Milan, Italy
The 2026 Games are the first to be officially co-hosted by two cities; this city will host the ice events, while Cortina d'Ampezzo handles the snow.
Milan
Designed in 1913, the ____ rings represent the ____ continents of the world joined in a "union of friendship." How many rings are there?
5. At least one of the six colors (including the white background) appears on the flag of every single nation in the world.
What do you call the people who narrate the games and describe the action? Back in the day, they were booming, dramatic "transatlantic" voices and had the high-energy orchestral music that played over the footage.
Sportscasters or Play-by-Play Announcers
Known for being the best at snowboarding halfpipe, this ginger snowboarder holds the world record for the most Olympic gold medals won by a snowboarder (3) and the world record for the most X Games gold medals (15).
Shaun White. he officially retired from professional snowboarding at the age of 35, ending a career that spanned five Olympic Games
Organizers just confirmed that legendary Italian tenor ____ ______ will headline the Opening Ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on February 6, 2026
Andrea Bocelli
These cities claim that the 2026 Winter Olympics games aim to use 92% existing or temporary venues to reduce the carbon footprint. TRUE OR FALSE?
True.
In 1996, this legendary "Greatest" boxer moved the world to tears when he lit the cauldron in Atlanta despite his battle with Parkinson’s.
Muhammad Ali.
These 1956 Games, held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, were the first to ever be shown on this "new" household invention.
The Television. Before the TV, Film crews would record the events on actual film canisters and you would watch them in a movie theatre. Radio was the only way to get results live (or in real time).
Between 1992 and 2016, he served as the primetime host for a record 11 Olympic Games, becoming the face of the Olympics for an entire generation of viewers.
Bob Costas. He was known for his "essay-style" monologues and his ability to weave historical context and human-interest stories into the nightly Olympic broadcast. Mike Tirico has been the primary primetime host for the Olympics since 2018.
In a massive media stunt for the 2012 London Games, the BBC aired a film where James Bond (Daniel Craig) escorted _____ ____ __ to the stadium, ending with a stunt double "parachuting" out of a helicopter. Who did he escort?
Queen Elizabeth II. it was revealed that the Queen's grandchildren were kept in the dark about her involvement so they would be surprised along with the rest of the world.
For the first time, the opening will be held at a football stadium. TRUE OR FALSE?
True. , the San Siro in Milan.
While they are called "Gold," these medals are actually required by the IOC to be made of at least 92.5% of this other precious metal.
Silver. The coating has aleast 6 grams of pure gold used for the plating. the medals weigh roughly 500 grams, meaning the gold is only a tiny fraction (about 1%) of the total weight. In 1896, first-place winners actually received a Silver medal and an olive branch, because silver was considered more prestigious and "classical" in Greece at the time
The first-ever Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in the alpine town "Chamonix" at the foot of Mont Blanc in which country?
France
In 1988, they made their historic debut in Calgary at the Winter Games, inspiring the movie Cool Runnings. They are most known for the first team from a tropical nation to compete in a winter-sliding sport. The first team included four athletes from the Jamaican Defence Force to form the first team.
The Jamaican Bobsled Team in 1988. Their historic debut at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games, where they used a borrowed sled and famously crashed during their third run. They chose to walk their sled across the finish line to a standing ovation, an event that inspired the 1993 Disney film Cool Runnings
Construction is late at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Canadian "Ice Master" Don Moffatt is currently battling "____ ____" at the site. Because the arena was delivered so late, construction debris is falling onto the ice, which can make it foggy and dangerous.
"Ice Dust". Just last week, a test event was held while construction workers were still sanding drywall in the upper decks. The dust can make it foggy and dangerous. A green watering can recently went viral on social media after it was used for a quick "patch job" on a hole in the ice during a test match.
This year, the Olympics has 2 Mascots instead of one. TRUE OR FALSE?
True. Tina & Milo, a group of stouts
At the 1992 Barcelona Games, this Paralympic archer famously lit the cauldron by firing a flaming one of these over the stadium.
An arrow.
In 2010, he became the most decorated American Winter Olympian after winning his 8th career medal in Vancouver. He did short stack speed skating. He has a signature soul patch goatee.
Apolo Ohno (Short Track Speed Skating)
This famous figure skater's career was permanently halted in 1994 when she was banned for life from the U.S. Figure Skating Association following the attack on her rival, Nancy Kerrigan.
Tonya Harding. The "scandal heard 'round the world" leading up to the 1994 Winter Olympics, where her ex-husband conspired to injure teammate Nancy Kerrigan to eliminate her from competition.
Deanna Stellato-Dudek, at 42 years old, was officially named to Team Canada the first week of Jan 2026. She will become the oldest female ___ ____ to compete in the Winter Olympics in nearly 100 years (since 1928). Which Winter Olympics sport does she do?
(Canada Pairs Skating). She will be skating with her partner, Maxime Deschamps. She retired for 16 years before this. From 2001 to 2016, she lived a completely different life. She moved to Chicago, became a successful licensed aesthetician, and eventually a director of a prominent plastic surgery center.
Italy has hosted the olympics 4 times. TRUE OR FALSE?
True (including this year). 1956 Winter Games, 1960 Summer Games (rome), 2006 Winter Games, 2026 Milan
This small Scandinavian nation holds the record for the most Winter Olympic medals of all time, with over 400.
Norway.
Making its Olympic debut in 2026, this "Skimo" event involves athletes racing up and down mountains on skis. This new sport will be making its debut for the first time this year!
Ski Mountaineering!
Although this was American football (NFL), it changed how the Olympics were broadcast forever. NBC cut away from a close game to show the movie _____, causing fans to miss two touchdowns.
Heidi. In 1972, networks instituted "The Heidi Rule," ensuring they would never cut away from an Olympic finish, no matter how long the event ran over its time slot.