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Quiz about Vancouver Winter Olympics Golden Moments

Vancouver Winter Olympics: Golden Moments Quiz

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics fever is over, but the legacy of the ones who won gold lives on as their names will be etched in the record books. Let us look back on some of the notable accomplishments of this quadrennial sporting event.

A multiple-choice quiz by JLbread. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
JLbread

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,901

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the woman from down under who won the Olympic gold medal in the women's half-pipe snowboarding event of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics? Hint

Torah Bright

Every Mate

Nicole Kidman

Gundee Dundee

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is known as "The Flying Tomato", who made an Olympic gold medal repeat in the men's snowboarding half-pipe event of the 2010 Winter Olympics? Hint

Snow White

Shaun White

Danny Kass

Seth Wescott

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Question 3 of 10

3. What country won the gold medal in women's team pursuit, after one of their teammates slid belly first to win the semi-final showdown with the United States in speed skating? Hint

Chile

Armenia

Guinea-Bissau

Germany

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who won the gold medal by a slim margin in the men's figure skating event? Hint

Evan Lysacek

Johnny Weir

Christopher Dean

Patrick Chan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who came out of retirement to win the gold medal in figure skating pairs event, to a world record setting performances of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games? Hint

Qing Pang & Jian Tong

Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig

Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy

Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao

6. He was the first black athlete to win a gold at the Winter Olympics in an individual sport in 2006 Turin Games, and repeated the feat in speed skating's 1000 meters men's event at Vancouver. Can you name him? Hint

Shani Davis

LeBron James

Chad Hedrick

J.R. Celski

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who won Canada's first gold medal on home soil in the 21st edition of the Winter Olympics? Hint

Maelle Ricker

Alexandre Bilodeau

Christine Nesbitt

Jon Montgomery

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Question 8 of 10

8. She was the bond girl on ice that effortlessly skated her way to a world record scoring performances in the women's figure skating. Can you name this Vancouver Olympics athlete? Hint

Mirai Nagasu of USA

Mao Asada of Japan

Kim Yu-Na of South Korea

Joannie Rochette of Canada

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 2010 Winter Games women's curling gold was won by the blue and yellow wearing team of Sweden in a thrilling gold medal match against team Canada.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What hockey-crazed country won the hockey gold medal in both the men's and women's event of the Vancouver Winter Games? Hint

USA

Canada

Finland

Slovakia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the woman from down under who won the Olympic gold medal in the women's half-pipe snowboarding event of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics?

Answer: Torah Bright

She was chosen as the flag bearer for Australia in the Opening Ceremony of the 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

2. Who is known as "The Flying Tomato", who made an Olympic gold medal repeat in the men's snowboarding half-pipe event of the 2010 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Shaun White

Needless to say, he is a snowboarding legend who pioneered several difficult if not impossible tricks to the sport. He secured the gold medal on his first run, but made an Olympic record score of 48.4 (out of 50) on his second run on which he landed his much anticipated new trick known as the "tomahawk".

3. What country won the gold medal in women's team pursuit, after one of their teammates slid belly first to win the semi-final showdown with the United States in speed skating?

Answer: Germany

Sliding her way to the finish belly fist, Anni Freisinger-Postma was relieved to see that her team made it to the finals. Germany defended their gold medal win from 2006 Turin Olympics, and Anni Freisinger was a member of both winning teams. She formerly held world records in the 1500 meters event.

4. Who won the gold medal by a slim margin in the men's figure skating event?

Answer: Evan Lysacek

He placed second in the short program but skated to a near flawless performance to grab the gold from old rival Russian Evgeni Plushenko. The controversial quadruple toe loop of which Plushenko landed, grabbed attention in both entertainment and political media in the US and Russia to question the existing judging system used.

5. Who came out of retirement to win the gold medal in figure skating pairs event, to a world record setting performances of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games?

Answer: Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao

The husband and wife tandem of Zhao and Shen started skating together in 1992, and was the forefront of winning firsts for China in their sport. They were the first to medal in the world championships (a silver in 1999), the Winter Olympics (a bronze in 2002), and the Olympic gold medal in figure skating pairs. They also broke the Russian hold of the Olympic gold medals in the event.

Answer: Shani Davis

He also won a silver medal on the 1500 meters, same finish as in 2006 Torino Olympics. He used to skate in both the long and short track speed skating at junior level competitions. He is a close friend of Apolo Anton Ohno.

7. Who won Canada's first gold medal on home soil in the 21st edition of the Winter Olympics?

Answer: Alexandre Bilodeau

He won the freestyle skiing men's moguls event in front of his family, including his older brother Frederic whom he stated was his inspiration. Frederic has cerebral palsy. His win triggered a national celebration and an unprecedented gold medal haul by host nation, Canada.

8. She was the bond girl on ice that effortlessly skated her way to a world record scoring performances in the women's figure skating. Can you name this Vancouver Olympics athlete?

Answer: Kim Yu-Na of South Korea

Yu-Na Kim posted new world record scores with the ISU scoring format in the short program (78.50), free skate (150.06) and the combined total score (228.56). Her mother did not watch her skate during her performances due to nervousness. With her win, she was the first South Korean to medal in figure skating in the Winter Olympics.

9. The 2010 Winter Games women's curling gold was won by the blue and yellow wearing team of Sweden in a thrilling gold medal match against team Canada.

Answer: True

Skipper Anette Norberg successfully defended her team gold medal output from 2006 Torino Olympics. Cathrine Lindahl (second skip) is Anette's sister and received a gold medal birthday present by winning the match.

10. What hockey-crazed country won the hockey gold medal in both the men's and women's event of the Vancouver Winter Games?

Answer: Canada

The United States went home with silvers on both events as well, making it a North American dominance in the Games. The men's gold medal match did not fail to deliver as Canada outscored USA in overtime, making it the most widely watched hockey game in history, according to sports commentators.

Source: Author JLbread

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