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The first Olympic Winter Games were held in 1924. Where?
Chamonix
St. Moritz
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Cortina d'Ampezzo
The sport of Military patrol was an official Olympic sport only once, in 1924.
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Which was the first Asian city to host the games?
Sapporo
Nagano
PyeongChang
Beijing
At Sapporo 1972, Canada boycotted the Games in protest of Eastern European "state amateurs".
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Where was the 2010 Winter Games held?
Vancouver
Torino
Sochi
Salt Lake City
The hockey games were played on smaller NHL-sized ice for the first time, saving millions of dollars.
#4 Buttons 20 seconds
Which is the only Scandinavian capital to have hosted the Winter Games?
Oslo
Stockholm
Helsinki
Copenhagen
At Oslo 1952, Germany and Japan were allowed to participate for the first time since World War II.
#5 Buttons 20 seconds
At what Olympics did Jamaica enter its first bobsled team?
Calgary 1988
Sarajevo 1984
Albertville 1992
Lillehammer 1994
Calgary 1988 was also when British ski jumper Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards came in last in the 70-meter and 90-meter jumps.
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What city hosted the Games in 1992?
Albertville
Grenoble
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Innsbruck
At these games Germany sent a single team after East and West German reunification in 1990.
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Which of the following cities have NOT hosted the Games twice?
Chamonix
St. Moritz
Innsbruck
Lake Placid
Innsbruck: 1964/1976 - Lake Placid: 1932/1980 - St. Moritz: 1928/1948
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What American city hosted the Games in 1960?
Squaw Valley
Calgary
Salt Lake City
Lake Placid
Sweden's Klas Lestander won the first-ever biathlon, an event that combined cross-country skiing and shooting.
