WorksheetsSU2021
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Opening date of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
a)
August 8, 2021
b)
July 23, 2020
c)
July 21, 2021
d)
July 23, 2021
2.
The Olympic rings are symbolic of
a)
Five continents
b)
Five original countries to participate
c)
Five Greek city-states
d)
Five Patriot Super Bowl wins
3.
The last time the United States hosted the Olympics was
a)
1996
b)
2010
c)
2002
d)
1980
4.
The United States Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviet team in the Miracle on Ice in which year?
a)
1976
b)
1972
c)
1980
d)
1984
5.
In what country are the Olympics in 2018?
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Mongolia
6.
In 1972, the Winter Olympics were held in Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido in the country of
a)
South Korea
b)
The Philippines
c)
China
d)
Japan
7.
In 1994, the Winter Olympics were held in Lillehammer, in the country of
a)
Norway
b)
Sweden
c)
Finland
d)
Denmark
8.
In 1980, Eric Heiden won five gold medals. His sport was
a)
Luge
b)
Speed skating
c)
Alpine skiing
d)
Cross-country skiing
9.
In 2014, this country hosted a winter Olympics for the first time...
a)
Iceland
b)
Finland
c)
Russia
d)
China
10.
In 1980, the United States boycotted the summer Olympics in
a)
Paris
b)
Rome
c)
Capetown, South Africa
d)
Moscow
11.
In 1984, The Soviet Union boycotted the summer Olympics in
a)
London
b)
Paris
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Lake Placid
12.
In the 2018 Olympics, Erin Hamlin is the United States flag bearer. She is the only American to win an Olympic medal in a sport dominated by Europeans. The sport is...
a)
Luge
b)
Biathlon
c)
Cross-country skiing
d)
Ski jumping
13.
The Olympic sport of curling was originally invented in
a)
Canada
b)
United States
c)
Scotland
d)
Russia
14.
In which of the following sports has the United States never won a medal?
a)
Biathlon
b)
Figure skating
c)
Ice hockey
d)
Bobsled
15.
What country has won both the most gold medals, and the most medals overall in the Winter Olympic Games?
a)
United States
b)
Russia/Soviet Union
c)
Canada
d)
Norway
16.
What was the first Canadian city to host a Winter Olympics?
a)
Vancouver
b)
Montreal
c)
Calgary
d)
Ottawa
17.
This city's Olympic village, which hosted the 1984 winter games, was destroyed in ethnic conflict in the 1990s...
a)
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
b)
Helsinki, Finland
c)
Reykjavik, Iceland
d)
Kigali, Rwanda
18.
In 1988, this country fielded its first ever Olympic bobsled team...
a)
China
b)
Mexico
c)
Jamaica
d)
Vatican City
19.
Which country has won the most gold medals for ice hockey?
a)
Russia/Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)
Norway
20.
Which country has won every gold medal in pairs figure skating since the 1964 Winter Olympics?
a)
Russia/Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)
Britain
21.
In which year were the Winter Olympic games first televised?
a)
1984
b)
1956
c)
1934
d)
1972
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