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WINTER SPORTS TRIVIA

READY TO ANSWERQUESTIONS?

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2. What equipment do slalom skiers wear that youdon’t usually see in the other alpine skiing events?

a. Shin pads and arm guards

b. Padded gloves and face guards

c. All of the above

d. None of the above

2. True or False? The biathlete with the fastest skitime always wins the event.

a. True

b. False

2. What is the general top speed reached in a bobsleigh?

a. 130 km/hr

b. 140 km/hr

c. 150 km/hr

d. 160 km/hr

1. Alpine skiing was the ________ sport at theOlympic Winter Games to include women.

a. First

b. Second

c. Third

d. Fourth

1. What is the typical amount of time it takes elitebiathletes to complete the 150m penalty loop?

a. 10-20 seconds

b. 20-30 seconds

c. 30-40 seconds

d. 40-50 seconds

1. What material is used primarily in theconstruction of bobsleighs?

a. Wood

b. Steel

c. Fiberglass

d. Aluminum

ALPINE SKIING

BIATHLON

BOBSLEIGH

CANADIAN OLYMPIC SCHOOL PROGRAM - 2018 OLYMPIC WINTER SPORTS TRIVIA

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2. How heavy is a regulation curling stone?

a. 10.5kg-15.85kg

b. 17.46kg-19.96kg

c. 15kg-20kg


2. Which country has won the most Olympicmedals in cross-country skiing?

a. Norway

b. Finland

c. Sweden

d. Italy

2. Who was the first figure skater to land aquadruple (quad) jump in competition? That’sfour rotations in the air!

a. Brian Orser

b. Kurt Browning

c. Elvis Stojko

d. Patrick Chan

2. Which of the Olympic freestyle skiing disciplinesis the most recent addition to the FIS WorldChampionships?

a. Moguls

b. Aerials

c. Halfpipe

d. Slopestyle

1. Canadians account for more than _____ per centof the world’s curlers.

a. 60

b. 70

c. 80

d. 90

1. Which Olympic Winter Games were the first toinclude separate cross-country skiing events inclassical and free technique?

a. Lake Placid 1980

b. Sarajevo 1984

c. Calgary 1988

d. Albertville 1992

1. True or false? Figure skating was first includedon the Olympic program at the Summer Games.

a. True

b. False

1. Hitting jumps at speeds of 60 km/hr or more,how high can aerialists get?

a. 10 metres

b. 15 metres

c. 20 metres

d. 25 metres

CURLING

FIGURE SKATING

FREESTYLE SKIING

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING


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2. Where did the first recorded speed skating racetake place in Canada?

a. St. Lawrence River

b. Ottawa River

c. Mackenzie River

d. Yukon River

2. When did the first known ice hockey gameoccur?

a. February 8, 1878

b. January 26, 1890

c. March 3, 1875

d. March 10, 1872

2. Which luger holds the all-time record for mostconsecutive Olympic Games with a medal won inthe same individual event?

a. Georg Hackl

b. Armin Zöggeler

c. Jan Behrendt

d. Stefan Krausse

2. Which of the following is not requiredequipment for short track speed skaters?

a. Helmet

b. Cut-resistant gloves

c. Glasses

d. Knee pads

1. Where was speed skating invented?

a. Canada

b. Netherlands

c. England

d. United States of America

1. True or false? Ice hockey at the Olympic Gamesis played on an ice surface that is smaller than inthe National Hockey League.

a. True

b. False

1. True or false? The doubles luge event can includemen and women.

a. True

b. False

1. Which of the following is grounds fordisqualification in short track speed skating?

a. Pushing

b. Colliding

c. Obstructing

d. All of the above

LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING

LUGE

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING

HOCKEY

GOODJOB!


2. True or False? The competitor who jumps the farthest is always is the winner.

a. True

b. False

2. True or false? The temperature of a sled’s steel runners is taken before a race.

a. True

b. False

2. True or false? Intentional contact between com-petitors is allowed in snowboard cross.

a. True

b. False

1. When did women first compete in ski jumping at the Olympic Winter Games?

a. Salt Lake City 2002

b. Turin 2006

c. Vancouver 2010

d. Sochi 2014

1. When did skeleton first appear on the Olympic program?

a. 1928

b. 1948

c. 1998

d. 2002

1. Which snowboard event will make its Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018?

a. Slopestyle

b. Big Air

c. Both a) and b)


SKI JUMPING

SNOWBOARD

SKELETON

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QUICK ANSWERSCANADIAN OLYMPIC SCHOOL PROGRAM - 2018 OLYMPIC WINTER SPORTS TRIVIA

ALPINE SKIING 1. b

2. c

BIATHLON 1. b

2. b

BOBSLEIGH 1. c

2. c

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING 1. c

2. a

CURLING 1. d

2. b

FIGURE SKATING 1. a

2. b

FREESTYLE SKIING 1. c

2. d

HOCKEY 1. b

2. c

LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING 1. b

2. a

LUGE 1. a

2. b

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING 1. d

2. c

SKELETON 1. a

2. a

SKI JUMPING 1. d

2. b

SNOWBOARD 1. b

2. b

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ANSWERS ALPINE SKIING

1. Alpine skiing was the ________ sport at theOlympic Winter Games to include women.

b. Second

Alpine skiing followed only figure skating at the Olympic Winter Games in including female competitors.

2. What equipment do slalom skiers wear that youdon’t usually see in the other alpine skiing events?

c. All of the above

Because they take the most direct line possible, slalom skiers will often knock the poles forming the gates out of the way and therefore wear protective equipment such as shin pads, arm guards, padded gloves and face guards.

BIATHLON 1. What is the typical amount of time it takes elitebiathletes to complete the 150m penalty loop?

b. 20-30 seconds

This time is, of course, dependent on weather and snow conditions. But it shows how important it is to not miss a target while shooting.

2. True or False? The biathlete with the fastest skitime always wins the event.

b. False

In the individual event, a one-minute penalty is applied for each target missed. Shooting quickly may lead to a very fast ski time, but a lot of penalties added upon completion of the race.

BOBSLEIGH 1. What material is used primarily in the constructionof bobsleighs?

c. Fiberglass

Today’s sleds are built to be fast and aerodynamic with a rounded fiberglass nose and four highly polished steel runners.

2. What is the general top-speed reached in abobsleigh?

c. 150 km/hr

Depending on the track design, including altitude drop, a fully loaded four-man bobsleigh can reach speeds just over 150 km/hr, as is the case at the Whistler Sliding Centre.

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING 1. Which Olympic Winter Games were the first to include separate cross-country skiing events in classical and free technique?

c. Calgary 1988

The free technique gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Although it was faster than classical technique, traditionalists complained that the skating strokes were destroying the tracks needed in classical technique. To satisfy both sides of the debate, races are now contested in either free or classical technique, alternating from one Games to the next.

2. Which country has won the most Olympic medals in cross-country skiing?

a. Norway

Heading into PyeongChang 2018, Norway leads the all-time medal standings with 107 medals won in cross-country skiing, including 40 gold. The sport’s most decorated athlete, 12-time medallist Bjørn Dæhlie, is also Norwegian.

CURLING 1. Canadians account for more than ________ per centof the world’s curlers.

d. 90

There are now more than 50 member associations of the World Curling Federation, but Canada still makes up the majority of the world’s curlers.

2. How heavy is a regulation curling stone?

b. 17.46kg-19.96kg

Early curling stones did not have a standard shape or weight. Some weighed as much as 36kg.


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ANSWERS FIGURE SKATING

1. True or false? Figure skating was first included onthe Olympic program at the Summer Games.

a. True

Figure skating was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games when it was featured at London 1908. It was also part of the Olympic Summer Games at Antwerp 1920 before being moved to the Olympic Winter Games when the first edition was held at Chamonix 1924.

2. Who was the first figure skater to land a quadruple(quad) jump in competition? That’s four rotations inthe air!

b. Kurt Browning

Although others had attempted it, Kurt Browning was the first to successfully land a quad in an ISU-sanctioned com-petition, performing a quad toe loop in his free skate at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest.

FREESTYLE SKIING 1. Hitting jumps at speeds of 60 km/hr or more, how high can aerialists get?

c. 20 metres

Aerialists can launch themselves up to 20 metres in the air, the equivalent of a six-story building.

2. Which of the Olympic freestyle skiing disciplines is the most recent addition to the FIS World Championships?

d. Slopestyle

Ski slopestyle was first i ncluded a t t he 2 011 F IS W orld Championships, six years after ski cross and halfpipe. Athletes have been competing in the moguls and aerials since 1986.

HOCKEY 1. True or false? Ice hockey at the Olympic Games is played on an ice surface that is smaller than in the National Hockey League.

b. False

Ice hockey at the Olympic Games is usually played on a rink

that is four metres wider (61m x 30m) than in the NHL (61m x 26m). An exception to this was at Vancouver 2010, where both the men’s and women’s tournaments were held on NHL-sized ice.

2. When did the first known ice hockey game occur?

c. March 3, 1875

March 3, 1875 in Montreal saw the first known game which was pre-announced, where two named teams played on a confined ice surface, where the names of players were re-corded, where a score was kept, and the game was played with “a flat circular piece of wood”.

LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING 1. Where was speed skating invented?

b. Netherlands

The origins of skating can be traced back to the 13th century when animal bones were filed, shaped and strapped to footwear to facilitate travel on frozen canals in the Netherlands.

1. Where did the first recorded speed skating racetake place in Canada?

a. St. Lawrence River

It was the British who brought speed skating to North America. The first recorded race in Canada took place on the St. Lawrence River in 1854 when three British army officers raced from Montreal to Quebec City.

LUGE 1. True or false? The doubles luge event can include men and women.

a. True

Officially, the doubles event has been mixed gender since Lillehammer 1994, but only men have ever competed.

2. Which luger holds the all-time record for most consecutive Olympic Games with a medal won in the same individual event?

b. Armin Zöggeler

Italy’s Armin Zöggeler won six straight medals in the men’s singles event over a 20-year period from Lillehammer 1994 to Sochi 2014, earning two gold, one silver and three bronze medals.


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ANSWERS SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING

1. Which of the following is grounds for disqualificationin short track speed skating?

d. All of the above

Passing competitors must be done without body contact. The referees ensure fair racing and have the power to disqualify skaters, but also advance skaters to the next round if they have been knocked down by another skater committing a foul.

2. Which of the following is not required equipmentfor short track speed skaters?

c. Glasses

Along with a hardshell helmet, cut-resistant gloves and knee pads, short track speed skaters must also wear a neck protector and shin guards. A cut-proof skin suit is also a new requirement.

SKELETON1. When did skeleton first appear on the Olympicprogram?

a. 1928

Skeleton first appeared on the Olympic program at St. Moritz 1928. It would also be included when the Games returned to St. Moritz in 1948. But it wasn’t until 54 years later at Salt Lake City 2002 that it became a permanent addition

2. True or false? The temperature of a sled’s steelrunners is taken before a race.

a. True

It is illegal to heat the steel runners of a sled as it creates a competitive advantage. Immediately before each heat, the temperature of each runner is taken to ensure it doesn’t exceed the reference runner by more than 4°C.

SKI JUMPING 1. When did women first compete in ski jumping atthe Olympic Winter Games?

d. Sochi 2014

Women first competed at the world championships in 2009. Two years later, the International Olympic Committee

announced that women’s ski jumping event would be added to the program at Sochi 2014.

2. True or False? The competitor who jumps the far-thest is always is the winner.

b. False

A longer jump is an easy way to achieve a higher score, but up to 20 points per judge are added to the distance achieved for the technique and style of the jump.

SNOWBOARD1. Which snowboard event will make its Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018?

b. Big Air

A world championship event since 2003, Big Air is being introduced to the Olympic program in 2018.

2. True or false? Intentional contact between competitors is allowed in snowboard cross.

b. False

Intentional contact, including pushing, pulling, or blocking a competitor from passing with any part of the body, is not permitted and results in disqualification. U navoidable “casual contact” may be acceptable at the discretion of course judges.


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