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1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Quiz for Experts | USA by Year

Quiz on the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by skitzroth. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
skitzroth

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,274

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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193

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the youngest player on the US team? Hint

Phil Verchota

Mike Ramsey

Ken Morrow

Bob Suter

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many players were from the University of Minnesota? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the only team player that attended North Dakota University? Hint

Mark Wells

Mark Pavelich

Ken Morrow

Dave Christian

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these U.S. team players went on to score the most points in the NHL? Hint

Mark Johnson

Mike Eruzione

Ken Morrow

Neal Broten

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which goalie from those Olympics went on to play for the Flyers? Hint

Vladislav Tretiak

Jim Craig

Pellie Lindbergh

Steve Janaszak

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the oldest player on the team? Hint

Bill Baker

Mike Eruzione

Buzz Schneider

Jack O'Callahan

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many goals did the U.S. team score in those entire Games? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which two players scored against Sweden? Hint

Baker and Schneider

Baker and Johnson

Baker and Silk

Baker and Pavelich

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many goals did Eruzione score in the Olympics? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the alternate captain of the team? Hint

Mark Johnson

Bill Baker

Buzz Schneider

Ken Morrow

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the youngest player on the US team?

Answer: Mike Ramsey

Mike Ramsey was the youngest, at the age of 19.

2. How many players were from the University of Minnesota?

Answer: 9

Mike Ramsey, Bill Baker, Phil Verchota, Neal Broten, Buzz Schneider, Eric Strobel, Steve Christoff, Rob McClanahan, Steve Janaszak, all went to Minnesota University.

3. Who was the only team player that attended North Dakota University?

Answer: Dave Christian

Mark Wells and Ken Morrow went to Bowling Green, Mark Pavelich attended Minnesota-Duluth.

4. Which of these U.S. team players went on to score the most points in the NHL?

Answer: Neal Broten

Broten scored over 900 points in his career. Next closest was Johnson with a little over 500 points.

5. Which goalie from those Olympics went on to play for the Flyers?

Answer: Pellie Lindbergh

Jim Craig played for Atlanta, Boston and Minnesota is his career. Tretiak never played in the NHL, and Janaszak played for Colorado and Minnesota.

6. Who was the oldest player on the team?

Answer: Buzz Schneider

Schneider was older than Eruzione by a little over a month, both being 25 during the Games.

7. How many goals did the U.S. team score in those entire Games?

Answer: 33

They tied Sweden 2-2, beat Czechoslovakia 7-3, beat Norway 5-1, beat Romania 7-2, beat West Germany 4-2, beat the Soviets 4-3, and beat Finland 4-2.

8. Which two players scored against Sweden?

Answer: Baker and Silk

Silk scored the first goal for the U.S., and Baker scored the tying goal.

9. How many goals did Eruzione score in the Olympics?

Answer: 2

He scored 1 against Norway, and he scored the game winner against the Soviets.

10. Who was the alternate captain of the team?

Answer: Bill Baker

Eruzione was the captain, Baker was the assistant.

Source: Author skitzroth

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