Wednesday, February 01, 2006

How Much Do You Know About the Winter Games?
Take this quiz to find out.

QUESTIONS

1. Which figure skater was shadowed by the East German spy agency, Stasi, after winning gold in 1988? 2. In 1992, Ye Qiaobo became the first Chinese athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. In what sport did she win a silver?

3. What are male ice dancers prohibited from wearing?

4. Which Norwegian athlete has won the most Olympic medals?

5. How many medals were won by U.S. athletes at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games?

6. In which place did the four-man Jamaican bobsled team finish in 1994?

7. What did Ross Powers, Danny Kass and Jarret Thomas do at the Salt Lake City Games?

8. What caliber rifles are used in biathlon competition?

9. Americans won gold in men's and women's skeleton in 2002. Name the athletes.

10. Curling became a medal sport at the1998 Olympics. Which country won the first curling gold medal?

Bonus: The USA Miracle on Ice upset of the Soviet Union hockey team in 1980 was one of the most memorable sports events of the 20th century. But that was only a semifinal game. Whom did the Americans play in the gold medal game?

Link to USA Olympic Team

Answers next week

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My personal opinion? If you get two or three of these questions right, you either looked up the answers, or you have waaaaaayy too much time on your hands :D

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