Olympic Trivia

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Olympic Trivia!!
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Firsts - 100
The first Winter Olympic Games were not call the
Winter Olympic Games until after the fact. What
was the name they were originally called?

Winter Olympia Challenge
Winter Sports World Challenge
International Winter Sports Day
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Firsts- 200
The very first sporting event at the first Winter
Olympic Games was speed skating. The gold in the
first event went to an athlete from what country?
USA
Norway
Switzerland
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Firsts - 400
The first Olympic Winter Games took place in
which country?
USSR
France
Norway
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Firsts - 800
Georg Hackl is hoping to be first to win a
medal in six straight Olympic games. He is
already the first person to win a medal in five
straight games. This native German is a champion
in what sport?
Skeleton
Speed Skating
Luge
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WHAT happened?? - 100
American alpine skier Lindsey Kildow was awarded
a strange prize by some local people for her
World Cup win in Val D'Isere, France in 2005. She
had a choice between this prize or an additional
1,200 in prize money. She chose the alternate
prize!
A herd of goats
A tract of land in France A cow
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WHAT happened?? - 200
The oldest person to receive a medal from the
Winter Olympic Games was 83 years old! He
received his medal in 1974, almost 50 years after
he competed. (There was a scoring error in the
1924 games) The Norwegian-American athlete was a
competitor in which sport?
Skeleton
Alpine Skiing Ski Jumping
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WHAT happened?? - 400
In the 1948 Olympics two ice hockey teams showed
up claiming to be representing the same country!!
Olympic officials were so angry at the argument
that followed that it almost came to neither team
being allowed to compete. What country were these
teams from??
USA
Switzerland Canada
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WHAT happened?? - 800
In the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, a British
plasterer entered the ski jump competition even
though he was not skilled at the event at all. In
fact, he was so bad that he earned a sarcastic
nickname and later sold his story to the
tabloids! What was his nickname?
Eddie the Eagle
United Air Eddie Jetty Eddie
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Winners - 100
This country has the most medals overall from the
Winter Olympic games.
USA
USSR
Norway
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Winners - 200
The hot new name in extreme sports has an
interesting nickname, The Flying Tomato, for
his mop of red hair. The first athlete to compete
in both the summer and winter X-Games, he is one
to be watched in the 2006 snowboarding
competition. Who is he?
Herman Maier
Shaun White Shaun Palmer
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Winners - 400
This American athlete has the most Winter Olympic
medals of all female American athletes. Who is
she?
Bonnie Blair
Pekabo Street Dorothy Hamill
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Winners - 800
This figure skater won the silver medal in 1998,
the bronze medal in 2002, 9 US Championships, and
5 World Championships. Sadly a hip injury has
caused her drop out of the 2006 Olympics.
Nancy Kerrigan
Michele Kwan Kristi Yamaguchi
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Fun Facts - 100
Mogul is from an Austrian word meaning what?
Small hill
Jump Danger
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Fun Facts- 200
The five rings on the Olympic flag are said to
represent what?
The founding Olympic committee
The first five countries to compete The five main
regions of the world
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Fun Facts - 400
All athletes at the Olympic games must agree to
the Olympic Oath. At the beginning of the games,
a representative athlete from the host country
must hold what and repeat the Olympic Oath?
The Olympic Flag
The Olympic Torch The Olympic Medals
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Fun Facts - 800
What kind of cloud does this picture represent?
Cumulus
Cirrus Stratus
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Grab Bag - 100
What country has hosted the most Winter Olympic
Games?
USA
France Norway
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Grab Bag - 200
This years Olympic mascots are a gentle snowball
and playful ice cube. What are their names?
Glitz and Gleen
Neve and Gliz Aster and Norse
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Grab Bag - 400
The Olympic Torch for the 2006 Winter Olympic
Games was lit November 27th, 2005 at the Temple
of Hera in Ancient Olympia (Greece). How far did
the torch have to travel to Turino, Italy?
3,567 miles
987 miles 1,234 miles
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Grab Bag - 800
What country won the bid for the 2010 Winter
Olympic Games?
Japan
Norway Canada
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