Before top level matches, what is done to the hockey puck to reduce friction and increase speed on the ice surface?
The puck is frozen.
100
Which country has won the most Olympic medals for figure skating?
United States
100
When and where were the last Winter Olympics held?
2010 - Vancouver, Canada
100
What day will the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics take place?
Friday, February 7, 2014
200
In 1980 at Lake Placid, this country pulled off an upset victory over heavy favorites USSR in the match now called the Miracle on Ice.
United States!
200
In 2010, curling was referenced in which popular cartoon on the Fox network?
The Simpsons
200
Which country has hosted the Winter Olympics more than any other (4 events have taken place in this country; most recently in 2000).
The United States (1932 - Lake Placid, 1960 - Squaw Valley, 1980 - Lake Placid, 2000 - Salt Lake City)
200
Where will the next Summer Olympics take place?
Rio de Janiero, Brazil - 2016
300
This country was undefeated in ice hockey for the first four Winter Olympics.
Canada
300
How many snowboarding events are included in the Winter Olympics?
10 - men’s and women’s events in: halfpipe, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, slopestyle, and parallel slalom
300
There are 3 types of skating in the Olympics. What are they?
Speed skating, short track, figure skating
300
Which country has won more medals at the Winter Olympics than any other country?
Norway
300
In 2014, one leg of the Olympic torch relay took place where as two Russians carried the torch?
In space - outside the International Space Station!
400
Women competed in ice hockey for the first time this year (somewhat recent).
1998
400
Who are the only two athletes to win 2 gold medals in snowboarding (both are from the US)?
Shaun White and Seth Wescott
400
This country won the gold medal for Men's curling in 2006 and 2010.
Canada
400
The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius." What does that mean in English?
"Faster, higher, stronger"
400
The two Americans with the most winter Olympics medals, Apollo Ohno and Bonnie Blair, participate in the same sport. What is it?
Speed skating
500
Until this year, the NHL did not allow its players to compete in the Winter Olympics (so only amateur hockey players could compete). a) 1998 b) 2000 b) 1955
1998
500
What is the name of the skiing event where athletes are required to perform two jumps as they speed down a bumpy course?
Mogul
500
This is the first winter sport to be included in the Olympics.
Figure Skating
500
What do the 5 Olympic rings represent?
The 5 regions of the world - Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana (and every flag in the world includes one of the 5 colors)
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How many sport disciplines will be included in the 2014 Winter Olympics?