Olympics By the Numbers
Olympic Sports
2018 Winter Olympics
Winter Olympic Trivia
100

When is the next Winter Olympics supposed to be?

2022

100
“Cool Runnings” is a movie about a Jamaican team competing in what sport?
Bobsled
100
What is the official 2018 Winter Olympics host city?
Pyeongchang, South Korea
100

How do many of the Winter Olympic Ski jumpers practice their technique in the summer?

They practice in the water

200

How many countries are participating in the 2018 winter Olympics?

92

200
What are three indoor sports in the Winter Olympics?
Curling, figuring skating, speed skating and ice hockey. (Only need 3 of 4)
200

The 2018 Winter Olympics was covered on which television network?

NBC

200
Name 2 states in the USA have hosted the Winter Olympic Games?
New York, California, Utah (2 of 3)
300

How many different events will be in the 2018 winter Olympics?

102

300
What is the oldest sport in the winter Olympics?
Figure skating
300

How many gold medals did Team USA win in the 2018 Winter Olympics?

9

300
What sport did Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding compete in?
Figure Skating
400

Norway has won the most winter Olympic gold medals. How many gold medals have they won?

109 (100-125)

400
What two skills does the biathlon include?
Shooting a gun and skiing
400

Due to time zones, Pyeongchang, South Korea is how many hours ahead of Gaithersburg, MD?

14 hours

400
The Miracle on Ice referred to what event in the 1980 Olympics?
USA Hockey team beating the Russia hockey team
500
How many official Winter Olympic Games have there been?
23 (20-26)
500
What year did curling officially become a winter Olympic sport?
1998
500
Name one of the 2018 Winter Olympic mascots
White Tiger or a Black Bear (need one of two)
500
What does Eddie Eagan (United States), Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (East Germany), Clara Hughes (Canada), and Lauryn Williams (USA) all have in common?
Won a medal in both the Summer and Winter Games
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