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Olympic Trivia OLYMPIC TRIVIA THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE COMPLETED BY INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS OR BY TEAMS. IF IN TEAMS, IDENTIFY ONE PERSON WHO WILL BE THE GAME HOST. ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS ARE THEN DIVIDED INTO TEAMS. THE HOST WILL ASK THE QUESTIONS, SIMILAR TO THE GAME SHOW JEOPARDY. TEAMS HAVE A TOTAL OF 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. CORRECT ANSWERS ARE WORTH ONE POINT. IN THE CASE THAT A TEAM INCORRECTLY ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS, THE OTHER TEAMS HAVE A CHANCE TO “STEAL” THE POINT BY ANSWERING THE QUESTION CORRECTLY. THE TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL WITH THE MOST POINTS WINS THAT CONTEST. 1. What year did the Olympic 3. What city hosted the Games of Games originate? the 1st Olympiad in 1896? 500BC Athens, Greece 776BC Paris, France 25AD London, England 1896 Calgary, Canada 2. Who is the founder of the modern 4. Where did the Olympic Olympic Games? Games originate? Abraham Lincoln Istanbul, Turkey Juan Antonio Samaranch Paris, France Baron Pierre de Coubertin Olympia Greece Thomas Bach Montreal, Canada Jennifer Jones | Sochi 2014 1 CANADIAN OLYMPIC SCHOOL PROGRAM www.olympic.ca/education 5. What year was the first Olympic Winter Games held? 1896 1900 1924 1944 6. What city hosted the first Olympic Winter Games? Moscow, Russia Stockholm, Sweden Vienna, Austria Chamonix, France 7. Who is the only Canadian athlete Justine Dufour-Lapointe | Sochi 2014 to win medals in both the summer and winter games (6 in total, so far)? Hayley Wickenheiser Clara Hughes Charles Hamelin Alexandre Bilodeau 8. What city plays host to the International Olympic Committee? Athens, Greece Alex Gough | Sochi 2014 London, England Lausanne, Switzerland 11. What is the Olympic Motto? 13. What country won the most gold Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Citius, Altius, Fortius medals at the Sochi 2014 Olympic (swifter, higher, stronger) Winter Games? 9. What city hosted the 2014 Olympic Veni, Vidi, Vici USA and Paralympic Winter Games? (I came, I saw, I conquered) Norway Vancouver, Canada Carpe Diem (Seize the day) Canada Sochi, Russia Qui audit adipiscitur Russia London, England (S/her who dares to win) Pyeongchang, South Korea 14. What country won the most 12. What sport is not contested or gold medals at the London 2012 10. In what city will the 2016 Olympic included in the Olympic Winter Olympic Games? and Paralympic Games be held? Games program? USA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Team Figure Skating Russia Tokyo, Japan Short Track Speed Skating Great Britain Toronto, Canada Synchronized Skating China Sydney, Australia Long Track Speed Skating 2 CANADIAN OLYMPIC SCHOOL PROGRAM www.olympic.ca/education Marielle Thompson & Kelsey Serwa | Sochi 2014 21. Who were Canada’s Flag Bearers at the Closing Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games? Denny Morrison and Gilmore Junio Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse Justine and Chloé Dufour-Lapointe 22. In which event did Canada become the first country to win both the men’s and women’s competition at the same Olympic Winter Games when they did so at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games? Ski Cross Snowboard - Halfpipe 15. What country leads the Parade of 18. Who was Team Canada’s Chef de Ice Hockey Nations at the Opening Ceremony Mission for the 2014 Olympic Curling at the Olympic Games? Winter Games? The host nation Jean-Luc Brassard 23. Which athlete became the first The nation that won the medal Steve Podborski Canadian man to repeat as count at the previous Games Mark Tewksbury Olympic champion in an individual Greece Marcel Aubut event when he did so at the 2014 Canada Olympic Winter Games? Charles Hamelin 19. In which sport did Canada win the 16. Who scored the winning goal in most medals (9) in the Sochi 2014 Alexandre Bilodeau women’s ice hockey to win the gold Olympic Winter Games? Mark McMorris medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Freestyle Skiing Mike Riddle Winter Games? Short Track Speed Skating Caroline Ouellette Snowboarding Meghan Agosta-Marciano Figure Skating Hayley Wickenheiser Marie-Philip Poulin 20. Who gave up their spot in the men’s 1000m long track speed 17. How many times has Canada skating event, allowing Denny hosted the Olympic Games? Morrison to compete and win a 3 silver medal for Canada? 4 Mathieu Giroux 5 Lucas Makowsky 6 Jeremy Wotherspoon Gilmore Junio Melissa Hollingsworth | Sochi 2014 3 CANADIAN OLYMPIC SCHOOL PROGRAM www.olympic.ca/education 24. How many medals did Canadian 27. In which sport did Patrick Chan, 29. In which sport did Canada achieve athletes win at the Sochi 2014 Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir their all-time best finish with Olympic Winter Games? become the first Canadians ot win 4th-place finishes by Alex Gough, 7 two medals in the same games Sam Edney, Tristan Walker and 14 when they did so in Sochi? Justin Snith? 25 Long Track Speed Skating Skeleton 19 Short Track Speed Skating Luge Biathlon Nordic Combined 25. What was the official number of Figure Skating Ski Jumping athletes that represented Canada at the Sochi 2014 Olympic 28. Who won a bronze medal in the men’s 30. Who won Canada’s only gold Winter Games? Super-G, the first men’s alpine medal in Short Track Speed 301 skiing medal for Canada in 30 years? Skating at the Sochi Games? 222 Jan Hudec Marianne St-Gelais 56 Erik Guay Charles Hamelin 498 Steve Podborski François Hamelin Manuel Osborne-Paradis Valérie Maltais 26. Who won Canada’s first gold medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games? Mark McMorris Chloé Dufour-Lapointe Justine Dufour-Lapointe Mike Riddle Jan Hudec | Sochi 2014 Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir | Sochi 2014 Marie-Philip Poulin | Sochi 2014 4 CANADIAN OLYMPIC SCHOOL PROGRAM www.olympic.ca/education 12. What sport is not contested or 22. In which event did Canada become ANSWER included in the Olympic Winter Games? the first country to win both the Synchronized Skating men’s and women’s competition at the same Olympic Winter Games SHEET when they did so at the Sochi 2014 13. What country won the most gold medals at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Olympic Winter Games? 1. What year did the Olympic Winter Games? Curling Games originate? Russia 776BC 23. Which athlete became the first 14. What Country won the most medals Canadian man to repeat as Olympic 2. Who is the founder of the modern at the London 2012 Olympic Games? champion in an individual event when he did so at the 2014 Olympic Olympic Games? USA Baron Pierre de Coubertin Winter Games? Alexandre Bilodeau 15. What country leads the Parade of 3. What city hosted the Games of the Nations at the Opening Ceremony at 1st Olympiad in 1896 the Olympic Games? 24. How many medals did Canadian athletes win at the Sochi 2014 Athens, Greece Greece Olympic Winter Games? 25 4. Where did the Olympic Games 16. Who scored the winning goal in originate? women’s ice hockey to win the gold Olympia Greece medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympic 25. What was the official number of Winter Games? athletes that represented Canada at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games? Marie-Philip Poulin 5. What year was the first Olympic 222 Winter Games held? 1924 17. How many times has Canada hosted the Olympic Games? 26. Who won Canada’s first gold medal at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games? 3 6. What city hosted the first Olympic Justine Dufour-Lapointe Winter Games? Chamonix, France 18. Who was Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the 2014 Olympic Winter 27. In which sport did Patrick Chan, Games? Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir become 7. Who is the only Canadian athlete the first Canadians to win two medals Steve Podborski who won medals in both the summer in the same games when they did so and winter games (6 in total, so far)? in Sochi? Clara Hughes 19. In which sport did Canada win Figure Skating the most medals (9) in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games? 8. What city plays host to the 28. Who won a bronze medal in the men’s Freestyle Skiing International Olympic Committee? Super-G, the first men’s alpine skiing Lausanne, Switzerland medal for Canada in 30 years? 20. Who gave up their spot in the men’s Jan Hudec 9. What city hosted the 2014 Olympic 1000m long track speed skating event, allowing Denny Morrison and Paralympic Winter Games? 29. In which sport did Canada achieve Sochi, Russia to compete and win a silver medal for Canada? their all-time best finish with 4th- place finishes by Alex Gough, Sam Gilmore Junio 10. In what city will the 2016 Olympic Edney, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith? and Paralympic Games be held? Luge Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21. Who were Canada’s Flag Bearers for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games closing ceremony? 30. Who won Canada’s only gold medal in Short Track Speed Skating at the 11. What is the Olympic Motto? Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse Citius, Altius, Fortius Sochi Games? (swifter, higher, stronger) Charles Hamelin 5 CANADIAN OLYMPIC SCHOOL PROGRAM www.olympic.ca/education.
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