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The 1988 Bobsled team from what nation captivated global audiences and inspired the film Cool Runnings?
a- Jamaica
b- China
c- Russia
a- Jamaica
Their two-man team finished 30th, and their four-man team crashed and did not finish, but collectively they won the world’s hearts.
What sport is Olympic great Shaun White known for competing in?
a- Hockey
b- Bobsled
c- Snowboarding
c- Snowboarding
With his trademark red hair, he became known as the Olympics’ “Flying Tomato.”
Which figure skater of the 1970s was known as “America’s Sweetheart” and inspired a pixie haircut craze?
a- Brian Orser
b- Dorothy Hamill
c- Montgomery Wilson
b- Dorothy Hamill
Her trademark skating move was a spin called the Hamill Came
What country hosted the first Winter Olympics, in 1924?
a- Greece
b- France
c- USA
b- France
Usually associated with cartoon characters and theme parks, what media mogul managed the 1960 Olympic Opening Ceremony in California?
a- Walt Disney
b- Nicklelodeon
c- PBS
a- Walt Disney
These games also saw the debut of South Africa at the Winter Olympics.
Which of these nations has not hosted an Olympic Winter Games: Norway, Sweden, or China?
a- Norway
b- Sweden
c- China
b- Sweden
What winter Olympic sport includes events like downhill, slalom, and super-G?
a- Skiing
b- Bobsled
c- Curling
a- Skiing
What two women were involved in one of figure skating’s biggest scandals, when one was attacked by the husband of her rival?
a- Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan
b- Madison Chock and Evan Bates
c- Peggy Fleming and Michelle Kwan
a- Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan
Kerrigan recovered from her injury and won silver, while Harding was banned from the sport
What type of weather presented difficulties during the second Winter Olympics, held in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland?
a- Rain
b- Snow
c- Warm Weather
c- Warm Weather
What Olympic symbol is used to light a cauldron to open the Games?
a- A Lightbulb
b- The Torch
c- A Match
b- The Torch
In 1964, for the first time in Winter Olympics history, the torch was lit in Olympia, Greece, and was carried via relay to the Games’ location
During 2018’s Pyeongchang games, which two usually separated nations marched together and even played a unified women’s hockey game?
a- USA and Canada
b- China and Japan
c- North and South Korea
c- North and South Korea
Which Winter Olympic sport involves teams of two or four people navigating a steeply twisting course in a gravity-powered sled?
a- Hockey
b- Bobsled
c- Skiing
b- Bobsled
It was in this sport that Vonetta Flowers became the first Black athlete to win Winter Olympic gold.
True or false? Professional athletes are banned from competing in the Olympics today.
a- True
b- False
b- False
While the Games were originally exclusively for amateur athletes, the IOC changed the rules in 1986 to allow professionals.
Originating in Switzerland, what “spooky” name is given to the face-down version of luge?
a- Ghost
b- Witch
c- Skeleton
c- Skeleton
Skeleton was born in the 1880s and officially named in 1892, inspired by the sport’s metal-framed sled.
What is the name of the area built to house Olympic athletes during the competition?
a- The Olympic Village
b- Home Depot
c- A hotel
a- The Olympic Village
Heading into the 2026 Games, what country holds the all-time gold medal record for the Winter Olympics?
a- USA
b- Norway
c- France
b- Norway
Which of these is not a winter Olympic sport: curling, biathlon, or cricket?
a- Curling
b- Biathlon
c- Cricket
c- Cricket
What soul patch–sporting speed skater won Olympic gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City games?
a- Apolo Ohno
b- Sidney Crosby
c- Charles Hamelin
a- Apolo Ohno
Why were the 1944 Olympic Winter Games not played?
a- Warm Weather
b- No one wanted to host the Olympics that year
c- WW2
c- WW2
What is the IOC?
a- Instant Olympic Career
b- Iconic Olympic Calling
c- International Olympic Committee
c- International Olympic Committee
How many times has the Canada hosted the Winter Olympics?
a- 2
b- 3
c- 4
a- 2
In Calgary in 1988, and in Vancouver in 2010. Canada has also hosted the Summer Olympic Games once, in 1976 in Montreal.
What sport has Canada won the most medals in at the Winter Olympics in total?
a- Hockey
b- Skiing
c- Bobsled
a- Hockey
In the history, Canada has won 23 medals, 14 of them being gold.
What Canadian Olympian has the most Winter Medals?
a- Cindy Klassen
b- Clara Hughes
c- Rachel Homan
a- Cindy Klassen
She has 6 medals; 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze. While Canadian Winter Olympian Clara Hughes also has 6, her medals are split across Winter (4 medals) and Summer (2 medals) Games.
For the first time in Olympic history, the 1956 Games were broadcast over what medium?
a- Cellphone
b- Radio
c- Television
c- Television
How many years separate the Winter Olympics from the Summer Olympics?
a- They are held on the same year
b- 2
c- 4
b- 2
The two events used to be held in the same year but began alternating after the 1992 Olympics