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Miracle

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the US won the Olympic gold medal in the game against Finland, which player searched the stands for his father?

a)

Mike Eruzione

b)

Jim Craig

c)

Jack O'Callahan

d)

Buzz Schneider

2.

Who scored the second goal of the medal round game against the Soviet Union, tying the score and forcing the Soviet coach to take out goalie Vladislav Tretiak?

a)

Mike Eruzione

b)

Rob McClanahan

c)

Buzz Schneider

d)

Mark Johnson

3.

Which player said the following to Herb Brooks after he brought in Tim Harrer to see the boys' reaction:

"You want me to say I'm scared of getting cut....I'm scared of getting cut, everyone is."

a)

Rob McClanahan

b)

Mark Johnson

c)

Jack O'Callahan

d)

Mike Eruzione

4.

In what game did Jack O'Callahan hurt his knee?

a)

vs. Soviet Union (Feb. 9, 1980)

b)

vs. Finland

c)

vs. Sweden

d)

vs. Soviet Union (Feb. 22. 1980)

5.

What year did Herb Brooks get cut from the US Olympic hockey team?

a)

1960

b)

1964

c)

1956

d)

1952

6.

Brooks says, "If you give me _______ you will make my job very easy."

a)

110%

b)

Your very best

c)

All you've got

d)

99%

7.

Who scored two goals against the USSR in the team USA victory?

a)

Mike Ramsey

b)

Ralph Cox

c)

Dave Silk

d)

Mark Johnson

8.

How much time did the players have to go blue line back, red line back, far blue line back, goal line back?

a)

50 seconds

b)

40 seconds

c)

45 seconds

d)

35 seconds

9.

10. What team does Mike Eruzione say he plays for?

a)

Boston College

b)

United States of America

c)

New York University

d)

University of Minnesota Duluth

10.

At the beginning of the movie, Mike Eruzione sits down on the bench to get ready for tryouts, and recognizes another player. Who is it?

a)

Jack O'Callahan

b)

Rob McClanahan

c)

Jim Craig

d)

Ralph Cox

11.

Who refuses to take the test that Coach Herb Brooks requests that the players take?

a)

Jack O'Callahan

b)

Rob McClanahan

c)

Jim Craig

d)

Ralph Cox

12.

Who is named captain of the USA team?

a)

Jack O'Callahan

b)

Mike Eruzione

c)

Rob McClanahan

d)

Jim Craig

13.

Herb Brooks was the last player cut from the 1960 Olympic USA team.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which player dislikes Rob McClanahan and fights with him during one of the first practices?

a)

Johnson

b)

Eruzione

c)

O'Callahan

d)

Craig

15.

Which player is known as the best skilled player on the team?

a)

Mike Eruzione

b)

Mark Johnson

c)

Jack O'Callahan

d)

Jim Craig

16.

Who is the last player cut from the team?

a)

Mike Eruzione

b)

Ralph Cox

c)

Jack O'Callahan

d)

Jim Craig

17.

What team did the USA hockey team play in the miracle on ice game?

a)

Finland

b)

Germany

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

18.

What team did the USA play against in the gold medal game?

a)

Canada

b)

Finland

c)

Russia

d)

Sweden

19.

Who was the coach of the USA hockey team?

a)

Mike Callahan

b)

Al Michaels

c)

Herb Brooks

d)

Tom McCoy

20.

The USA Hockey team was made up of:

a)

College players

b)

Professional players

c)

NHL players

d)

College and NHL players

21.

What year was the game played?

a)

1960

b)

1988

c)

1980

d)

2008

22.

Who was the goalie for the USA hockey team?

a)

Vitek Vanicek

b)

Buzz Schnieder

c)

Casey DeSmith

d)

Jim Craig

23.

Which player scored the go ahead goal in the game against Russia?

a)

TJ Oshie

b)

Mike Eruzionie

c)

Rob McClanahan

d)

Mark Pavelich

24.

Before the 1980 olympics the Russian team was ranked _____ in the world.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

21st

25.

where is the United states amatuer hockey association located?

a)

Fargo, North Dakota

b)

Buffalo, NY

c)

New York, NY

d)

Colorado Springs. Colorado

26.

Why did coach Brooks make the players take a test?

a)

To see who the smart players are

b)

To make sure he could push them as hard as he was going to push them

c)

To see who the dumb players are

d)

Because he was mean

27.

Who was the last player cut from the 1960 U.S. Hockey team?

a)

Ralph Cox

b)

Phil Vercota

c)

Mike Eruzione

d)

Herb Brooks

28.

What gift did the boys give assistant coach Patrick?

a)

A whistle

b)

A football

c)

A hockey stick

d)

A whip

29.

What gift did the team give coach Brooks?

a)

A whistle

b)

A whip

c)

A football

d)

A hockey stick

30.

What did the teams plane hit on the runway?

a)

Another plane

b)

A snow bank

c)

A moose

d)

A bear

31.

What team was the main focus of whom team USA wanted to beat?

a)

Soviets

b)

Canada

c)

Sweden

d)

Finland

32.

What city were the olympic games played?

a)

Lake Placid, NY

b)

Boston, MA

c)

Colorado Springs, Co

d)

Cleveland, OH

33.

Which event was not mentioned in the opening segment of the movie?

a)

Love Canal disaster

b)

Elvis Presley death

c)

Budget cuts to NASA's Apollo missions

d)

The Berlin Airlift

34.

Which event was NOT mentioned in the opening segment of the movie?

a)

Coneheads

b)

1970's Disco

c)

Saturday Night Live

d)

Soul Train

35.

Coach Brooks stated that All-Star teams fail because...

a)

They can never find a coach who can push them.

b)

They rely solely on individual talent

c)

The players on these All-Star teams do not like to work hard.

d)

Too much fighting on the team about who's the best.

36.

How many players will be on the final roster for the 1980, USA Olympic Hockey Team?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

23

d)

21

37.

Finish the quote: "I'm not looking for the _ players, Craig. I'm looking for the _ players."

(a)  

38.

Which player refused to take the test?

a)

Mike Eruzione

b)

Jimmy Craig

c)

Mark Johnson

d)

Jack O'Callahan

39.

What nickname does Coach Brooks give the three forwards?

a)

Three Stooges

b)

Dynamic Trio

c)

Coneheads

d)

Three Musketeeers

40.

Finish the quote: "Great moments are born from great _."

(a)