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CANADIAN OLYMPIC SCHOOL PROGRAM www.olympic.ca/education OLYMPIC TRIVIA Jennifer Jones | Sochi 2014 1 1. What year did the Olympic Games originate? 500BC 776BC 25AD 1896 2. Who is the founder of the modern Olympic Games? Abraham Lincoln Juan Antonio Samaranch Baron Pierre de Coubertin Thomas Bach 3. What city hosted the Games of the 1st Olympiad in 1896? Athens, Greece Paris, France London, England Calgary, Canada 4. Where did the Olympic Games originate? Istanbul, Turkey Paris, France Olympia Greece Montreal, Canada 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.
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OLYMPIC TRIVIA
Jennifer Jones | Sochi 2014
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1. What year did the OlympicGames originate?
500BC 776BC 25AD 1896
2. Who is the founder of the modernOlympic Games?
Abraham Lincoln Juan Antonio Samaranch Baron Pierre de Coubertin Thomas Bach
3. What city hosted the Games ofthe 1st Olympiad in 1896?
Athens, Greece Paris, France London, England Calgary, Canada
4. Where did the OlympicGames originate?
Istanbul, Turkey Paris, France Olympia Greece Montreal, Canada
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.
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13. What country won the most goldmedals at the Sochi 2014 OlympicWinter Games?
USA Norway Canada Russia
14. What country won the mostgold medals at the London 2012Olympic Games?
USA Russia Great Britain China
5. What year was the first OlympicWinter Games held?
1896 1900 1924 1944
6. What city hosted the first OlympicWinter Games?
Moscow, Russia Stockholm, Sweden Vienna, Austria Chamonix, France
7. Who is the only Canadian athleteto win medals in both the summerand winter games (6 in total, so far)?
Hayley Wickenheiser Clara Hughes Charles Hamelin Alexandre Bilodeau
8. What city plays host to theInternational Olympic Committee?
Athens, Greece London, England Lausanne, Switzerland Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9. What city hosted the 2014 Olympicand Paralympic Winter Games?
Vancouver, Canada Sochi, Russia London, England Pyeongchang, South Korea
10. In what city will the 2016 Olympicand Paralympic Games be held?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tokyo, Japan Toronto, Canada Sydney, Australia
11. What is the Olympic Motto? Citius, Altius, Fortius
(swifter, higher, stronger) Veni, Vidi, Vici
(I came, I saw, I conquered) Carpe Diem (Seize the day) Qui audit adipiscitur
(S/her who dares to win)
12. What sport is not contested orincluded in the Olympic WinterGames program?
Team Figure Skating Short Track Speed Skating Synchronized Skating Long Track Speed Skating
Justine Dufour-Lapointe | Sochi 2014
Alex Gough | Sochi 2014
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21. Who were Canada’s Flag Bearers atthe Closing Ceremony of the Sochi2014 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 becomethe first country to win both themen’s and women’s competition atthe same Olympic Winter Gameswhen they did so at the Sochi 2014Olympic Winter Games?
Ski Cross Snowboard - Halfpipe Ice Hockey Curling
23. Which athlete became the firstCanadian man to repeat asOlympic champion in an individualevent when he did so at the 2014Olympic Winter Games?
Charles Hamelin Alexandre Bilodeau Mark McMorris Mike Riddle
15. What country leads the Parade ofNations at the Opening Ceremonyat the Olympic Games?
The host nation The nation that won the medal
count at the previous Games Greece Canada
16. Who scored the winning goal inwomen’s ice hockey to win the goldmedal at the Sochi 2014 OlympicWinter Games?
Caroline Ouellette Meghan Agosta-Marciano Hayley Wickenheiser Marie-Philip Poulin
17. How many times has Canadahosted the Olympic Games?
3 4 5 6
18. Who was Team Canada’s Chef deMission for the 2014 OlympicWinter Games?
Jean-Luc Brassard Steve Podborski Mark Tewksbury Marcel Aubut
19. In which sport did Canada win themost medals (9) in the Sochi 2014Olympic Winter Games?
Freestyle Skiing Short Track Speed Skating Snowboarding Figure Skating
20. Who gave up their spot in themen’s 1000m long track speedskating event, allowing DennyMorrison to compete and win asilver medal for Canada?
Mathieu Giroux Lucas Makowsky Jeremy Wotherspoon Gilmore Junio
Marielle Thompson & Kelsey Serwa | Sochi 2014
Melissa Hollingsworth | Sochi 2014
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Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir | Sochi 2014
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29. In which sport did Canada achievetheir all-time best finish with4th-place finishes by Alex Gough,Sam Edney, Tristan Walker andJustin Snith?
Skeleton Luge Nordic Combined Ski Jumping
30. Who won Canada’s only goldmedal in Short Track SpeedSkating at the Sochi Games?
Marianne St-Gelais Charles Hamelin François Hamelin Valérie Maltais
24. How many medals did Canadianathletes win at the Sochi 2014Olympic Winter Games?
7 14 25 19
25. What was the official number ofathletes that represented Canadaat the Sochi 2014 OlympicWinter Games?
301 222 56 498
26. Who won Canada’s first goldmedal at the Sochi 2014 OlympicWinter Games?
Mark McMorris Chloé Dufour-Lapointe Justine Dufour-Lapointe Mike Riddle
27. In which sport did Patrick Chan,Tessa Virtue and Scott Moirbecome the first Canadians to wintwo medals in the same gameswhen they did so in Sochi?
Long Track Speed Skating Short Track Speed Skating Biathlon Figure Skating
28. Who won a bronze medal in the men’sSuper-G, the first men’s alpineskiing medal for Canada in 30 years?
Jan Hudec Erik Guay Steve Podborski Manuel Osborne-Paradis
Marie-Philip Poulin | Sochi 2014
Jan Hudec | Sochi 2014
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22. In which event did Canada becomethe first country to win both themen’s and women’s competition atthe same Olympic Winter Gameswhen they did so at the Sochi 2014Olympic Winter Games?Curling
23. Which athlete became the firstCanadian man to repeat as Olympicchampion in an individual event whenhe did so at the 2014 OlympicWinter Games?Alexandre Bilodeau
24. How many medals did Canadianathletes win at the Sochi 2014Olympic Winter Games?
25
25. What was the official number ofathletes that represented Canada atthe Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games?
222
26. Who won Canada’s first gold medal atthe Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games?Justine Dufour-Lapointe
27. In which sport did Patrick Chan,Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir becomethe first Canadians to win two medalsin the same games when they did soin Sochi?Figure Skating
28. Who won a bronze medal in the men’sSuper-G, the first men’s alpine skiingmedal for Canada in 30 years?Jan Hudec
29. In which sport did Canada achievetheir all-time best finish with 4th-
place finishes by Alex Gough, Sam Edney, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith?
Luge
30. Who won Canada’s only gold medalin Short Track Speed Skating at theSochi Games?Charles Hamelin
1. What year did the OlympicGames originate?776BC
2. Who is the founder of the modernOlympic Games?Baron Pierre de Coubertin
3. What city hosted the Games of the1st Olympiad in 1896Athens, Greece
4. Where did the Olympic Gamesoriginate?Olympia Greece
5. What year was the first OlympicWinter Games held?
1924
6. What city hosted the first OlympicWinter Games?Chamonix, France
7. Who is the only Canadian athletewho won medals in both the summerand winter games (6 in total, so far)?Clara Hughes
8. What city plays host to theInternational Olympic Committee?Lausanne, Switzerland
9. What city hosted the 2014 Olympicand Paralympic Winter Games?Sochi, Russia
10. In what city will the 2016 Olympicand Paralympic Games be held?Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11. What is the Olympic Motto?Citius, Altius, Fortius (swifter, higher, stronger)
12. What sport is not contested orincluded in the Olympic Winter Games?Synchronized Skating
13. What country won the most goldmedals at the 2014 Sochi OlympicWinter Games?Russia
14. What Country won the most medalsat the London 2012 Olympic Games?USA
15. What country leads the Parade ofNations at the Opening Ceremony atthe Olympic Games?Greece
16. Who scored the winning goal inwomen’s ice hockey to win the goldmedal at the Sochi 2014 OlympicWinter Games?Marie-Philip Poulin
17. How many times has Canada hostedthe Olympic Games?
3
18. Who was Team Canada’s Chef deMission for the 2014 Olympic WinterGames?Steve Podborski
19. In which sport did Canada winthe most medals (9) in the Sochi 2014Olympic Winter Games?Freestyle Skiing
20. Who gave up their spot in the men’s1000m long track speed skatingevent, allowing Denny Morrisonto compete and win a silver medalfor Canada?Gilmore Junio
21. Who were Canada’s Flag Bearers forthe Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Gamesclosing ceremony?Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse
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