Equipment
Game
Around the World
Numbers
Brrr it’s Cold!
100

The tool used to help the stone travel further down the ice. 

Broom

100

The name for the person on the team who determines the strategy. 

Skip

100

Curling was first played in what country?

Scotland

100

What is the approximate weight of a curling stone?

44 lbs

100

Curling is played primarily in what season?

Winter

200

Curling stones are made from what type of done?

Granite

200

If you throw the stone to the button, the skip has called for what type of throw?

A draw

200

What country has won the most World’s Men Championships?

Canada

200

Number of players on a team

4

200

True or False

Kneeling or sitting on the ice can affect the path of the stone. 

Tru

300

To deliver a stone, you dominate foot is placed in what device?

The hack

300

For a thrown stone to be in play it must pass what line?

The hogline

300

In 2026 Winter Olympics, which country won the gold medal in the men’s curling event?

Canada

300

Number of stones thrown in an end

16

300

What is the name of the section of ice the game of curling is played on?

A sheet

400

What piece of equipment is often used to maintain your balance when delivering a stone?

Broom or stabilizer

400

If a player touches a stone in motion, the rock must be removed. This rock is referred to as what?

Burned

400

In mixed doubles, during the 2026 Olympics, what medal did the USA win?

Silver

400

Curling was first played in the Olympics in 1924. It didn’t become a medal event until what year?

1998

400

What is different about curling ice compared to ice hockey ice?

Curling ice is pebbled. 

500

What is the name for the bullseye on the ice?

The House

500

What is the name for a curling tournament?

Bonspiel

500

The best stone used for curling rocks comes from Scotland. What other country produces stones?

Wales

500

In what century did the game of curling begin?

16th

500

Curling requires a lot of strategy. What is the nickname often associated with curling?

Chess on Ice

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