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Ski The World Trivia Quiz

Europe and the Americas are not the only places that it's possible to ski, or snowboard. See how many of the others you can spot.

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

Author
darksplash

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,746

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
292

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Question 1 of 10

1. Australia has 16 commercial ski resorts. All but two are in the Australian Alps along the Victoria and New South Wales border. Where in Australia are the other two? Hint

Northern Australia

Ayers Rock

Western Australia

Tasmania

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is regarded as being the largest ski resort in New Zealand?
Hint

Mt Olympus

Turoa

Whakapapa

Rainbow

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Question 3 of 10

3. Few people would think of going to South Africa to ski, but it is is possible. In which area is the country's sole ski slope located?
Hint

Natal Midlands

Table Mountain

Drakensberg Mountains

Golden Gates Highlands

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which country boasts of having the longest ski slope in Africa?

Hint

Kenya

Tanzania

Somalia

Lesotho

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Question 5 of 10

5. In terms of acreage, which of these is Australia's largest ski resort?

Hint

Selwyn Snowfields

Perisher Blue

Mt Buller

Mt Buffalo

6. Skiing can be a hazardous occupation. For skiers and boarders keeping themselves safe can be difficult enough, but sometimes the mountain can be the enemy. Which of these places has skiable slopes that are considered so dangerous, that even the local ski club won't go there? Hint

Falkland Islands

Kathmandu

Hawaii

Beijing

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Russian city was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics?
Hint

Kimovsk

St Petersburg

Sochi

Irkutsk

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which of these countries would you find a ski area known as Faraya Mazaar? Hint

Lebanon

Turkey

Georgia

Nepal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Japanese resort was the host city for the 1972 Winter Olympics?
Hint

Rusutsu

Nagano

Sapporo

Niseko

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Question 10 of 10

10. "It's the wrong kind of snow, Gromit!" In which unlikely location did the animated duo Wallace and Gromit encounter a skiing robot? Hint

The Moon

Bali

Easter Island

The Grand Canyon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Australia has 16 commercial ski resorts. All but two are in the Australian Alps along the Victoria and New South Wales border. Where in Australia are the other two?

Answer: Tasmania

Ben Lomond and Mt Mawson are Tasmania's ski resorts. Ben Lomond extends to 14.2 hectares while Mt Mawson is smaller still.

2. Which of these is regarded as being the largest ski resort in New Zealand?

Answer: Turoa

Turoa, on North Island, has 34 runs in 100 acres of skiable domain. The ski season lasts from June to October. It has the largest vertical drop in Australasia (722 metres).

3. Few people would think of going to South Africa to ski, but it is is possible. In which area is the country's sole ski slope located?

Answer: Drakensberg Mountains

Tiffendell has one slope 700 metres long and snow is almost guaranteed between June and August.

4. Which country boasts of having the longest ski slope in Africa?

Answer: Lesotho

The 'Afri-Ski' resort is located at 3,300 feet above sea level and opened in 2005.

5. In terms of acreage, which of these is Australia's largest ski resort?

Answer: Perisher Blue

Perisher Blue is actually based around seven mountain peaks close to Mt Perisher and the skiable area extends to about 3,000 acres. It is a six-hour drive from Sydney, or about seven hours from Melbourne.

Answer: Hawaii

Hawaii has its own ski club, and each year the members organise their trips to overseas ski areas. The Mauna Kea volcano gets enough snow for skiing and snowboarding to be feasible. The website says it succinctly: "Mauna Kea (Hawaiian for 'white mountain') is a 13,796' (4205 meter) volcanic mountain whose summit sometimes gets a skiable/boardable mantle of snow.

There are no lifts, no grooming, no resort, but a road goes to the summit to serve the dozen or so world class observatories located at the summit. Due to overwhelming safety issues, the Hawaii Ski Club no longer offers group ski trips to the Big Island volcano or will it endorse or recommend travel agencies who do so."

7. Which Russian city was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Sochi

The Sochi region is located between the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea. The region includes Europe's tallest mountain (Mount Elbrus, 18,000 feet). The majority of Alpine disciplines will be staged at Rosa Khutor, with Nordic events at Psekhako Ridge.

8. In which of these countries would you find a ski area known as Faraya Mazaar?

Answer: Lebanon

Lebanon has four main ski areas; Faraya Mzaar, Cedars, Qanat Bakish, and Laqlouq. Faraya Mzaar has 42 slopes.

9. Which Japanese resort was the host city for the 1972 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Sapporo

Sapporo is Japan's fifth largest city. As well as the Olympics, it has hosted the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Nagano was the host city in 1998.

10. "It's the wrong kind of snow, Gromit!" In which unlikely location did the animated duo Wallace and Gromit encounter a skiing robot?

Answer: The Moon

In "A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit" (1989), the duo traveled to the moon to find more cheese after their supplies ran out They met an evil robot that dreamed only of cruising the ski runs of earth. The robot was determined to hitch a ride back to earth on Wallace and Gromit's spacecraft, but they fought it off.

In the process they lost enough parts for the robot to make its own skis and ski in and among the craters of the moon. Aaah. Don't you just love a happy ending?

Source: Author darksplash

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