takes place on the final day of the Winter Olympics.
a)
Curling
b)
Hockey
c)
Speed Skating
d)
Alpine Skiing
31.
What will be the cost to operate the 2018 Winter Olympic games?
a)
$900 million
b)
$3 billion
c)
$9 billion
d)
$13 billion
32.
History: Where and in what year did the first Winter Olympics take place?
a)
1924, Chamonix
b)
1928, St. Moritz
c)
1932, Lake Placid
d)
1948, St. Moritz