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Winter Olympics Sports Trivia Quiz

The Winter Olympics takes place every four years and features many winter sports. In this quiz I will describe a sport and you have to guess which one it is!

A multiple-choice quiz by The_Cyclist. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
The_Cyclist

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
382,858

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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626

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Question 1 of 10

1. This sport has competitions for teams of four and teams of two. The competitors push a sled to get up to speed then jump in and steer down an icy track. Which sport is this? Hint

Sled slide

Bobsleigh

Ice track racing

Sled sport

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Question 2 of 10

2. In this sport competitors wear a plank-like thing on each of their feet then they race to see how fast they can go down a mountain. Which sport is this? Hint

Plank Mountaineering

Snow Ploughing

Super Downhill Fast

Alpine Skiing

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Question 3 of 10

3. This sport can be done as an individual or as a pair. Competitors perform on ice and do a routine of different spins and jumps to music. Which sport is this? Hint

Ice jumping

Figure skating

Slippy dancing

Spin skating

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Question 4 of 10

4. This is a team sport played on ice. Each team has six people in it and they try to score by hitting a rubber disc called a puck into a net. Which sport is this? Hint

Goal Ice

Ice Soccer

Ice Hockey

Puck Slap

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Question 5 of 10

5. In this sport competitors have to steer a small sled down an icy track. They lie on the sled on their stomach and go down head first! Which sport is this? Hint

Small track sledding

Skeleton

Belly ice

Slippy steering

6. In this sport competitors just have one plank-like thing that they put both feet on. They race, go over jumps or in a 'half-pipe' and have to do tricks to get points. What is this sport called? Hint

Snow tricks

Pipe sliding

Board sliding

Snowboarding

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Question 7 of 10

7. This sport is another team sport played on ice. In this sport competitors have to push heavy stones down the ice and into the target area. Other team members sweep the ice to help the stone go where they want it. What sport is this? Hint

Curling

Rock ice

House stones

Ice sweeping

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Question 8 of 10

8. This is another sport that takes place on ice. Competitors in this sport have to race each other around a track as quickly as possible. Which sport is this? Hint

Ice Races

Short Track Speed Skating

Slide Running

Slip Sprinting

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Question 9 of 10

9. In this sport competitors have a plank-like thing on each foot and go down a big ramp before flying through the air. Which sport is this? Hint

Plank Jump

Ski Jumping

Ice Slope

Flying Ice

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Question 10 of 10

10. This question is a bit different. The winter sport called biathlon contains how many events? Hint

Five

Ten

Eight

Two

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This sport has competitions for teams of four and teams of two. The competitors push a sled to get up to speed then jump in and steer down an icy track. Which sport is this?

Answer: Bobsleigh

Men's bobsleigh has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1924 and women's bobsleigh was introduced at the Winter Olympics in 2002. The bobsleigh travels very fast - it can reach speeds of 150km/h!

2. In this sport competitors wear a plank-like thing on each of their feet then they race to see how fast they can go down a mountain. Which sport is this?

Answer: Alpine Skiing

Alpine skiing is skiing down a mountain. There are different alpine skiing competitions at the Winter Olympics, some involve making tight turns down a course that zig-zags while others are more about pure speed. International alpine skiers can go as fast as 130km/h!

3. This sport can be done as an individual or as a pair. Competitors perform on ice and do a routine of different spins and jumps to music. Which sport is this?

Answer: Figure skating

At the Winter Olympics there are three different figure skating compeitions. One for individuals, one for pairs and one called ice dancing where skaters perform to music. Skaters have to include different spins, lifts and jumps in their routine and are given a mark based on how well they do them.

4. This is a team sport played on ice. Each team has six people in it and they try to score by hitting a rubber disc called a puck into a net. Which sport is this?

Answer: Ice Hockey

Men's ice hockey has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1924. Women's ice hockey was added to the Winter Olympics in 1998. At the Winter Olympics, ice hockey matches are played in 3 periods each lasting 20 minutes.

5. In this sport competitors have to steer a small sled down an icy track. They lie on the sled on their stomach and go down head first! Which sport is this?

Answer: Skeleton

Skeleton is a very fast sport with competitors reaching speeds of over 130km/h! Skeleton competitions took place at the Winter Olympics in 1924 and 1948 and it became a regular part of the Winter Olympics in 2002.

Answer: Snowboarding

There are 4 types of snowboarding at the Winter Olympics. There's half-pipe where competitors go down a course with high sides, using the sides to launch into the air to do tricks; slopestyle where competitors go over jumps and other obstacles and do tricks; slalom which is a race down a zig zag course and snowboard cross where a group of riders race each other on the same course!

Answer: Curling

Curling is a very old sport as it was first played in Scotland in medieval times! It was officially added to the Winter Olympics in 1998 although there had been unofficial curling tournaments (called demonstration events) at previous Winter Olympics.

8. This is another sport that takes place on ice. Competitors in this sport have to race each other around a track as quickly as possible. Which sport is this?

Answer: Short Track Speed Skating

Short track speed skating takes place on an ice rink the same size as an ice hockey rink. Competitors race over distances from 500m to 3000m. Short track speed skating has been an official part of the Winter Olympics since 1992.

9. In this sport competitors have a plank-like thing on each foot and go down a big ramp before flying through the air. Which sport is this?

Answer: Ski Jumping

Men's ski jumping has been included in every Winter Olympics since 1924 when they started. There are two heights of ramp, called hills, in Olympic ski jumping. Women's ski jumping was included in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 2014.

10. This question is a bit different. The winter sport called biathlon contains how many events?

Answer: Two

A biathlon contains two events. The sports are cross country skiing and rifle shooting. Competitors ski around a special course and have to stop at certain points and shoot at targets. There are time penalties for missing a target. The winner is the person with the fastest time.

Source: Author The_Cyclist

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