History of Curling
This country is where curling originated over 500 years ago.
Scotland
This piece of curling equipment is used to sweep the ice
broom
Each curling team consists of this many players
4
This country has won the most Olympic curling medals
Canada
Curling became a permanent Olympic sport in this year.
1998
What colors are the big stones used to play curling? (2 colors)
Yellow and red
A curling game consists of this many ends in official play
10
The 2022 Olympic men’s curling gold medal was won by this country
Sweden
Scottish immigrants introduced curling to this country, which is now one of the strongest in the sport.
Canada
The target area on the ice is called this
the house
A strong command to stop sweeping immediately
NO NO NO!!!
The World Curling Federation is headquartered in this country
Scotland
The first recorded curling game was played in this century.
16th century
What do players say to tell teammates to sweep as hard as possible to make the stone go farther and straighter?
HARD HARD HARD!!!
The action of turning the stone to make it curl is called this
the spin or rotation
This is the most popular province for curling in Canada
Manitoba
This Scottish city founded the first official curling club in 1838.
Edinburgh
A standard curling stone weighs approximately this many kilograms.
20 kg
You say this to tell your teammates to pay attention to the stone’s path and be ready to sweep.
WATCH THE LINE!
This Scandinavian country is known for its famous men’s curling team with crazy pants
Norway