Olympic Scandals
Starting in the 1960's, the government of this country conducted a decades long program of coercive administration and distribution of performance-enhancing drugs. The aim of this program was to bolster the state image and prestige by winning medals in international competition such as the Olympic Games.
What is East Germany.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in this Massachusetts city.
What is Springfield.
The most popular winter sport worldwide.
What is Ice Hockey.
Part of the United Kingdom, curling started in the 16th century on frozen ponds in this country.
What is Scotland.
The tradition of baseball holding off-season meetings during December dates back to 1876, the first offseason of the National League. They are called this.
What are "Winter Meetings."
ROC figure skater who this year tested positive for a banned substance during the Olympics in Beijing.
Who is Kamila Valieva.
This team won Men's March Madness 2021.
What is Baylor.
The first Olympic Winter Games were held in this country.
What is France (1924).
Curling is a sport in which players slide these on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles.
What are stones or rocks.
On Nov. 18, 1997, Boston landed this then-reigning National League Cy Young award winner from the Montreal Expos in exchange for top pitching prospect Carl Pavano and player to be named later Tony Armas Jr.
Who is Pedro Martinez.
Skater who was implicated in the Nancy Kerrigan attack in 1994.
Who is Tonya Harding.
Women's College Hoops school with the most D1 basketball national championships.
What is Connecticut (11).
True or False: There are more than 400 ski resorts in the U.S.
True (470).
2022 Men's Curling Gold Medal was won by this country.
What is Sweden.
Mets Manager.
Who is Buck Showalter.
Recognized as perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history, he won 4 Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany in front of an audience including Adolf Hitler.
Who is Jesse Owens.
Name the three Celtics traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the 2013 Draft night trade that eventually landed the Celtics Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
Who are Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jason Terry.
The last time Russia won the men’s Olympic ice hockey gold was back in this year when it competed as the Unified Team following the break-up of the Soviet Union (Hint, the year was the last year the Summer and Winter Olympics both occurred in the same year).
What is 1992.
2022 Women's Curling Gold Medal was won by this country.
What is Great Britian.
On February 15, 2004, the Rangers traded this shortstop to the New York Yankees for second baseman Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later.
Who is Alex Rodriguez.
Sprinter who won the 100 meters final at the Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was the first Canadian sprinter since Percy Williams in 1928 to win the 100 meters at the Olympics. His medal was taken away due to a positive drug test of a banned substance.
Who is Ben Johnson.
He graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin in 1985 and went on to star for the New York Knicks.
Who is Patrick Ewing.
The country that has hosted the Winter Olympic Games 4 times, more than any other country.
What is the United States of America (Lake Placid, 1932, Squaw Valley, 1960, Lake Placid, 1980, and Salt Lake City, 2002).
Team Shuster won the gold in Men's Curling in Pyeongchang in 2018. The men comprising Team Shuster belong to this Midwestern City's Curling Club.
What is Duluth.
Name the Red Sox last four managers in order starting from the most recent.
Who are Alex Cora, Ron Roenicke, Alex Cora, and John Farrell.