Winter Olympic History
This city in Asia, the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics, is the only city to host both a Summer AND Winter Olympics.
What is Beijing?
In this movie, Two burglars known as the "Wet Bandits" are outwitted by an 8-year-old at Christmas time.
What is Home Alone?
What song has the lyric "Alright stop, collaborate and listen."
What is “Ice Ice Baby”?
In this sport, Athletes skate at high speeds around an oval track, leaning dangerously into turns.
What is speed skating?
The official name for a snowstorm that lasts at least three hours with sustained winds over 35 mph.
What is a Blizard?
This Starbucks winter staple combines espresso, steamed milk, and chocolate mint syrup, topped with whipped cream and candy cane sprinkles.
What is a Peppermint Mocha?
This American snowboarder, nicknamed "The Flying Tomato" for his red hair, won three Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe.
Who is Shaun White?
This country has won the most Winter Olympic gold medals of all time.
What is Norway?
This 2002 movie features a Miami dentist who discovers he’s inherited a team of sled dogs in Alaska.
What is Snow Dogs?
This Red Hot Chili Peppers song features rapid-fire vocals and the lyric “Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder.”
What is “Snow (Hey Oh)”?
This winter sport features a set of "Stones" of which the stone material can only be sourced from a remote Scottish island.
What is curling?
What date is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is December 21?
This creamy, egg-based holiday drink can be found spiked with rum or bourbon — or alcohol-free for the office party version.
What is eggnog?
This American short track speed skater won eight Olympic medals across four Winter Games and became one of the most recognizable faces of the 2002 and 2006 Olympics.
Who is Apolo Ohno?
This 1988 winter Olympics team inspired the 1993 Disney movie Cool Runnings.
What is the Jamaican Bobsled Team?
Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar after freezing in this brutal survival film.
What is The Revenant?
This holiday song has this straight bar “A pair of Hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen"
What is “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”?
This winter olympic sport relies more heavily on aerodynamics than any other winter sport. So much so, that athletes go to great lengths to increase their surface area while still staying fit for the event.
What is Ski Jumping?
This country is widely considered to have the most annual snowfall per year.
What is Japan?
These thin, sometimes crispy cookies are a holiday staple and come in shapes like stars and snowflakes, often decorated with icing.
What are sugar cookies?
This American alpine ski racer was the most successful female World Cup skier of all time, known for her fierce downhill runs and high-profile relationships with a PGA Legend and NHL all star.
Who is Lindsey Vonn?
This American city hosted the Winter Olympics twice, in 1932 and 1980, famous for the "Miracle on Ice."
What is Lake Placid?
This British rom-com weaves together eight interconnected love stories set against the backdrop of the Christmas season in London.
What is Love Actually?
What were The Mamas & The Papas dreaming of on "such a winters day"?
What is California?
This sport originated as a military training exercise in Norway and Sweden, combining cross-country skiing with rifle shooting.
What is Biathlon?
Despite their reputation, polar bears actually have this color skin under their fur.
What is black skin?
This warm spiced wine, popular at European Christmas markets, is typically made with red wine, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and orange peel.
What is mulled wine?
Also accepted: Gluhwein
This American alpine skier was notorious for his aggressive, fearless style and won five World Cup season titles, becoming the face of U.S. ski racing in the 2000s.
Who is Bode Miller?
This was the first Winter Olympics host Country in 1924.
What is France?
This 1983 cult holiday film follows a boy who shot his eye out.
What is A Christmas Story?
This song includes the lyric “It’s too cold for you here,” and became one of the most streamed songs of the 2010s.
What is Sweater Weather?
This Olympic sport involves flying down an icy track, specifically head-first.
What is Skeleton?
"Winter is Coming" is the official motto of this noble family in Game of Thrones.
This Japanese dish, a hot pot of thinly sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables simmered tableside, is considered one of Japan's most beloved winter meals.
What is Shabu-shabu (or Sukiyaki)?
This Swiss alpine skier, nicknamed "The Herminator," was famous for his tuck position and won gold in the giant slalom and combined at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.
Who is Hermann Maier?