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![What year did the Winter Olympics start?]()
1. What year did the Winter Olympics start?
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![How many different sports are there?]()
2. How many different sports are there?
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![What is a biathlon?]()
3. What is a biathlon?
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![How many Winter Games sports involve skis?]()
4. How many Winter Games sports involve skis?
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![How many sports involve sledding?]()
5. How many sports involve sledding?
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![How many sports involve ice skates?]()
6. How many sports involve ice skates?
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![Ice hockey has events for both men and women.]()
7. Ice hockey has events for both men and women.
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![How many levels of medals are there?]()
8. How many levels of medals are there?
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![What two skills are part of a Nordic combined?]()
9. What two skills are part of a Nordic combined?
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![What town in France got to hold the first Winter Olympics?]()
10. What town in France got to hold the first Winter Olympics?
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![What sport involves going for a not-so-leisurely sleigh ride?]()
11. What sport involves going for a not-so-leisurely sleigh ride?
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![Which is the oldest type of skiing?]()
12. Which is the oldest type of skiing?
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![Early forms of skis were covered in fur.]()
13. Early forms of skis were covered in fur.
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![How is Alpine skiing different from other forms of skiing?]()
14. How is Alpine skiing different from other forms of skiing?
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![When did skiing become a sport?]()
15. When did skiing become a sport?
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![The Winter Olympics were the first time skiing was considered a sport.]()
16. The Winter Olympics were the first time skiing was considered a sport.
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![Distances ski jumpers can jump have been increasing steadily over the years.]()
17. Distances ski jumpers can jump have been increasing steadily over the years.
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![Where does the word “ski” come from?]()
18. Where does the word “ski” come from?
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![Freestyle skiing became part of the games as a demonstration sport in what year?]()
19. Freestyle skiing became part of the games as a demonstration sport in what year?
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![What did freestyle skiing used to be known as?]()
20. What did freestyle skiing used to be known as?
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![When was Alpine skiing added to the Olympic Games?]()
21. When was Alpine skiing added to the Olympic Games?
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![Where did modern ice hockey originate?]()
22. Where did modern ice hockey originate?
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![Where did the term “hockey” come from?]()
23. Where did the term “hockey” come from?
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![Hockey was originally played with a ball, versus the modern use of a puck.]()
24. Hockey was originally played with a ball, versus the modern use of a puck.
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![How many people per team are actively on the rink during an Olympic hockey event?]()
25. How many people per team are actively on the rink during an Olympic hockey event?
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![When did women’s hockey become one of the events?]()
26. When did women’s hockey become one of the events?
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![Figure skating was originally just a way to travel on ice.]()
27. Figure skating was originally just a way to travel on ice.
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![Where did the concept of skating for travel originate?]()
28. Where did the concept of skating for travel originate?
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![Marie Antoinette loved to skate.]()
29. Marie Antoinette loved to skate.
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![Figure skating was one of the original disciplines in the first Winter Games.]()
30. Figure skating was one of the original disciplines in the first Winter Games.
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![When was snowboarding created?]()
31. When was snowboarding created?
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![When did snowboarding become a nationwide competitive sport in the US?]()
32. When did snowboarding become a nationwide competitive sport in the US?
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![Initially, snowboarders were not welcome at ski resorts.]()
33. Initially, snowboarders were not welcome at ski resorts.
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![At what Olympic Games did snowboarding make its debut?]()
34. At what Olympic Games did snowboarding make its debut?
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![What is snowboard cross?]()
35. What is snowboard cross?
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![Where was the snowboard halfpipe introduced to the Games?]()
36. Where was the snowboard halfpipe introduced to the Games?
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![What is the nickname for curling?]()
37. What is the nickname for curling?
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![In curling, players use brooms to shave ice and create a path for the stones.]()
38. In curling, players use brooms to shave ice and create a path for the stones.
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![Curling utilizes “pebbled" ice. What is it?]()
39. Curling utilizes “pebbled" ice. What is it?
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![What is used to make sure shoes are slippery when curling?]()
40. What is used to make sure shoes are slippery when curling?
The Winter Olympics are upon us! The international battle of athleticism is sadly also known as: the lesser known, less interesting, less cared-about, red-headed step-child cousin of the Summer Olympics. Or, it's just known as an ice skating competition. Read more