Olympic Facts
A U.S snowboarder who won multiple Olympics golds in halfpipe
Who is Shaun White?
This city was the first to host the modern Olympic Games in 1896
What is Athens, Greece?
This city is scheduled to host the 2030 Winter Olympics
What is the French Alps
This sport uses stone, brooms and sheet of pebbled ice
What is Curling?
This sacred Greek site hosted the original Olympic Games beginning in 776 BCE
What is Olympia, Greece?
This nation leads all others in cross-country skiing medals
What is Norway
This organization oversees the Olympic Games.
What is the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
This U.S state has hosted the Winter Olympics twice
What is New York?
Lake Placid, NY hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980.
Ice hockey teams play with this many skaters on ice per team
Six (including goalie)
The Olympics were first held to honor which Greek God?
What is Zeus?
This athlete is the most decorated Winter Olympian ever born in Minnesota
Who is Jessie Diggins?
Born and raised in Saint Paul, Diggins holds three Olympic Medals (1 gold, 1 silver & 1 bronze) in cross-country skiing.
This beverage brand has been an Olympic sponsor since 1928
Who is Coca-Cola?
What host city was the first to rely entirely on artificial snow in 2022?
What is Beijing, China?
This is the only sport included in every Winter Olympics since 1924.
What is Figure Skating?
This is the prize worn around the head of ancient Olympic athletes
What is an olive-leaf wreath?
Which new sport making its Olympic debut in 2026 involves racing both uphill and downhill on skis?
Ski mountaineering
This 1993 movie is loosely based on the Jamaica bobsleigh team's debut in the 1988 Winter Olympics
What is Cool Runnings?
The first Winter Olympics took place in this European Country
What is France?
The first Winter Olympic was held in Chamonix, France in 1924.
Athletes combine skiing with rifle shooting in this sport
What is Biathlon?
Name two events which were part of the ancient Olympic Games
Horse racing/footrace/long jump/discus throw/javelin/boxing or wrestling
Which athlete is the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time, holding 15 medals across cross‑country skiing events?
Marit Bjørgen
This tradition began with the 1936 Summer Olympics
What is the Olympic Torch Relay?
This Asian Country hosted the Winter Olympics twice
What is Japan?
Japan is the only Asian country to have hosted the Winter Olympics twice
This alpine discipline challenges racers with the quickest turns and the most technical gate patterns of any Olympic skiing event
What is slalom skiing?
In Ancient Greece, Male competitors were known to wear what?
What is: Nude/nothing at all?
In ancient Greece, male athletes competed naked to honor the gods and allow full freedom of movement.