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What year did the Olympic Games originate?

776BC

100

In what city were the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games held?

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

100

What city hosted the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games?

Sochi, Russia

100

In which sport did Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue, and Scott Moir become the first Canadians to win two medals in the same games when they did so in Sochi?


Figure Skating

100

True or False: Did Miss O'Neill play ice hockey for Team Canada?

True

200

Who is the founder of the modern Olympic Games?

Baron Pierre de Coubertin

200

Who gave up their spot in the men’s 1000m long track speed skating event, allowing Denny Morrison to compete and win a silver medal for Canada?


Gilmore Junio

200

What country won the most gold medals at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games?

Russia

200

What player scored in the finals for the Men's hockey team in overtime?

Sidney Crosby

200

How many times has Canada hosted the Olympic Games?

3

300

What city hosted the Games of the 1st Olympiad in 1896?

Athens, Greece

300

Who won a silver medal in the 200 m and bronze medals in both the 100 m and 4×100 m relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro?  

Andre De Grasse

300

What city hosted the first Olympic Winter Games?


Chamonix, France

300

How many gold medals has Canada won in men's hockey?

9

300

In which sport did Canada win the most medals (9) in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games?

Freestyle Skiing

400

Where did the Olympic Games originate?

Olympia Greece

400

Who scored the winning goal in women’s ice hockey to win the gold medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games?


Marie-Philip Poulin

400

What year was the first Olympic Winter Games held?

1924

400

How many medals did Canadian athletes win at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games?


25

400

This November, this is the seventh woman to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame? 

Hayley Wickenheiser

500

What city plays host to the International Olympic Committee?

Lausanne, Switzerland

500

Who is the only Canadian athlete who won medals in both the summer and winter games?

Clara Hughes

500

What Country won the most medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games?

USA

500

Which athlete became the first Canadian man to repeat as Olympic champion in an individual event when he did so at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games?

Alexandre Bilodeau

500

What is the Olympic Motto?


Citius, Altius, Fortius

(swifter, higher, stronger)

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