Ancient History
This country is where the first Olympic games took place.
What is Greece?
This historic Alpine town is where the 2026 Winter Olympics are being held.
What is Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy?
In the late 19th century the modern form of ice hockey was formalized in this country.
What is Canada?
This Short Track Speed Skater is the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian with 8 total medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) earned across the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Games.
Who is Apolo Ohno?
Despite its name, an Olympic gold medal is not made entirely of gold. Each medal contains only 6 grams of pure gold. The original medals contained this much gold.
What is 100% pure gold?
Instead of uniforms the original athletes wore this.
What is nothing? They competed in the nude.
Tina and Milo, two sibling stoats (short-tailed weasels), have this job.
What are mascots for Olympics? Also for the Paralympics.
Curling was developed in the 16th century and the first clubs were organized in the 19th century in this country.
What is Scotland?
This Speed Skater is the most decorated female U.S. Winter Olympian (6 medals including 5 gold).
Who is Bonnie Blair?
This symbol of the Olympics represent the union of the five continents. The five different colors represent the colors of the flags of all the participating countries at the time they were created in 1913.
What are the Olympic Rings?
Instead of receiving medals, the winners recieved this.
What is an olive wreath?
Due to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, athletes from these 2 countries are competing under a neutral teal flag with no national anthems or colors displayed.
Who are Russia and Belarus?
In 1772 the first instructional book for figure skating was written in this country.
What is England?
This Speed Skater achieved one of the greatest feats in history by winning 5 gold medals in a single winter Olympics (1980 Lake Placid), setting Olympic records in every event.
Who is Eric Heiden?
This event is making it's debut at the 2026 games. Described as downhill skiing without the chairlifts; it is a fast-paced winter sport combining uphill skiing, hiking, and downhill skiing
What is Ski Mountaineering or Skimo?
The punishment for women watching Olympic competiions was to be thrown off a cliff except for this loophole.
What is owning their own horses for the chariot races?
This iconic award presented to winning athletes features a modern, split-design representing the cities of Milan and Cortina.
What are the medals?
The 2026 medals are officially the most expensive ever handed out at a Winter Games.
All original skiing disciplines are rooted in this country.
What is Norway?
This snowboarder known as the "Flying Tomato" won 3 gold medals in the men's halfpipe and is the first U.S. Winter Olympian to win gold medals 12 years apart.
Who is Shaun White?
This is the first time in Olympic history that two cities have been officially named as co-hosts. Name one of these cities.
What are Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo?
The original Olympics began as part of a ancient religious Greek festival, which celebrated this Greek god of sky and weather.
Who is Zeus?
The biggest threat to the Winter Olympics in the next 25 years is this.
What is climate change?
In the 19th century, modern sliding events, including bobsleigh and skeleton, were created in this country.
What is Switzerland?
She is the winningest alpine skier of all time, with 3 Olympic medals (2 gold, 1 silver). She continues to be a top contender at the 2026 Games.
Who is Mikaela Shiffrin?
This years closing ceremonies are making history for this reason.
What is, it will take place at the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater (a world Heritage site) that is nearly 2,000 years old?