Winter Olympics Quiz

1. How often are the Winter Olympic Games held?

1. Every 2 years
2. Every 4 years
3. Every 5 years
4. Every year

2. In which year and country were the first Winter Olympics held?

1. 1900 Norway
2. 1912 Sweden
3. 1924 France
4. 1932 USA

3. Which country is the most successful in Winter Olympic history?

1. Canada
2. Germany
3. Norway
4. USA

4. Which of these is a Winter Olympic sport?

1. Beach volleyball
2. Biathlon
3. Field hockey
4. Water polo

5. Which city hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first to host both Summer and Winter Games?

1. Beijing
2. Sochi
3. Tokyo
4. Vancouver

6. Which country hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics (Milan-Cortina)?

1. Austria
2. France
3. Italy
4. Switzerland

7. Which American snowboarder won multiple Olympic golds in the halfpipe?

1. Chloe Kim
2. Jamie Anderson
3. Red Gerard
4. Shaun White

8. Which sport involves sliding stones on ice toward a target?

1. Bobsleigh
2. Curling
3. Luge
4. Skeleton

9. Which American speed skater won five gold medals at the 1980 Lake Placid Games?

1. Apolo Ohno
2. Bonnie Blair
3. Dan Jansen
4. Eric Heiden

10. Which Norwegian is one of the most decorated Winter Olympians, in cross-country skiing?

1. Kjetil André Aamodt
2. Marit Bjørgen
3. Ole Einar Bjørndalen
4. Sonja Henie

11. Which discipline features athletes racing downhill on skis at high speed?

1. Alpine skiing
2. Curling
3. Figure skating
4. Ski jumping

12. The 1980 US ice hockey win over the USSR is nicknamed the?

1. Cold War Cup
2. Golden Goal
3. Ice Wonder
4. Miracle on Ice

13. Which head-first sledding sport is one of the fastest in the Winter Games?

1. Biathlon
2. Curling
3. Figure skating
4. Skeleton

14. Which American holds the record for the most Alpine Skiing World Cup race wins?

1. Julia Mancuso
2. Lindsey Vonn
3. Mikaela Shiffrin
4. Picabo Street

15. Which Winter Olympic sport combines artistic performance with jumps and spins on skates?

1. Curling
2. Figure skating
3. Short track
4. Speed skating

16. Which country hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics?

1. China
2. Japan
3. Russia
4. South Korea

17. The Jamaican bobsled team's unlikely 1988 debut inspired which famous film?

1. Blades of Glory
2. Cool Runnings
3. Eddie the Eagle
4. Miracle

18. Which country hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi?

1. Georgia
2. Kazakhstan
3. Russia
4. Ukraine

19. Which sport uses a rifle and skiing, testing both endurance and precision?

1. Biathlon
2. Bobsleigh
3. Curling
4. Luge

20. Which nations traditionally dominate the Winter Olympics medal table?

1. Australia, Spain, Mexico, Greece
2. Brazil, India, Egypt, Kenya
3. Jamaica, Nigeria, Cuba, Thailand
4. Norway, Germany, USA, Canada