Answers to Winter Olympics Trivia Quiz

[82Rigger]

1. Which of the following is a real figure skating move named after a former Olympic gold medal winner?

a. The Witt Twist

b. The Hamill Camel

c. The Button Hook

The Hamill Camel, where a skater turns a camel spin into a sitting spin, was named for 1976 American gold medalist Dorothy Hamill.


2. With 12 overall medals, Norway's Bjorn Dahlie is the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time. But who has won the most medals for the United States?

a. Eric Heiden

b. Bonnie Blair

c. Dick Button

Between 1988?1994, Blair won six Olympic speed skating medals (five gold, one bronze). Heiden won five speed skating golds in 1980. Button won two golds in figure skating in 1948 and 1952.



3. Name the last American to win an alpine skiing gold medal.

a. Bode Miller

b. Diann Roffe-Steinrotter

c. Picabo Street

Street won the women's super G gold medal at Nagano in 1998. Roffe-Steinrotter won her gold at Lillehammer in 1994 in the women's super G. Miller won two silver medals at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.


4. Which former football star was also a member of the 1992 U.S. men's Olympic bobsled team in Albertville?

a. Marcus Allen

b. Earl Campbell

c. Herschel Walker

Walker, the former Heisman Trophy winner and Dallas Cowboys star running back, teamed with Brian Shimer to finish seventh in the two-man bobsled competition.


5. At the Sarajevo Winter Games in 1984, figure skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were awarded 12 scores of 6.0 out of 18 marks, including across-the-board perfect scores for artistic impression. The pair hails from what country?

a. The United States

b. Great Britain

c. France

d. Canada




6. What country has hosted the Winter Olympics more than any other?

a. The United States

b. France

c. England

d. Greece

The USA has hosted the Winter Games four times - Lake Placid in 1932 and 1980, Squaw Valley in 1960, and Salt Lake City in 2002.

7. Who is the only hockey player to win an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup in the same year?

a. Bill Cleary

b. Ken Morrow

c. Wayne Gretzky

Morrow was a defenseman for the U.S. 1980 team, then went to the pros where he won four consecutive Stanley Cups (1980-83) as a member of the New York Islanders. Cleary won the gold with the U.S. in 1960 but never played in the NHL. Gretzky won four Stanley Cups but never played in the Olympics. In 2002, however, Gretzky is the general manager of the Canadian team.


8. Olympic luge sleds often reach maximum speeds of approximately:

a. 90 mph

b. 60 mph

c. 75 mph

Luge sleds can reach speeds upwards of 90 mph. Luge sleds have no brakes.

9. Which of the following cities has NOT hosted the Winter Olympics TWICE?

a. Lake Placid

b. St. Moritz

c. Oslo

The Winter Games were held in Lake Placid in 1932 and 1980, St. Moritz in 1928 and 1948, and Oslo in 1952.


10. Which sports event of Winter Olympic Games are Dianne Holum, Chris Witty, and Anne Henning associated with?

a. Ice Hockey

b. Alpine

c. Figure Skating

d. Speed Skating




Bonus: The USA "Miracle on Ice" upset of the Soviet Union hockey team in 1980 was one of the most memorable sports events of the 20th century. But that was only a semifinal game. Whom did the Americans play in the gold medal game?

a. Canada

b. Finland

c. Norway

d. Sweden

[Jerry D]

Wow I guessed more right then I thought... The first 4 I figured out the rest :cd: I could not figure out. My wife(being from GA) helped out by telling me about Herschel the other Day