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Tough Sports Trivia: Torino 2006 | 10 Questions

This quiz is mainly about the Austrian team at the Winter Olympics in Torino.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kathi192. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Kathi192

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
297,307

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where did the 2006 Olympic Games take place? Hint

Salt Lake City

Nagano

Vancouver

Torino

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many gold medals did the Austrian team win in Torino? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which nation dominated the men's alpine skiing slalom? Hint

USA

Austria

Sweden

Switzerland

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who didn't win a medal in Torino? Hint

Marlies Schild

Mikhail Botwinov

Thomas Morgenstern

Renate G�tschl

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who won the men's Super-G? Hint

Kjetil Andre Aamodt

Didier Cuche

Hermann Maier

Antoine Deneriaz

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what event did an Austrian athlete not compete? Hint

Snowboard

Ice skating

Biathlon

Curling

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many medals were won by the Austrian ski jumpers? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the most succesful Austrian athlete in Torino 2006? Hint

Felix Gottwald

Benjamin Raich

Thomas Morgenstern

Michaela Dorfmeister

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Question 9 of 10

9. Austria won a gold medal in a luge event?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who carried the Austrian flag at the opening ceremony? Hint

Michaela Dorfmeister

Hermann Maier

Renate G�tschl

Benjamin Raich

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did the 2006 Olympic Games take place?

Answer: Torino

Salt Lake City hosted the Games in 2002 and Nagano in 1998. Vancouver hosted them in 2010.

2. How many gold medals did the Austrian team win in Torino?

Answer: 9

With nine gold medals, Austria reached the third place in the medal table and with a total of 23 medals, the Games in Torino became the most successful games so far.

3. Which nation dominated the men's alpine skiing slalom?

Answer: Austria

All medals went to Austria. Bejamin Raich won in front of Reinfried Herbst and Rainer Sch�nfelder.

4. Who didn't win a medal in Torino?

Answer: Renate G�tschl

Marlies Schild won the silver medal in the alpine skiing combined event, and the bronze medal in the slalom. Thomas Morgenstern won the ski jumping competition on the large hill and the team competition. Mikhail Botwinov won bronze in the 50km cross-country skiing.

5. Who won the men's Super-G?

Answer: Kjetil Andre Aamodt

Hermann Maier won the silver medal in Super-G and the bronze medal in the Giant slalom. Deneriaz won the downhill event.

6. In what event did an Austrian athlete not compete?

Answer: Curling

The Austrian snowboard team even won a medal. Also in biathlon, Austrians participated as well as in ice skating.

7. How many medals were won by the Austrian ski jumpers?

Answer: 3

Thomas Morgenstern won the large hill competition and Andreas Kofler reached second place in the same event. The third medal was the gold medal for the team competition.

8. Who was the most succesful Austrian athlete in Torino 2006?

Answer: Felix Gottwald

All these were double Olympic champions of Torino 2006, but only Felix Gottwald also won a third medal. He won a medal in each of the nordic combined events.

9. Austria won a gold medal in a luge event?

Answer: True

Andreas and Wolfgang Linger won the double competition.

10. Who carried the Austrian flag at the opening ceremony?

Answer: Renate G�tschl

In Salt Lake City 2002, Angelika Neuner was the flag bearer.

Source: Author Kathi192

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