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Salt Lake City - The Athletes Trivia Quiz

Here is my second quiz on the 2002 Winter Olympics. This one is on the athletes who performed in the Salt Lake City Winter Games. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by mr.gazoo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mr.gazoo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,573

Updated
Dec 03 21

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15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Johann Muehlegg won three gold medals in cross-country skiing. He failed a drug test and his medals were removed. Which country did this athlete represent at the Salt Lake City Games? Hint

Spain

Austria

Germany

Norway

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Question 2 of 15

2. Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were the talk of the 2002 Olympics (the first week of competition in particular). What was their sport? Hint

Curling

Bobsled

Figure Skating

Hockey

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Question 3 of 15

3. In which sport did Ross Powers, Danny Kaas and Jarret Thomas win medals for the United States? Hint

Curling

Snowboard

Hockey

Speed Skating

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Question 4 of 15

4. True or false : China had two athletes named Yang Yang in the short track speed skating event?

Answer: (True or False, T or F)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Name the sport in which Switzerland's Simon Ammann won two gold medals in the 2002 Winter Games? Hint

Ski Jumping

Biathlon

Downhill Skiing

Skeleton

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Question 6 of 15

6. Name the sport in which Fiona McDonald, Debbie Knox and Rhona Martin won a medal in the 2002 Olympic Games? Hint

Curling

Cross-Country Skiing

Hockey

Biathlon

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Question 7 of 15

7. Name the athlete who won four gold medals in Salt Lake City? Hint

Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Norway)

Marc Gagnon (Canada)

Samppa Lajunen (Finland)

Derek Parra (USA)

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Question 8 of 15

8. Apolo Anton Ohno won 2 medals in short track speed skating. Which country did he represent? Hint

USA

Canada

Finland

China

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Question 9 of 15

9. True or false : Clara Hughes of Canada became the fourth athlete to win a medal in both the Winter and Summer Games?

Answer: (True or False, T or F)

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Question 10 of 15

10. In which event did Jarome Iginla win a gold medal? Hint

Figure Skating

Luge

Hockey

Downhill Skiing

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Question 11 of 15

11. True or false : At age 16, American figure skater Sarah Hughes was the youngest athelete to win a gold medal in the 2002 Winter Games?

Answer: (True or False, T or F)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Name the event in which Russians Alexei Yagudin and Evgeni Plushenko both won medals? Hint

Figure Skating

Downhill Skiing

Hockey

Cross Country Skiing

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who won 4 medals in the Alpine skiing competition? Hint

Carole Montillet (France)

Renate Goetschl (Austria)

Janica Kostelic (Croatia)

Anja Paerson (Sweden)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Sylke Otto (gold), Barbara Niedernhuber (silver) and Silke Kraushaar (bronze) won three medals for Germany in the same event. Can you name this event? Hint

Downhill Skiing

Cross country skiing

Luge

Freestyle Skiing

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Question 15 of 15

15. Tristan Gale and Jim Shea won gold medals for the United States in which event? Hint

Skeleton

Speed Skating

Figure skating

Snowboarding

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Johann Muehlegg won three gold medals in cross-country skiing. He failed a drug test and his medals were removed. Which country did this athlete represent at the Salt Lake City Games?

Answer: Spain

A native German, Muehlegg represented Spain in the 2002 Winter Olympics. He tested positive for the substance darbepoetin, a drug that boosts the body's supply of oxygen to muscles.

2. Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were the talk of the 2002 Olympics (the first week of competition in particular). What was their sport?

Answer: Figure Skating

They finished second in the competition. Most people agreed they deserved the gold medal for their performance, but the French judge did not. They finally were awarded a gold medal a few days later.

3. In which sport did Ross Powers, Danny Kaas and Jarret Thomas win medals for the United States?

Answer: Snowboard

All three atheletes won medals in the half-pipe event.

4. True or false : China had two athletes named Yang Yang in the short track speed skating event?

Answer: True

In Chinese, their names are written differently. An initial was added to their name to differentiate them in American competitions. Yang Yang (A) won the gold medal in the 500m and 1000m short track speed skating event. She was born August 24, 1976 and her name means 'flying flag'. Yang Yang (S) won the bronze medal in the 1000m short track.

Her birthdate is September 14, 1977 and her name means 'sunshine'.

5. Name the sport in which Switzerland's Simon Ammann won two gold medals in the 2002 Winter Games?

Answer: Ski Jumping

The 20 year old athelete won both events in ski jumping (k90 and k120).

6. Name the sport in which Fiona McDonald, Debbie Knox and Rhona Martin won a medal in the 2002 Olympic Games?

Answer: Curling

Great Britain won the gold medal in woman's curling. They beat Switzerland 4-3.

7. Name the athlete who won four gold medals in Salt Lake City?

Answer: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Norway)

Bjoerndalen won all four events in the men's biathlon competition (10km, 20km, 12.5km pursuit and 4 X 7.5km relay. Lajunen won three gold medals in the Nordic Combined individual, sprint competition and team relay. Marc Gagnon won three medals in short track speed skating (gold for the 500m event and the relay, bronze in the 1500m event). Derek Parra won 2 Olympic medals in the speed skating competition (gold in the 1500m event, silver in the 5000m event).

8. Apolo Anton Ohno won 2 medals in short track speed skating. Which country did he represent?

Answer: USA

He won the 1500m and finished second in the 1000m. He also was disqualified in the 500m event semi-final for pushing Satoru Terao of Japan.

9. True or false : Clara Hughes of Canada became the fourth athlete to win a medal in both the Winter and Summer Games?

Answer: True

Hughes won the bronze medal in the 5000m sped skating event and was a double-bronze medalist in cycling in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

10. In which event did Jarome Iginla win a gold medal?

Answer: Hockey

Iginla was part of Team Canada. He scored 2 goals and had 1 assist in the gold-medal game. At the time of the 2002 Winter Olympics, he played for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

11. True or false : At age 16, American figure skater Sarah Hughes was the youngest athelete to win a gold medal in the 2002 Winter Games?

Answer: False

Fifteen-year-old Ko Gi-hyun of South Korea captured the gold medal in the women's 1,500 meters and became the youngest individual winner in Olympic short-track history.

12. Name the event in which Russians Alexei Yagudin and Evgeni Plushenko both won medals?

Answer: Figure Skating

Yagudin won the gold medal and Plushnko won the silver medal.

13. Who won 4 medals in the Alpine skiing competition?

Answer: Janica Kostelic (Croatia)

Kostelic won gold medals in the slalom, giant slalom and combined events. She also won the silver medal in the Super-G.

14. Sylke Otto (gold), Barbara Niedernhuber (silver) and Silke Kraushaar (bronze) won three medals for Germany in the same event. Can you name this event?

Answer: Luge

A clean sweep for the German women in the luge competition.

15. Tristan Gale and Jim Shea won gold medals for the United States in which event?

Answer: Skeleton

Jim Shea was a third-generation Olympian. On the women's side, Tristan Gale and Lee Ann Parsley (USA) finished 1-2 in the women's race.

Source: Author mr.gazoo

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