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Winter Olympics Trivia!

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Till date, how many Winter Olympic Games have been held?

a)

23

b)

17

c)

45

d)

30

2.

The last Winter Olympics was held in what city?

a)

Sochi, Russia

b)

Beijing, China

c)

Rio, Brazil

d)

PyeongChang, South Korea

e)

Tokyo, Japan

3.

What's the next projected Winter Olympics?

a)

Beijing 2022

b)

Sochi 2021

c)

PyeongChang 2022

d)

Tokyo 2022

e)

Paris 2022

4.

The first Winter Olympics were held in what country?

a)

United States

b)

Sweden

c)

England

d)

France

e)

Canada

5.

SELECT ALL: The actual Winter Olympic events

a)

Skeleton

b)

Figure Skating

c)

Curling

d)

Karate

e)

Triathalon

6.

True or False:

The bobsleigh event only consists of a four-person team steering the sleigh down a winding, icy track.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

We all know that the fourth place finisher does not get a medal, but he/she does not go home empty handed.


What do fourth place finishers at the Olympics receive?

a)

A ribbon

b)

A diploma

c)

Nothing- simply recognition

d)

An automatic invitation to the next Olympic games

8.

The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius."


What does that mean in English?

a)

"Today, Tomorrow, Forever"

b)

"Knowledge, Strength, Power"

c)

"Faster, Higher, Stronger."

d)

"Listen, Learn, Grow"

9.

Which North American city has hosted the Winter Olympics twice?

a)

Squaw Valley, California

b)

Lake Placid, New York

c)

Mexico City, Mexico

d)

Montreal, Quebec

10.

Who is the most decorated American Winter Olympian?


(i.e. This person has won the most medals for the US)

a)

Short-track speed skater Apolo Ohno

b)

Bobsleigh competitor Lauryn Williams

c)

Boxer Eddie Eagan

d)

Long- and short- track speed skater Eric Flaim

11.

The oldest competitor to win a medal is British curler Robin Walsh in 1924.


He received his ski jump bronze 50 years, at age ____ after he competed in 1924 when a scoring error was discovered in 1974

a)

90

b)

67

c)

72

d)

83

12.

What event has been an Olympic sport for men since the start of the Winter Games, and finally allowed women to go for the gold for the first time in Sochi 2014?

a)

Snowboarding

b)

Ski Jump

c)

Ice Hockey

d)

Luge

13.

Which Olympic team was the subject of a 1993 Disney comedy?

a)

The Russian synchronized swimming team

b)

The Danish snowboarding team

c)

The Japanese figure skating

d)

The Jamaican bobsled team

14.

In addition to Biathlon, what is the only other Winter Olympic sport in which the United States never won a gold medal?

a)

Ice hockey

b)

Nordic Combined (ski jumping + cross-country skiing)

c)

Figure Skating

d)

Cross-country skiiing