Paralympics
In what year was the first official paralympic games held?
A) 1960
B) 1972
C) 1980
A) 1960
How many Gold Medals did Canada win in the 2010 Winter Olympics?
A) 18
B) 20
C) 14
C) 14
At what frequency are the Olympic Games held?
A) Every 4 years
B) Every 2 years
C) Every 5 Years
B) 2 Years
What is the shortest distance raced over on the track during an Olympic games?
A) 100m
B) 50m
C) 200m
What were the first Olympic Games that Canada competed in?
A) 1900
B) 1904
C) 1920
A) 1900
Which of these sports is not included in the Paralympic Games?
A) Wheelchair basketball
B) Goalball
C) Gymnastics
C) Gymnastics
How many rounds are there in an Olympic men’s boxing match?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 12
A) 3
During an Olympic games most of the Olympians stay in which location?
A) Olympic Village
B) Resorts
C) Hotels
A) Olympic Village
Where is the 2024 Olympic games being held?
A) Paris, France
B) Los Angeles, U.S.A
C) Athens, Greece
A) Paris, France
Who scored the winning goal in women’s ice hockey to win the gold medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games?
A) Sarah Nurse
B) Marie-Philip Poulin
C) Natalie Spooner
B) Marie-Philip Poulin
The Paralympic symbol consists of three what?
A) Arrows
B) Crescents
C) Triangles
B) Crescents
In which year was live television coverage of the Olympic Games available internationally for the first time?
A) 1968
B) 1956
C) 1952
B) 1956
In which sport did Canada win the most medals (9) in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games?
A) Freestyle Skiing
B) Short Track Speed Skating
C) Snowboarding
A) Freestyle Skiing
The Olympic flag featuring the five rings, was first flown at which games?
A) 1928
B) 1896
C) 1920
C) 1920
Eddie " The Eagle" Edwards of Great Britain finished last in what sport at the 1988 Calgary Olympics?
A) Cross-Country Skiing
B) Speed Skating
C) Ski Jumping
C) Ski Jumping
What does the prefix "para" in the word "paralympic" mean today?
A) Paraplegic
B) Parallel
C) Paralysis
B) Parallel
Para is a Greek prefix meaning "beside" or "parallel to." The emphasis here is on solidarity rather than on differences resulting from disability: the Paralympics are held in "parallel" with the Olympic Games.
What is the Olympic Motto?
A) Citius, Altius, Fortius (swifter, higher, stronger)
B) Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)
C) Carpe Diem (Seize the day)
A) Citius, Altius, Fortius (swifter, higher, stronger)
The change adds the word “together” after an en dash to “Faster, Higher, Stronger”. The new Olympic motto now reads: “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together”.
What country leads the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Games?
A) The host nation
B) The nation that won the medal count at the previous games
C) Greece
C) Greece
What do the five Olympic rings stand for?
A) The number of countries who participated in the 1896 games
B) Flag Colours and unity
C) Disc events
B) Flag colours and unity
Who was the Canadian women hockey team's fiercist competitors from 1998 to 2006 in the Olympic Games?
A) United States & Sweden
B) United States & Finland
C) United States & Denmark
A) United States and Sweden
In all ski events, whether the event is cross-country skiing, the Paralympic biathlon or downhill skiing, all athletes with a visual impairment are assisted by a "guide." What kind of a guide do we mean?
A) A guide dog
B) A sighted person
C) An acoustic system
B) A sighted person
What country won the most gold medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games?
A) Great Britain
B) U.S.A
C) China
B) U.S.A
How many different nations were represented at the 2012 Olympic games?
A) 187
B) 200
C) 204
C) 204
Which sport was never an Olympic event?
A) Obstacle Swim
B) Hot Air Ballooning
C) Squash
C ) Squash
Andre De Grasse a Canadian sprinter that has won how many medals at the Olympics?
A) 10
B) 6
C) 3
B) 6