2026 OLYMPICS GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
The Olympic Games are done in 2 languages plus the host country’s language. What are the 2 languages?
A. Spanish and Norwegian
B. English and French
C. German and French
B. English and French
What is a type of stuffed pasta comprising a filling enveloped in thin pasta dough? It is usually served in broth or with a sauce. It is commonly square, though other forms are also used, including circular and semi-circular.
A. macaroni
B. ravioli
C. lasagne
B. ravioli
Three medals are given out at the Olympics and Paralympics; gold, silver and bronze.
True or False
(True)
Who wrote the book’ Nancy Kerrigan: In My Own Words’. She was an Olympic figure skater for the USA.
A. Peggy Fleming
B. Nancy Green
C. Nancy Kerrigan
C. Nancy Kerrigan
Who or what is considered the ambassadors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games?
A. the wild animals
B. the local dogs and cats
C. the Olympic mascots
C. the Olympic mascots
The 1940 and 1944 Winter Olympics were cancelled due to what event going on in the world?
A. WW II
B. WW I
C. typhoons
A. WW II
The 1936 summer Olympic Games, held in Berlin, were televised by means of closed-circuit television to various viewing halls. Broadcasts of the Games were made available in more than two dozen halls in Berlin, Leipzig and Potsdam and the Olympic village. What was the only country who got to see the games on TV?
A. France
B. Switzerland
C.Germany
C.Germany
Bobsleigh is a team sport in which momentum and gravity is used to power the bobsled down a track of ice.
True or False
(True)
Kurt Russell stars in the 2004 film that follows the true story of the U.S. men's ice hockey team as they secured the gold medal at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. The team seemingly wasn't meant to win over the heavily favoured team from the Soviet Union, but they did. What is the name of this film?
A. Miracle
B. Surprise
C. Glory
A. Miracle
In 1968 at the Grenoble Winter Olympics Games the 1st mascot was created. Its name is Shuss and was a little man on skis. What country is the city of Grenoble in?
A. France
B. Sweden
C. Switzerland
A. France
What country is hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Spain
B. Italy
This Italian almond biscuits originating in the city of Prato, Tuscany. They are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, and crunchy. What is it called?
A. biscotti
B. empire biscuits
C. oatmeal raisin
A. biscotti
The Olympic Charter limits winter sports to "those ... which are practised on snow or ice.
True or False
(True)
A book about the 1980 Summer Olympics is called: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Why is it called stolen dreams?
A. the athlete’s plane broke so they missed the Olympics
B. They all competed but no one got a medal
C. the USA boycotted the Olympics because of the Soviet’s invasion of Afghanistan.
C. the USA boycotted the Olympics because of the Soviet’s invasion of Afghanistan.
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games was in Innsbruck, Austria. The mascot was called Schneemandl. He is white with a red Tyrolean hat. What was this mascot?
A. a snowman
B. a black bear
C. a Smurf
A. a snowman
What is the capital city of Italy?
A. Rome
B. Turin
C. Venice
A. Rome
This actress has Italian ancestry. She was famous for being on the TV show ‘Friends’ as Rachel Green. Who is she?
A. Jennifer Aniston
B. Nicole Kidman
C. Diane Lane
A. Jennifer Aniston
Speed skating is a sport where athletes race each other on skis over ice. The goal is to travel a certain distance as quickly as possible.
True or False
(False – it is done on skates not skis.)
Based on the incredible true story, this film follows four Jamaican athletes as they fight their way to becoming bobsled racers at the Winter Olympics. But as they never grew up participating in winter sports, they invest in the help of an ex-champion American bobsledder, played by John Candy, to help them try to find glory. What is the name of this film?
A. Cool Runnings
B. Cool Hand Luke
C. Blade Runner
A. Cool Runnings
In 1980 the Winter Olympics was in Lake Placid, New York. The mascot was an animal that can be found in this area. The name of the character is Roni which the local children voted on. The Iroquois people from the area named the animal roughcourne. What is it called in English?
A. elk
B. Kodiak bear
C. racoon
C. racoon
At what ancient site is the Olympic torch first lighted with a ceremony before it travels to the host country?
A. Olympia, Greece
B. Emphases, Turkey
C. the Forum, Italy
A. Olympia, Greece
In Italian, gelato means simply froze. What is Gelato a type of?
A. pudding
B. ice cream
C. popsicle
B. ice cream
The ancient Olympics were a religious holiday to honour the Greek god Athena.
True or False
(False – it is Zeus.)
Tony Perrottet wrote the book: ‘The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games’. What is true about the ancient games?
A. men perform their sport naked
B. only men were allowed to be at the games
C. It took place in Greece
D. all of them
D. all of them
In 1984 the Winter Olympics were in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The mascot was Vucko which was a wolf. What happen 8 years after the Olympics here?
A. the country went to war and Yugoslavia was broken up into 2 countries - Serbia & Montenegro.
B. The country was hit by a major earthquake.
C. A large avalanche buried the capital city.
A. the country went to war and Yugoslavia was broken up into 2 countries - Serbia & Montenegro.