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This term refers to untouched fresh snow that skiers love to carve through. Also, a form of sugar on a Belgian waffle.
What is powder?
Water freezes at this temperature on the Celsius scale.
What is 0 degrees?
This quarterback has won the most Super Bowl championships with seven.
Who is Tom Brady?
The ancient Olympic Games were held in this Greek city.
What is Olympia?
This swimmer holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals ever.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This European mountain range is home to many of the world’s most famous ski resorts, including those in Switzerland and France.
What are the Alps?
This natural phenomenon creates colorful lights in the sky near the Arctic, also known as the Northern Lights.
What is the aurora borealis?
This player holds the record for the most career home runs in MLB history with 762.
Who is Barry Bonds?
The ancient Olympics were held in honor of this Greek god.
Who is Zeus?
This country has won the most Olympic medals of all time.
What is the United States?
In competitive skiing and snowboarding, this terrain feature—a U-shaped snow structure—allows athletes to perform aerial tricks while moving side to side.
What is a halfpipe?
In meteorology, this term refers to the “feels like” temperature, which combines air temperature and wind speed to indicate how cold it feels on human skin.
What is wind chill?
This country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles with five championships.
What is Brazil?
The first modern Olympic Games were held in this city in 1896.
What is Athens?
At the 2008 Olympics, this sprinter set a world record of 9.69 seconds in the 100-meterdash.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This type of skiing involves walking uphill before skiing back down, no chairlift required.
What is backcountry skiing?
The largest snowflake ever recorded in the U.S. reportedly measured 15 inches across in this state.
What is Montana?
This player holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles in men's tennis with 24.
Who is Novak Djokovic?
Before the Winter Games existed, this sport made its Olympic debut at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
What is figure skating?
This country leads all nations in all-time Winter Olympic gold medals.
What is Norway?
In alpine skiing, this event features fewer turns and higher speeds than slalom, but more technical elements than downhill.
What is the super-G?
This layer of permanently frozen ground is found in Arctic and subarctic regions.
What is permafrost?
This sport has the largest playing field of any major team sport, spanning up to 100 acres.
What is polo?
This was the only event in the first ancient Olympic Games.
What is the stadion, or foot race?
This U.S. athlete won 9 Olympic gold medals in track and field over the course of the 1932 and 1936 Games, famously dominating the sprinting events in Berlin.
Who is Jesse Owens?