Winter Olympics
Slip and slide your way through this trivia game about the greatest sporting spectacle on snow and ice, the Winter Olympics.
15 questions · Published February 14, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In 2022, ___________ became the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
In 2022, Beijing, China will be the first city in history to have hosted both Games, having welcomed the Summer Olympics in 2008.
- Multiple Choice
2. In which year did Chamonix, France, host the very first Winter Olympic Games?
The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924 and then known as "Winter Sports Week."
They were retroactively recognized as official Olympic Games two years later.
- Multiple Choice
3. In which sport did the U.S. win their first Winter Olympics gold medal in 1924?
The first U.S. Winter Olympics gold medal was won by Charles Jewtraw in the 500m speed skating event.
- Multiple Choice
4. In curling, which was only a demonstration sport until 1998, the center of the target area is known as "the _____________."
In Olympic curling, the objective is to get your stone closest to the center of the target area, known as "the button."
- Multiple Choice
5. Which opera singer's final public performance occurred during the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Torino Olympic Games?
FUN FACT
Luciano Pavarotti lip-synced his performance at the opening cermony of the 2006 Winter Games because of sub-zero temperatures, making it impossible to sing live.
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