Winter Olympics Basic
Music & the Olympics
Winter Sports
Around The World
Music, Mood, & the Brain
100

This reason is why some Olympic events are held indoors instead of outdoors during the Winter Games.

What is to control temperature, ice quality, and safety?

100

This song is played when athletes receive a medal.

What is the national anthem?

100

These winter sports use ice skates.

What are Ice Skating and Ice Hockey?

100

Athletes walk in together during the Opening Ceremony to do this.

What is show unity, respect, and international cooperation?

100

This part of music most affects your emotions: 

A. Lyrics

B. Volume

C. Tempo

What is the tempo?

200

This problem would happen if Winter Olympic events were held in very warm weather.

What is ice and snow would melt, making events unsafe?

200

Why athletes often listen to music right before they compete.

What is to focus, manage nerves, block distractions, or boost confidence?

200

This winter sport involves sliding stones on ice.

What is Curling?

200

The Olympic Rings represent what.

What is the continents?

The rings represent the 5 major inhabited regions of the world: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania (Australia/New Zealand).

200

This happens to your body when music gets louder and faster.

What is an increase in heart rate and energy?

300

Officials make sure competition is fair when athletes come from different countries by doing these things.

What is have the same rules, judges, equipment standards, and timing systems?

300

The musical element that changes how energized or calm a song feels the most.

A. Rhythm

B. Tempo

C. Accent

D. Melody

What is Tempo?

300

This winter sport uses a sled on ice.

What is Luge, Bobsled, or Skeleton?

300

Name a country that has never participated in the Winter Olympics.

What is Cuba, Indonesia, Qatar, Vietnam, or the Dominican Republic?

300

Athletes avoid music with lyrics during strategy time for this reason.

What is lyrics can be distracting?

400

This is what happened when an athlete is disqualified in the Olympics.

What is they broke a rule and cannot continue or place?

400

Name one way music can help an athlete before a competition.

What is helps focus,

calm nerves,

boost energy,

or motivation?

400

True or False:  Snowboarding is a Winter Olympic sport.

True

400

True or False: Even when countries compete against each other, the Olympics encourage peaceful competition.

True

400

If two people hear the same song, they will always feel the same emotion.  True or False

False. 

500

What reason(s) athletes spend years training for events that last only a few minutes, or even seconds. 

What is peak performance requires long term preparation?

500

An athlete needs to calm down after a mistake. Should they listen to music with a fast tempo or slow tempo.

What is a slow tempo?

It helps slow breathing and heart rate.

500

Name one Winter Olympic sport that uses snow.

What is Skiing or Snowboarding?

500

It is important that athletes respect other countries for this reason.

What is fair play, teamwork, peace, and respect?

500

These factors help athletes create a 'mental warm-up playlist'.

What are tempo, no distractions, matches mood, and helps focus?

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