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1.
  World Allround Speed Skating Championships    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about world the best sport in the world, speed skating.
Average, 10 Qns, DutchWWII, Aug 22 09
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  Apolo Anton Ohno    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
To skate or not to skate? That is the question. In the mean time, here are a few questions on Apolo Anton Ohno and his achievements.
Average, 10 Qns, mrsgreenleaf9, Apr 23 09
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  Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will be all about Olympic Gold Medalist Apolo Anton Ohno.
Average, 10 Qns, britney, Apr 23 09
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  Speed Skating - Who Am I?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ice skating to most people means figure skating. However there's also the lesser known speed skating, a sport that has produced its own legends. This quiz is about some of them.
Average, 10 Qns, jaye, Apr 23 09
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trivia question Quick Question
What is Apolo's father's name?

From Quiz "Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno"





Speed Skating Trivia Questions
1. Which speed skater was the first World Allround Champion in 1893?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Jaap Eden

This Dutch speed skater was the first official world champion when he was 19. He became world champion two times more in 1895 and 1896.

2. Apolo became the youngest speed skater in history to take the title of U.S. champion in short track. At the time, how old was he?

From Quiz Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: 14

At age 15, he competed in the winter games at Nagano and came in last in the Olympic trials.

3. What is Apolo's father's name?

From Quiz Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: Yuki

His dad raised Apolo alone since Apolo was 1.

4. Which Norwegian speed skater became World Champion Allround in 1908 in Davos?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Oscar Mathisen

Oscar Mathiesen became world champion in 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913 and finally 1914. He was the most successful Norwegian speed skater in the allround championships.

5. As a lot of famous speed skaters, I was born Dutch. I however took on the French nationality so I could continue my career when the competition in The Netherlands got too fierce. What is my name?

From Quiz Speed Skating - Who Am I?

Answer: Hans van Helden

In any sport as you grow older, the young ones tend to catch up with you and eventually become better than you. When Hans van Helden was no longer one of the top skaters in Holland, he decided to compete for France. Years later Bart Veldkamp made a similar move: he moved to compete for Belgium.

6. In 1928 during the World Allround Championships in Davos, a Finnish speed skater won. Who was this skating legend?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Clas Thunberg

He had an enormous honour list. He became world champion 5 times, 4 times European champion allround, and he won 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal during the Olympics of Chamonix in 1924, and Sankt Moritz 1928.

7. In 1966, a Dutch speed skater became world champion allround in Goteborg. Who was this?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Kees Verkerk

He became world champion in 1966 and 1967, and is one of the famous Dutch speed skaters of the 60s.

8. In women's speed skating, the German contestants have been superior in the past decades. I however became, 'Queen of Calgary' in 1988. What is my name?

From Quiz Speed Skating - Who Am I?

Answer: Yvonne van Gennip

Yvonne van Gennip from Haarlem, The Netherlands, always lost against the skaters from Eastern Germany. Just before the Olympics in 1988 she got injured and was forced to take a rest. The rest worked miraculously. Free of all worries and expectations, she brought the Dutch to heights, beating Karin Kania three times at the Olympics in Calgary.

9. What event did Apolo participate in, at the 2002 Winter Olympics?

From Quiz Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: Short track Speed Skating

Apolo's first Olympic medal was silver, which he won after a pileup of skaters in his first Olympic event. He then needed 6 stitches.

10. In 1970, a Dutch speed skater became world champion allround in Oslo. Which legendary speed skater won?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Ard Schenk

This speed skating legend won 3 times the World Championship Allround in 1970, 1971, and 1972. He won 3 gold medals during the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo.

11. Where was the first place Ohno started his training as a short track speed skater?

From Quiz Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: Lake Placid

His trainer was Pat Wentland.

12. What is Apolo's birthday?

From Quiz Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: May 22nd

He was born in 1982.

13. In 1977, a new time in speed skating arrived. The first American won the allround speed skating championship in Heerenveen. Who was this?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Eric Heiden

Heiden is an absolute legend in the world of speed skating. He became 3 times World Champion Allround, 4 times world champion sprint, and he won 5 gold medals during the Olympic Games of Lake Placid in 1980.

14. What year did Ohno begin his short track career?

From Quiz Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: 1995

He was watching the Nagano 1994 Olympics with his Dad and at that point he realized that he wanted to be a short track speed skater. It wasn't until 1995 did he start training.

15. What are the nationalities of Apolo's parents?

From Quiz Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: Japanese and American

His father is Japanese and his mother is American.

16. In 1987, the first World Allround Championship was held on a covered skating track. Which Russian speed skater became world champion ?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Nikolaj Goeljajev

Goeljajev later became Olympic champion on the 1500 meters in Calgary in 1988.

17. Which swim did Ohno earn a state championship for?

From Quiz Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: Breaststroke

He not only skates but swims too.

18. How much did Apolo weigh at the time of the 2002 Winter Olympics?

From Quiz Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: 165

He would have made the Olympics in 1998, but he was a little overweight and out of shape.

19. Which Norwegian speed skater became in 1990 World Champion Allround in Innsbruck ?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Johan Olav Koss

Koss became world champion in 1990, 1991, and 1994. In 1992, he won Olympic gold in the 1500 meter and silver on the 10,000 meter. During the Olympics in 1994 at Lillehammer, he won 3 gold medals on the 1500, 5000, and 10,000 meter.

20. At the 2006 Torino winter games, how many medals did Ohno win?

From Quiz Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: 3

He won a bronze in the 1000m, a gold in the 500m, and a bronze in the relay.

21. At a young age I won many European and World Championships, but as I grew older my success diminished. I have no connection to the brandname for skates, even though we share our name. Who am I?

From Quiz Speed Skating - Who Am I?

Answer: Falko Zandstra

Falko Zandstra tried and tried but never became as successful as he was before. Rintje Ritsma took the reigns and until now was a successful speed skater. Leo Visser, former champion, became an airline pilot, while Bart Veldkamp competed for Belgium.

22. Which Dutch speed skater became world champion during the championships in 1995 in Baselga di Pine?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Rintje Ritsma

This is one of the most successful Dutch speed skaters. He became 4 times World Champion Allround, 6 times European allround champion, and won 2 silver and 4 bronze medals during 3 Olympics.

23. At the 2002 Salt Lake games, how many medals did Ohno win?

From Quiz Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: 2

The athlete originally in line for the gold medal was disqualified so it pushed Ohno up to 1st place. Ohno won a gold and a silver.

24. The Dutch, as soon as the temperatures drop, they start dreaming of a 200 kilometres long skating event, that will take thousands of people on skates across the province of Friesland. I am therefore not a person, but a race. What am I called?

From Quiz Speed Skating - Who Am I?

Answer: Elfstedentocht

Although it is a marathon ride, and also perhaps meant for lunatics, more people want to compete than is possible to let skate at one time. Alas the waters are not frozen over every year or every few years, so the Dutch have to wait patiently each winter for a period of severe cold.

25. When did Apolo decide he was going to be a speed skater?

From Quiz Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: 1994

He was watching the Olympics, and saw speed skating and knew that's what he wanted to do.

26. In 2007 in Heerenveen, a young Dutch speed skater became world champion for the first time. Who was it?

From Quiz World Allround Speed Skating Championships

Answer: Sven Kramer

Sven had won the world speed skating championships 3 times in a row in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

27. Where was Apolo born?

From Quiz Olympian: Apolo Anton Ohno

Answer: Seattle, Washington

He was living in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2002.

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