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Alpine Skiing: 2010-11 Season Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the Alpine Skiing World Cup season 2010-11 as well as the World Championships in 2011.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kathi192. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Kathi192

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
336,619

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the women's overall World Cup in 2010-11? Hint

Lindsey Vonn (USA)

Elisabeth G�rgl (AUT)

Tina Maze (SLO)

Maria Riesch (GER)

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many points did Ivica Kostelic need to win the men's overall World Cup? Hint

1356

1009

1197

1409

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which country hosted the most World Cup races (men and women, including canceled ones, classic combined and team events) in the season? Hint

Italy

Austria

France

Switzerland

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did the World Championships take place in February 2011? Hint

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)

Val d'Isere (FRA)

Schladming (AUT)

Aare (SWE)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which discipline World Cup did Maria Riesch win at the end of the season? Hint

Slalom

None, she only won the overall

Downhill

Giant slalom

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who won the men's downhill as well as the super-g World Cup at the end of the season? Hint

Georg Streitberger (AUT)

Michael Walchhofer (AUT)

Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI)

Didier Cuche (SUI)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which country won the most medals at World Championships? Hint

Italy

USA

France

Austria

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these skiers won their first World Cup race in the 2010-11 season? Hint

Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA)

Marcel Hirscher (AUT)

Viktoria Rebesburg (GER)

Julia Mancuso (USA)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these races was started but not finished in this season? Hint

Men's giant slalom Solden

Men's giant slalom Solden and Women's giant slalom Maribor

Women's giant slalom Maribor

This did not happen to any race in the season

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who won the most races in this season? Hint

Ivica Kostelic (CRO)

Lindsey Vonn (USA)

Maria Riesch (GER)

Marlies Schild (AUT)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the women's overall World Cup in 2010-11?

Answer: Maria Riesch (GER)

Maria Riesch won the World Cup at the end of the season ahead of Lindsey Vonn by a margin of only 3 points. Tina Maze was third in front of Elisabeth Gorgl.

2. How many points did Ivica Kostelic need to win the men's overall World Cup?

Answer: 1356

Kostelic won the World Cup with 1356 points and thus gathering more points than the winner of the two previous years, Carlo Janka (1197) and Aksel Lund Svindal(1009)had. In the 2007-08 season, Bode Miller won the World Cup with 1409 points.

3. Which country hosted the most World Cup races (men and women, including canceled ones, classic combined and team events) in the season?

Answer: Austria

Austria hosted 14 races including the classic combined at Kitzbuhel and the canceled men's season opening in Solden. The other Austrian venues were Semmering, Zauchensee, Flachau, Schladming, and Hinterstoder. Switzerland hosted 13 races, Italy 12, and France 8.

4. Where did the World Championships take place in February 2011?

Answer: Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)

The 2013 Championships will take place in Schladming. Val d'Isere and Aaare hosted the Championships in 2009 and 2007.

5. Which discipline World Cup did Maria Riesch win at the end of the season?

Answer: None, she only won the overall

Riesch "only" won the overall World Cup as the discipline World Cups were won by Lindsey Vonn (downhill, super-g, combined), Viktoria Rebensburg (giant slalom), and Marlies Schild (slalom).

6. Who won the men's downhill as well as the super-g World Cup at the end of the season?

Answer: Didier Cuche (SUI)

Cuche won the downhill World Cup in the last race at Lenzerheide, taking the lead from Walchhofer. In super-g, the last race was canceled and thus Cuche also won this World Cup, although six other racers still would have had a chance to win before the last race.

7. Which country won the most medals at World Championships?

Answer: Austria

The Austrian team won 8 medals, the Italian team 6, the French team 4, and the U.S. team won 3.

8. Which of these skiers won their first World Cup race in the 2010-11 season?

Answer: Viktoria Rebesburg (GER)

Viktoria Rebensburg won her first World Cup race at Solden, although she had already won the Giant Slalom at Olympics 2010 in Vancouver, but the Olympic Games don't count as World Cup races. The other three had already won races in previous seasons.

9. Which of these races was started but not finished in this season?

Answer: Men's giant slalom Solden and Women's giant slalom Maribor

The second run of the giant slalom at Solden was canceled due to fog. The giants slalom at Mariobor was stopped after about 20 racers due to bad snow conditions.

10. Who won the most races in this season?

Answer: Lindsey Vonn (USA)

Vonn won 3 downhills, 4 super-g's, and one combined. Kostelic won 3 combined, 2 slaloms, one super-g, and the parallel event at Munich. Riesch won 3 downhills, one slalom, super-g, and combined. Schild won 6 slaloms.

Source: Author Kathi192

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