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Winter Olympics General Knowledge

Can you answer these questions about the Winter Olympics?
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First submittedDecember 24, 2017
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What tropical nation's bobsled team was the inspiration for the movie "Cool Runnings"?
Jamaica
What sport is a head-first version of the luge?
Skeleton
What Olympic sport was originally called "snurfing"
Snowboarding
What sport combines skiing and shooting?
Biathlon
What Canadian city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988?
Calgary
What country hosted the 2014 games but was banned in 2018 because of
state-sponsored doping?
Russia
In what mountain range would you find Chamonix, host of the first Winter Olympics?
The Alps
What country has won the most medals in the Winter Olympics?
Norway
What figure skater was the rival of Tonya Harding?
Nancy Kerrigan
What sport involves brooms and stones?
Curling
What is the name for the freestyle skiing event that involves skiing over "bumps"?
Mogul
What Norwegian figure skater was just 15 years old when she won her first
gold medal in 1928?
Sonja Henie
What country has won the most medals in Alpine skiing?
Austria
Almaty and Beijing were the only two cities to bid for the 2022 games.
In what country would you find Almaty?
Kazakhstan
What event is like figure skating but more artistic and less technical?
Ice dancing
What figure skating jump involves 3 and a half rotations?
Triple Axel
What are the only two countries south of the equator to have won a Winter Olympics medal?
Australia
New Zealand
On what sea would you find the 2014 host city of Sochi?
Black Sea
What country did Dominik Hašek lead to an ice hockey gold medal in 1998?
Czech Republic
JurassicAngel
+5
Level 71
Dec 24, 2017
Any chance of accepting 'ice dance' for 'ice dancing'?
lucasgairns
+2
Level 65
Feb 11, 2018
^dido
jwc1970
+3
Level 63
Feb 11, 2018
ditto
ddddan
+3
Level 81
May 12, 2022
aeneas
bmiller10
+3
Level 73
Feb 12, 2018
ditto
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Jan 27, 2021
Yes, please accept ice dance for ice dancing.
Froststar101
+1
Level 74
May 3, 2021
Can you accept "ice dance," that's even the name of the Wikipedia article
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 3, 2021
Ice Dance will work now.
sulfuratus
+1
Level 66
Feb 17, 2022
In the same vein, accepting “snowboard” for snowboarding would be nice.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 17, 2022
Snowboard will work now
Djilas
+3
Level 82
Dec 24, 2017
Ice dancing IS part of figure skating, not just "like" it.
samiamco
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Level 69
Dec 30, 2017
This is true. There are four Olympic figure skating events: men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dancing. As for "less technical" – that's completely subjective, and given the number of difficult rules in ice dancing (the skaters can never be more than 2 arm's lengths apart, they can only skate to the beat and not the melody, screwing up synchronization is more heavily penalized, etc.), fairly unsupportable.
tshalla
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Level 75
Feb 10, 2018
true.
springb
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Level 55
Nov 19, 2019
And the team event.
Djilas
+1
Level 82
Feb 12, 2018
Please fix this, maybe something like "Which figure skating event is more artistic and less technical?"
fleurmai
+1
Level 44
Feb 20, 2022
Seriously. I’ve been a figure skater for 17 years. Ice dancing is figure skating - and who the heck thinks it’s not technical? Have you seen how they score those twizzels????
nonono
+1
Level 88
Jan 5, 2018
Can't believe Sonie Henie is last. Has no one seen Caddyshack?
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Feb 11, 2018
I think I saw it once on HBO around 1985.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 85
May 1, 2021
I knew the name, but had trouble zooming in on a spelling that was accepted...
halpie
+1
Level 77
Jan 6, 2018
Oslo also bid on the 2022 olympics but withdrew its bid; the current clue should be clarified.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics

spr1958
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Level 24
Feb 9, 2018
"There are four Olympic figure skating events: men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dancing."

As of 2014 there are now five with the addition of the team event.

Soph1
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Level 49
Feb 10, 2018
I think biathlon is now known as skiathlon. Though it could be known as both.
Photop
+4
Level 70
Feb 10, 2018
Biathlon is the combination of cross country skiing and shooting. Skiathlon is the combination of two different types of cross country skiing.
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 86
Feb 10, 2018
Tried like six different possible spellings of "lutz" for the Triple question. Damn you, Brian Boitano!
nanook
+5
Level 51
Feb 11, 2018
What would Brian Boitano do?
ander217
+1
Level 75
Feb 10, 2018
Listening to the boring commentary during the opening ceremonies last night turned out to have merit after all - nice refresher for this quiz.
Kontio100
+5
Level 52
Feb 10, 2018
20% of questions are about figure skating...too many for me!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Feb 11, 2018
Yes, please include fewer questions about Winter Olympic sports on your Winter Olympics quizzes. Honestly who cares.
irish41
+1
Level 59
Feb 12, 2018
I tried every spelling of "biathlon" except the right one. Who knew there were so many wrong ways to spell that dang word?!
SaintLazarus
+1
Level 74
Feb 12, 2018
The Dominator!
martinz
+3
Level 50
Feb 12, 2018
Curling definition also applies to quidditch
Djilas
+2
Level 82
Feb 12, 2018
It's not a winter sport though.
redsplat
+2
Level 74
Jan 27, 2021
Also not an Olympic sport...yet.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 84
Feb 6, 2022
Not really a sport at all, for that matter.
Abby
+1
Level 48
Feb 17, 2022
Eh, it's been made into a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quidditch_(real-life_sport)
freon22tec
+3
Level 58
Jun 18, 2018
You don't accept snowboard for snowboarding?
MrLull
+2
Level 55
Feb 17, 2022
Snowboard should definitely be accepted for snowboarding.
Weslet
+2
Level 58
May 2, 2021
You know my mind is elsewhere when the first thing I think of when I see triple is Entente
interopia
+1
Level 85
May 22, 2021
Tenth question should say "What sport" (not plural).
Kesa1979
+1
Level 91
Feb 6, 2022
Great quiz, thanks.
mrzli86
+1
Level 81
Feb 9, 2022
No Janica Kostelić...no Croatia
Dimby
+1
Level 77
Feb 9, 2022
Did anyone else try a million different spelling for triple salchow and not explore any other ideas?
loganite
+1
Level 88
Feb 9, 2022
Got them all except for the Norwegian figure skater that won her first gold the year before my grandmother was born. Not to take anything away from her achievements, but that question seemed pretty obscure for a general knowledge quiz. And the fact that it's currently the least guessed and over 20% lower than the next least guessed tends to support this...
TenThousand
+4
Level 76
Feb 17, 2022
And a first ever gold for New Zealand this time :) Go Zoi!
TenThousand
+1
Level 76
Feb 17, 2022
Question 3 missing a question mark :)
schuschu09
+1
Level 35
Feb 17, 2022
Germany has won the most medals at the Winter Olympics. Why is Norway stated as the right answer?
Gozzagog
+3
Level 68
Feb 17, 2022
Norway = 368

USA = 305

Germany = 240

If you include West & East Germany then yes it’s higher but they were separate countries at the time. Furthermore, if you add all Russian teams/entities together then they are the best. Keep it simple, the answer is Norway.

schuschu09
+1
Level 35
Feb 17, 2022
Russia is third with 354 medals. Norway second with 368 medals. And Germany has 408 medals.

Why wouldn't you include West and East Germany?

YellowJacket
+1
Level 78
Feb 17, 2022
They had two different teams due to being two different countries. Germany, commonly known as West Germany, had a team and then East Germany had a team as well. After reunification, they became one.

Would you count medals won by Ukrainians in the USSR for Ukraine? Would you count medals won by Czechs or Slovaks in Czechoslovakia for either the Czech Republic or Slovakia. Should North and South Korea have their medals counted together?

schuschu09
+2
Level 35
Feb 18, 2022
Your examples don't compare to the situation with Germany since they all devided and not united. It is the opposite way :)

And how is Germany commonly known as West Germany :D

Germany has won 408 medals which is the most. This is a fact. (2022 not included)

I see that it might be unfair because in team events they had two teams. But that's another discussion.

fleurmai
+1
Level 44
Feb 20, 2022
The ice dancing answer *really* needs to be changed. It is figure skating, it’s *very* technical, and I didn’t get this answer despite being a figure skater for 17 years who has done ice dance.
abbiereid
+1
Level 66
Dec 18, 2023
Can hotdog/hotdogging also be allowed for mogul?
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