USA at Vancouver 2010

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In his third Olympics, Apolo Anton Ohno won three more medals. What Pacific Northwest city did the Olympic champion call home? Portland, Oregon Spokane, Washington Eugene, Oregon Seattle, Washington

2. Shani Davis made history in 2006 as the first African-American athlete to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. When TV show host Stephen Colbert offered to help raise money for the speed skating team, what did Davis call him? A Jerk A Hero A Saint An Idiot

3. On February 6, 2009, Erin Hamlin stunned the luging world when she won the FL World Championships at Lake Placid, New York. She broke a 99-race winning streak held by what country? Austria Germany Switzerland Italy

4. During her time in college, hockey forward Julie Chu set an NCAA scoring record at which Ivy League school? Cornell Yale Harvard Princeton

5. A returnee to the 2010 Olympics was Shaun White, star of the half-pipe in Turino. White, who had set numerous records in snowboarding, including being the first to perform several impossible moves, is known by what nickname? The Flying Potato The Rocketing Rutabaga The Soaring Tomato The Flying Tomato

6. Hannah Teter, gold medal-winning snowboarder in Turin, returned to Vancouver. Her charity, Hannah's Gold, raised money through selling what Vermont product? Cheddar cheese Maplewood snowboards Moose-shaped candy Maple syrup

7. The United States had two new names in figure skating, Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu. They finished first and second in the 2010 US championships to represent the US in Vancouver. What state did both of these young women come from? California Utah Washington New York

8. What Midwestern state produced every member of the United States men's curling team at the 2010 Olympics? Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan

9. In 2008, Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller each won the World Cup skiing title. How many years had it been since both titles had been held by two Americans? 10 years 25 years 15 years 30 years

10. Shauna Rohbock, silver medal-winning bobsledder in Torino, was back in Vancouver. What summer sport did Rohbock participate in to build up those leg muscles? Track (Running) Soccer Basketball Swimming