Olympic Trivia

A selection of trivia from 776 BC to 2002

1) What city was host to the first Winter Olympics?

• Chamonix

• St. Moritz

• Garmisch-Partenkirchen

2) What year did figure skating make its Olympic debut?

• 1924

• 1908

• 1928

3) Alpine skiing was added to the Winter Olympics in:

• 1936, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

• 1932, Lake Placid

• 1924, Chamonix

4) Who is considered responsible for the rebirth of modern-day Games?

• Avery Brundage

• Pierre de Coubertin

• John Arnold

5) Who took part in the original Olympics?

• Greeks only

• Greeks and Romans

• Romans and Asians

6) Which US athlete won multiple gold medals
at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?

• Jim Thorpe

• Mark Spitz

• Jesse Owens

7) The actual 2002 Olympic Freestyle Aerial event will be held at:

• Park City Mountain Resort

• Snowbasin

• Utah Olympic Park

• Deer Valley

8) Anders Haugen was the first US Olympic skiing medalist, receiving his bronze medal 50 years after the Games.
What was his ski sport?

• Giant Slalom

• Ski Jumping

• Cross Country

• Freestyle Moguls

9) Diane Holum and Ann Henning were great:

• Skiers

• Figure Skater

• Speed Skaters

• Lugers

Answers

1) Chamonix 2) 1908 3)1936, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4) Pierre de Coubertin
5) Greeks Only 6) Jesse Owens 7) Deer Valley 8) Ski Jumping 9) Speed Skaters