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Do You Believe in Miracles?

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : 1980 Lake Placid
Do You Believe in Miracles game quiz
"A quiz on the most miraculous event in the history of sports in 1980."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who was the captain of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey team?
    Jack O'Callahan
    Mark Johnson
    Mike Eruzione
    John Harrington


2. Who was the captain of the Soviet Hockey team?
    Vladimir Petrov
    Valery Kharlamov
    Boris Mikhailov
    Vladislav Tretiak


3. Prior to 1980, where did the USA hockey team last win an Olympic Gold medal?
    Answer: (Two words. City name only on west coast)


4. In the preliminary round, team USA went 4-0-1. Which team did they tie?
    Norway
    Czech Republic
    Sweden
    West Germany


5. Which member of team USA went on to win four consecutive Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders?
    Neal Broten
    Mike Ramsey
    Dave Silk
    Ken Morrow


6. In the game against the Soviets, which player scored two of team USA's four goals?
    Mark Johnson
    Mike Eruzione
    Dave Christian
    Buzz Schneider


7. Many of the players were from Massachusetts or Minnesota. However, which of these colleges did not have a single member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team?
    Boston University
    Boston College
    University of Minnesota
    University of Minnesota- Duluth


8. Which team did team USA beat to win the gold medal?
    Soviet Union
    Sweden
    Finland
    Czech Republic


9. Three days before the Olympics began, team USA played the Soviets and lost the game 10-3. Where was this game played?
    Nassau Coliseum
    Joe Louis Arena
    Boston Garden
    Madison Square Garden


10. Which announcer said, "Do you believe in miracles? YES!", at the end of the USA-USSR game?
    Answer: (Two words or just surname. Monday Night Football)


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