1
The first Olympic Winter Games were held in 1924. Where?
Chamonix
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
St. Moritz
26% got this right
The sport of Military patrol was an official Olympic sport only once, in 1924.
2
Which was the first Asian city to host the games?
Sapporo
Beijing
Nagano
PyeongChang
3% got this right
At Sapporo 1972, Canada boycotted the Games in protest of Eastern European "state amateurs".
3
Where was the 2010 Winter Games held?
Vancouver
Salt Lake City
Sochi
Torino
33% got this right
The hockey games were played on smaller NHL-sized ice for the first time, saving millions of dollars.
4
Which is the only Scandinavian capital to have hosted the Winter Games?
Oslo
Copenhagen
Helsinki
Stockholm
35% got this right
At Oslo 1952, Germany and Japan were allowed to participate for the first time since World War II.
5
At what Olympics did Jamaica enter its first bobsled team?
Calgary 1988
Albertville 1992
Lillehammer 1994
Sarajevo 1984
25% got this right
Calgary 1988 was also when British ski jumper Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards came in last in the 70-meter and 90-meter jumps.
6
What city hosted the Games in 1992?
Albertville
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Grenoble
Innsbruck
45% got this right
At these games Germany sent a single team after East and West German reunification in 1990.
7
Which of the following cities have NOT hosted the Games twice?
Chamonix
Innsbruck
Lake Placid
St. Moritz
25% got this right
Innsbruck: 1964/1976 - Lake Placid: 1932/1980 - St. Moritz: 1928/1948
8
What American city hosted the Games in 1960?
Squaw Valley
Calgary
Lake Placid
Salt Lake City
8% got this right
Sweden's Klas Lestander won the first-ever biathlon, an event that combined cross-country skiing and shooting.
