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6 2014 Sochi quizzes and 65 2014 Sochi trivia questions.
1.
  Winter Olympics - 2014 Sochi    
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Match the Olympic event with its gold medal winner.
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  Who Won What in Sochi?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the Olympic event to the athlete or team who won the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Easier, 10 Qns, Joepetz, May 07 17
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  Hot. Cool. Yours. - Sochi 2014    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz all about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, whose motto was "Hot. Cool. Yours." Enjoy!
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  Beat the Clock    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi had some nail-biting races. From the ski hills to the snowboarding park to the skating rink, the races were on.
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  High Jinks at the Winter Olympics    
Multiple Choice
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The quiz will focus on some of the medal winners at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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  Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games    
Multiple Choice
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The Sochi games provided many exciting, and several record-breaking or history-making moments. Here is a look at some of those record breaking feats.
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2014 Sochi Trivia Questions
1. In Men's Alpine Skiing, the downhill event was extremely close, but Matthias Mayer of Austria claimed gold with a time of 2:06.23. Who finished just .06 seconds behind him to get the silver?

From Quiz Beat the Clock

Answer: Christof Innerhofer (Italy)

The silver was Innerhofer's first Olympic medal after he failed to make the podium in 2010. Jansrud finished third, 0.1 seconds behind Mayer. Svindal ended up in fourth, 0.29 seconds out of first. Miller finished over a half second slower and ended up in 8th.

2. The Netherlands absolutely dominated Speed Skating at the 2014 Olympics, winning an amazing 21 out of 30 possible medals in individual events. They swept the podium four times. What was the first event where they won everything?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Men's 5000 Meters

Right off the bat on February 8, Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen and Jorrit Bergsma won the Men's 5000 Meters race. Kramer set an Olympic record of 6:10.76. On February 10, Michel Mulder, Jan Smeekens and Ronald Mulder swept the Men's 500 Meters. On February 16, Jorien Ter Mors, Ireen Wust and Lotte Van Beek swept in the Ladies' 1500 Meters. The next day, Bergsma, Kramer and Bob DeJong swept the Men's 10k. Bergsma shattered the Olympic record by 14 seconds, coming within 3 seconds of Kramer's world record. Just to put the icing on the cake, both the Men and Women won the Team Pursuit, and both teams set Olympic records. Yeah, they're that good.

3. Which country dominated the long track Speed Skating events at the 2014 Sochi Games, by taking home 23 out of a possible 36 medals?

From Quiz High Jinks at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Netherlands

The Dutch medal tally was 8 Gold, 7 Silver and 8 Bronze. Some of the individuals that excelled were Sven Kramer gold and silver, and Irene Wust who managed to win a gold and three silvers.

4. In the women's combined, Julia Mancuso (USA) finished the downhill portion in first place with a time of 1:42.68, but which speedy athlete claimed first with a downhill and slalom combined time of 2:34.62?

From Quiz Beat the Clock

Answer: Maria Hofl-Riesch (Germany)

Although she only had the fifth fastest time on the downhill and third fastest on the slalom, Hofl-Riesch claimed the gold medal. Hosp earned silver and Mancuso the bronze. Tina Maze settled for fourth. The alpine courses proved to be difficult causing seventeen competitors in this event to not complete it.

5. How many countries made their Winter Olympics debut at Sochi?

From Quiz Hot. Cool. Yours. - Sochi 2014

Answer: 7

A new record of 88 nations took part in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, with 2,873 individual athletes. Seven of these countries were taking part for the first time. They were Dominica, Malta, Paraguay, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, and Zimbabwe.

6. While the Netherlands hogged most of the glory in Speed Skating, winning 21 of 30 possible medals in individual events, one of the South Korean skaters did manage to set a new Olympic record in the Women's 500m. What was her name?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Lee Sang-hwa

Lee Sang-hwa was the defending Olympic champion, winning gold in Vancouver as well as Sochi. She set a new world record in November 2013. She won with a combined time of 74.70 (37.42 and 37.28). Sang-hwa is the third woman to win back to back golds in the 500 Meters, after Bonnie Blair (1988, 1992) and Catriona Le May Doan (1998, 2002). The other three woman were in the 500 Meters and finished 21st (Lee), 24th (Kim) and 26th (Park).

7. Who triumphed in the Men's Figure Skating competition at the 2014 Sochi Games, making him the first Japanese skater to have won a gold medal in that event?

From Quiz High Jinks at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Yuzuru Hanyu

Hanyu is a 19 year old from Sendai, Japan and has been on the Grand Prix circuit since 2010. The only other time that a Japanese skater has won a medal in the Men's Singles was a bronze by Daisuke Takahashi at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

8. Sochi featured the debut of the team luge event, where one male, one female and a pair of male athletes compete. The team with the combined fastest time wins the gold. Which country's team did *not* medal in this event

From Quiz Beat the Clock

Answer: Italy

The Russians, Germans and Latvians were powerhouse luge teams in Sochi, winning 8 of 12 possible medals with Germany sweeping the golds in all four events. The German team of Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch and Tobias Wendl/Tobias Alt earned first with a time of 2:45.649, over second faster than the Russians.

9. Who became the very first skater to earn over 100 points for his short program at the 2014 Olympics?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Yuzuru Hanyu

Under the new scoring system, 100 points had been sort of a "4 minute mile" for figure skaters. Hanyu set a new world record of 101.45, breaking his own record. Hanyu made several mistakes in his free skate, but Patrick Chan was not able to capitalize. Hanyu won the gold medal, and Chan took the silver. A remarkable free skate by Dennis Ten of Kazahkstan elevated him to the bronze medal. Plushenko earned medals at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympics, and helped Russia win the very first Team competition in 2014. Unfortunately Plushenko injured his back so seriously he had to drop out of the individual competition at the last moment.

10. The Ladies' Downhill Skiing competition recorded an Olympic first for that event, when there was a tie for the gold medal. Who were the two skiers that shared the spotlight?

From Quiz High Jinks at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Dominique Gisin and Tina Maze

In addition to her gold in the downhill, Maze from Slovenia also won the giant slalom event and had previously won two silvers at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Dominique Gisin is a veteran Swiss skier and the victory was her first Olympic triumph.

11. What country won the team figure skating gold medal?

From Quiz Hot. Cool. Yours. - Sochi 2014

Answer: Russia

2014 was the first year that team figure skating was an event. It consisted of a men's short program, a pair's short program, an ice dance short program, a ladies short program, a pairs free program, men's free program, ice dance free program, and ladies free program. Canada received the silver medal and the United States won bronze.

12. Who set new record scores in both short dance and free dance on their way to winning the gold medal in Ice Dancing?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Meryl Davis and Charlie White

Meryl Davis and Charlie White won silver at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. They came to Sochi as the reigning world champions. In their short program they danced to "My Fair Lady" and in the free program they danced to "Scheherezade." They scored 78.89 points in the short program and 116.63 in the free program. Both of them were students at the University of Michigan in 2014. Virtue and Moir of Canada train with Davis and White, and are their closest competitors. They won gold at the 2010 Vancouver games, but finished second in 2014. Ilinykh and Katsalapov of Russia finished third in Sochi, the best of several excellent Russian ice dancing teams. Siblings Maia and Alexi Shibutani of the United States finished tenth.

13. A clean sweep occurs in the Olympics when participants from the same country capture gold, silver and bronze in the same event. Which nation managed to accomplish this in the Men's Ski Cross competition at the 2014 Sochi Games?

From Quiz High Jinks at the Winter Olympics

Answer: France

The result was France's first ever sweep in any event at the Winter Olympics. The victors were Jean Frederic Chapuis (G), Arnaud Bovolenta (S) and Jonathan Midol (B). The outcome was appealed by Canada claiming that the French were wearing illegal aerodynamic ski pants. The appeal was later denied and the results stood.

14. Just 0.3 seconds separated the first and third place finishers in the four-man bobsleigh event. The USA earned bronze, Latvia the silver with Russia taking gold. Who was the Russian pilot who led his team to victory in this event?

From Quiz Beat the Clock

Answer: Alexandr Zubkov

Zubkov led the team to victory with a time of 3:40.60. The Latvians were only 0.09 seconds slower. Zubkov also piloted to gold in the two-man bobsleigh with Voyevoda.

15. Darya Domracheva made history in Sochi, becoming the first woman to win three medals in Biathlon in the same Olympics. For what nation does Domracheva compete?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Belarus

Domracheva is from Minsk, Belarus. She has been competing since 2006, and won a bronze at the Vancouver Olympics. She was the Female Athlete of the Year in Belarus in 2010 and also has the title of "Honored Master of Sport." Domracheva won the 10km Pursuit by a full 37 seconds, the 15km individual race by 17 seconds and the 12.5km Mass Start by 20 seconds. She had only 3 misses out of 60 shots. She studied Tourism Management at the Belarus State Economic University in Minsk.

16. Darya Domracheva was brilliant while capturing three gold medals in the Women's Biathlon events at the 2014 Sochi Games. Which country did she represent?

From Quiz High Jinks at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Belarus

The biathlon events consist of a combination cross country skiing and rifle target shooting disciplines. Domracheva is a 27 year old from Minsk and has been competing in the World Cup events since 2006.

17. Which nation, known for its dominance in the sport, earned 23 medals in speed skating while setting five Olympic records and sweeping the podium in four events.

From Quiz Beat the Clock

Answer: The Netherlands

The Dutch won gold in 5 of 6 men's events and 3 of 6 in the women's. Olympic Records were set in the men's 5,000m, men's 10,000m, men's team pursuit, women's 1,500m and the women's team pursuit. The Dutch swept all the medals in the men's 500m, the men's 5,000m, the men's 10,000m and the women's 1,500m.

18. Which country won the gold medal in the biathlon mixed relay event?

From Quiz Hot. Cool. Yours. - Sochi 2014

Answer: Norway

2014 was the first year with a mixed relay event in biathlon. The members of the Norwegian team who won the gold were Tora Berger, Tiril Eckhoff, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, and Emil Hegle Svendsen. The Czech Republic won silver and Italy received bronze.

19. On February 19, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen broke the record for oldest Olympic Gold Medalist when he won at the age of 40 years, 24 days. In what sport does Bjoerndalen compete?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Biathlon

Bjoerndalen is Norway's most famous athlete. On February 8, his win in the Biathlon Sprint tied him with fellow Norwegian Bjorn Daehlie as the most successful Winter Olympian, with 12 medals - 7 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze. On February 19, he become the most successful Winter Olympian, winning the Mixed Relay with Tora Berger, Tiril Eckhoff and Emil Hegle Svendsen. At the 2002 Olympics, Bjoerndalen won four golds.

20. The Ice Dance pairs figure skating event at the 2014 Sochi Games was won by the USA, netting them their first ever gold in this event. Who were the duo that accomplished this feat?

From Quiz High Jinks at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Meryl Davis and Charlie White

Davis and White turned the tables on Virtue and Moir, reversing the gold/silver results from the 2010 Vancouver Games. The duo are both from Michigan and have been teamed up since 1997. They have earned numerous figure accolades since 2009.

21. Viktor Ahn won four medals in short-track speed skating for Russia and helped set an Olympic record of 6:42.100 in the team relay event. But Russia is not his home country. For what nation did Ahn compete for previously?

From Quiz Beat the Clock

Answer: South Korea

Ahn had previously competed in Turin in 2006, winning four medals. He did not compete four years later in Vancouver. His switch of teams stemmed from perceived corruption within the South Korean Skating Union. He originally wanted to compete for the USA, but he found the citizenship process too difficult to complete; and Russia's was much easier.

22. Ties are extremely rare in alpine skiing. As a matter of fact, it was an Olympic first when Tina Maze and Dominique Gisin skied to an exact tie - what race did they win?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Downhill

Maze (Slovenia) and Gisin (Switzerland) tied in the Downhill with 1:41.57. Lara Gut, also of Switzerland, finished only 0.10 second behind. The Downhill was Maze's first Olympic victory; she won two silvers (Super G and Giant Slalom) in Vancouver. Maze won a second gold in the Giant Slalom. This was the first Olympic win for Gisin, although she had several World Cup victories before.

23. In the Women's Hockey gold medal game, Canada showed its resilience during a comeback win over their perennial rivals. Who did they defeat, to claim the gold for the fourth consecutive Olympics?

From Quiz High Jinks at the Winter Olympics

Answer: United States

The Americans suffered a heartbreaking loss when they surrendered a two goal lead late in the third period followed by an overtime goal. Marie-Philip Poulin led Canada with both the game tying and game winning goals.

24. The men's ski cross featured a very intense final. Three of the four competitors were French and they swept the medals. From what other country was the fourth athlete, Brady Leman?

From Quiz Beat the Clock

Answer: Canada

Canada actually appealed the outcome of the race saying the French athletes has illegal pants that were more suited for racing. The claim was lost because it was filed past the deadline.

25. Luger Armin Zoeeggler became the first athlete to win medals in the same competition in six consecutive Olympics when he won bronze in Sochi. What nation did he represent in the Olympics?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Italy

Zoeggler is from the Tryolian Alps in northern Italy. He is one of the most celebrated athletes in Italy, and was the flag bearer for the Olympic team at the Sochi games. Zoeggler won bronze in the 1994 games, silver in 1998, gold in both 2002 and 2006, and bronze again in 2010 and 2014. Born in 1974, Zoeggler was 40 years old when he won his sixth Olympic medal.

26. The 2014 Sochi Games saw 26 countries win at least one medal, but of those only one is situated in the Southern Hemisphere. Which country is that?

From Quiz High Jinks at the Winter Olympics

Answer: Australia

Australian athletes managed to pick up three medals in Sochi which included two silvers and a bronze. The winners were Torah Bright (S) in the Women's Halfpipe, Lydia Lassila (B) in Women's Aerials and David Morris (S) in Men's Aerials.

27. Noelle Pikus-Pace fell just under a second short of first place with a time of 3:53.86, but nonetheless earned a silver medal. In what event did Pikus-Pace compete?

From Quiz Beat the Clock

Answer: Skeleton

Pikus-Pace was the gold medal favorite in 2006 Turin, but she was severely injured in 2005 when a bobsleigh failed to brake and ran over her leg. She competed in Vancouver and Sochi determined to make a comeback and win a medal.

28. Which country won the gold medal in the four-man bobsleigh competition?

From Quiz Hot. Cool. Yours. - Sochi 2014

Answer: Russia

The members of the Russian team were Alexandr Zubkov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Alexey Negodaylo, and Alexey Voyevoda. Latvia won the silver medal and the United States won the bronze medal. The two other bobsleigh events were two-man and two-woman. Russia also won the two-man event and Canada won the two-woman one.

29. Florence Schelling set a new record for most saves by a female goalie during the Winter Olympics, with an impressive 252 saves out of 276 shots. For what country did she play hockey?

From Quiz Sochi 2014: A Record-Breaking Games

Answer: Switzerland

Swiss goalie Florence Schelling is a veteran Olympian; Sochi is her third Olympics. She also set the record for most saves at Vancouver, with 160. Schelling was an outstanding goalie for Northeastern University in Boston (2008-2012). She broke the glass ceiling in Switzerland as the first woman to play in the Swiss Men's National League. In 2012 she was drafted to play in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Switzerland won the Bronze medal, defeating Sweden 4-3.

30. Which country won the most medals during these Olympics?

From Quiz Hot. Cool. Yours. - Sochi 2014

Answer: Russia

Russia, the host country, won thirty-three medals overall: thirteen gold, eleven silver, and nine bronze. The United States won the second most medals with twenty-eight: nine gold, seven silver, and twelve bronze. Norway had the third highest amount of medals with twenty-six: eleven gold, five silver, and ten bronze. All together, 295 medals were awarded during these Olympics.

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