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Quiz about Curling
Quiz about Curling

Curling Trivia Quiz


A quiz about the 'roaring game'. Curling was a demonstration sport in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Games. Then it became an official event for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. These questions are as of March, 2001.

A multiple-choice quiz by Storman. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Storman
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
32,140
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
876
Last 3 plays: Guest 129 (6/15), Guest 184 (5/15), Guest 38 (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What country has won the most World Men's Curling Championships? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What province has won the most Canadian Men's Curling Championships? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What province has won the most Canadian Women's Curling Championships? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Who's the youngest skip ever to win the Brier(Canadian Men's Curling Championship)? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Four brothers from Saskatchewan became the first to win 4 Canadian Men's Championships in 1963. What was their family name? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who holds the record for most Brier wins (games) as a skip? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which of these curlers was NOT on the Canadian Women's Gold Medal team at the 1998 Nagano Olympics? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What skip, arguably the most popular curler ever to play, lost the 1998 and 1999 Brier finals? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Who skipped Newfoundland's only winning entry in the Canadian Men's Curling Championship? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Who has made the most appearances at the Scott Tournament of Hearts(Canadian Women's Curling Championship)? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. One player went 25 years between first and last Brier appearances (1974-1999). Who is he? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. The record Brier attendance for one week is 250,000 and happened in 2000. Where was the Brier held that year? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Before Sandra Peterson(Schmirler) in 1993-94, who was the last skip to win back-to-back Canadian Women's Curling Titles? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What country captured the gold medal in the men's division at the 1998 Nagano Olympics? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What province won the 2001 Nokia Brier in Ottawa? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What country has won the most World Men's Curling Championships?

Answer: Canada

Canada has won 27 of a possible 42 Men's World Championships.
2. What province has won the most Canadian Men's Curling Championships?

Answer: Manitoba

Manitoba have won 26 of a possible 72 Canadian Men's Championships. The most recent victory occuring in 1999 won by the team skipped by Jeff Stoughton.
3. What province has won the most Canadian Women's Curling Championships?

Answer: Saskatchewan

The last championship for Saskatchewan was won by the team skipped by the late Sandra Schmirler.
4. Who's the youngest skip ever to win the Brier(Canadian Men's Curling Championship)?

Answer: Kerry Burtnyk

Burtnyk won the 1981 Brier at the tender age of 22.
5. Four brothers from Saskatchewan became the first to win 4 Canadian Men's Championships in 1963. What was their family name?

Answer: Richardson

The Richardson's (Ernie, Arnold, Garnet and Wes included) won 4 out of 5 Canadian Championships between 1959 and 1963. (Exception: Wes was not part of the 1963 team)
6. Who holds the record for most Brier wins (games) as a skip?

Answer: Russ Howard

Russ has won 85 games representing Ontario and New Brunswick.
7. Which of these curlers was NOT on the Canadian Women's Gold Medal team at the 1998 Nagano Olympics?

Answer: Michelle Ridgway

Michelle Ridgway skips her own rink and represented Saskatchewan at the 2001 Scott Tournament of Hearts in Sudbury.
8. What skip, arguably the most popular curler ever to play, lost the 1998 and 1999 Brier finals?

Answer: Guy Hemmings

Guy now resides in France and will be dearly missed by many Canadian curling fans.
9. Who skipped Newfoundland's only winning entry in the Canadian Men's Curling Championship?

Answer: Jack MacDuff

Jack MacDuff went on to a dismal 2-9 record at the World Championships.
10. Who has made the most appearances at the Scott Tournament of Hearts(Canadian Women's Curling Championship)?

Answer: Colleen Jones

Colleen has made 15 trips to the Scott winning 3 of them.
11. One player went 25 years between first and last Brier appearances (1974-1999). Who is he?

Answer: Tom Fetterley

Tom Fetterly re-appeared in 1999 playing lead for the team skipped by Paul Flemming.
12. The record Brier attendance for one week is 250,000 and happened in 2000. Where was the Brier held that year?

Answer: Saskatoon

Even though one of the smallest cities to hold the Brier the last several years, Saskatoon shattered the record for attendance.
13. Before Sandra Peterson(Schmirler) in 1993-94, who was the last skip to win back-to-back Canadian Women's Curling Titles?

Answer: Heather Houston

Houston performed this feat in 1988 and 1989.
14. What country captured the gold medal in the men's division at the 1998 Nagano Olympics?

Answer: Switzerland

Patrik Hurlimann and his rink from Switzerland defeated Canada's Mike Harris in the Olympic final to capture the gold.
15. What province won the 2001 Nokia Brier in Ottawa?

Answer: Alberta

The Alberta team skipped by Randy Ferbey beat Manitoba's Kerry Burtnyk 8-4 in the Brier final to win the Canadian Men's Curling Championship.
Source: Author Storman

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