Winter Olympic Games: Salt Lake City Recap

Quiz

1. What country won the most medals at the Salt Lake City Games?

  • Canada
  • Germany
  • Norway
  • USA

2. Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won four gold medals at Salt Lake City. In what sport did he do it?

  • Cross-country skiing
  • Downhill skiing
  • Biathlon
  • Speed skating

3. What American set a world record in speed skating at Salt Lake City in 2002?

  • Apolo Anton Ohno
  • Derek Parra
  • Bonnie Blair
  • Casey FitzRandolph

4. Who won the ladies' singles figure skating gold medal at Salt Lake City?

  • Michelle Kwan
  • Sasha Cohen
  • Sarah Hughes
  • Irina Slutskaya

5. Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann became known for the two gold medals he won at Salt Lake City and for his resemblance to what famous fictional character?

  • James Bond
  • Harry Potter
  • The Cat in the Hat
  • Tarzan

6. What was the lucky charm that the Canadians buried in the ice at the Salt Lake City rink?

  • Canadian flag
  • Maple leaf
  • A Loonie
  • A Canadian Mounties badge

7. What American won gold in the snowboarding halfpipe at the 2002 Olympic Games?

  • Shaun White
  • Danny Kass
  • Ross Powers
  • Jarret Thomas

8. What did biathletes Raphael Poiree and Liv Grete Poiree have in common besides both winning two silvers at Salt Lake City in 2002?

  • They are twins
  • They are father and daughter
  • They are married
  • They are both part of a royal family

9. At Salt Lake City in 2002, Germany's Georg Hackl became the first Olympian, Winter or Summer to win five medals in the same event. In what event did Hackl make history?

  • Two-man boblsed
  • Men's singles luge
  • Biathlon
  • Nordic combined

10. How many nations competed at the Winter Games in 2002 at Salt Lake City?

  • 37
  • 44
  • 59
  • 78

1. What country won the most medals at the Salt Lake City Games?
Germany

2. Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won four gold medals at Salt Lake City. In what sport did he do it?
Biathlon

3. What American set a world record in speed skating at Salt Lake City in 2002?
Derek Parra

4. Who won the ladies' singles figure skating gold medal at Salt Lake City?
Sarah Hughes

5. Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann became known for the two gold medals he won at Salt Lake City and for his resemblance to what famous fictional character?
Harry Potter

6. What was the lucky charm that the Canadians buried in the ice at the Salt Lake City rink?
A Loonie

7. What American won gold in the snowboarding halfpipe at the 2002 Olympic Games?
Ross Powers

8. What did biathletes Raphael Poiree and Liv Grete Poiree have in common besides both winning two silvers at Salt Lake City in 2002?
They are married

9. At Salt Lake City in 2002, Germany's Georg Hackl became the first Olympian, Winter or Summer to win five medals in the same event. In what event did Hackl make history?
Men's singles luge

10. How many nations competed at the Winter Games in 2002 at Salt Lake City?
78

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