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Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Trivia Quiz

Just a little test to see if you really watched hockey at the Olympics in Turin. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by nr_flame12. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
nr_flame12

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
227,473

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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417

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Team Canada's leading scorer in the tournament? Hint

Joe Sakic

Brad Richards

Jarome Iginla

Rick Nash

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Question 2 of 10

2. Finland looked hopeless when Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff pulled himself out of the Olympics due to injury. Also with Kari Lehtonen not being able to come, Finland turned to Philadelphia's Antero Niittymaki, who stepped up and earned MVP of the tournament, he played sensational! How many shutouts did Antero Niittymaki get in the tournament? Hint

Three

Two

Four

One

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the final score in the gold medal game? Hint

3-2 Finland

4-3 Finland

4-3 Sweden

3-2 Sweden

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of the 23 players selected to join team Slovakia in Torino, how many of them were playing in the NHL? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many teams participated in the Olympics? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these teams was not shut out in the tournament? Hint

Slovakia

Russia

Sweden

Canada

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which country came last in Pool B? Hint

Italy

Germany

Latvia

Kazakhstan

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who were the three members of Team Canada's Taxi Squad? Hint

Eris Staal, Jason Spezza, Dan Boyle

Jason Spezza, Bryan McCabe, Eric Staal

Jay Bouwmeester, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal

Dion Phanauf, Eric Staal, Sidney Crosby

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Question 9 of 10

9. When was the last time Team Finland won the gold medal at the Olympics? Hint

1972

1956

Never

2006

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many members of the Ottawa Senators participated in the 2006 Olympics? Hint

Eight

Six

Seven

Nine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Team Canada's leading scorer in the tournament?

Answer: Brad Richards

Brad Richards, of Murray Harbour, P.E.I., had 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 6 games with Team Canada.

Answer: Three

Niittymaki shut out Team Switzerland 5-0, Team Canada 2-0 and Team Russia 4-0. He also had a 1.34 GAA with a 5-1 record.

3. What was the final score in the gold medal game?

Answer: 3-2 Sweden

Sweden defeated Finland by a score of 3-2. Niklas Lidstrom got the game winning goal 10 seconds into the third when he sent a bullet slapshot from the blueline and it went off the crossbar and in. Also scoring for Sweden was Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall. Kimo Timmonen and Ville Peltonen replied for Finland.

4. Of the 23 players selected to join team Slovakia in Torino, how many of them were playing in the NHL?

Answer: 18

Slovakia had 18 NHL players including Ottawa's Zdeno Chara, Minnesota's Marian Gaborik, and Colorado's rookie Marek Svatos.

5. How many teams participated in the Olympics?

Answer: 12

The 12 teams were: Canada, U.S., Finland, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Italy and Germany.

6. Which of these teams was not shut out in the tournament?

Answer: Slovakia

Slovakia had a perfect round robin going 5-0 but they lost in the quarter finals to the Czech Republic 3-1.

7. Which country came last in Pool B?

Answer: Latvia

Latvia came last in Pool B going 0-4-1. Their only point came against the United States, when they played to a 3-3 draw.

8. Who were the three members of Team Canada's Taxi Squad?

Answer: Eris Staal, Jason Spezza, Dan Boyle

The origional taxi squad included Bryan McCabe, Jason Spezza and Eric Staal, but with injuries to Scott Niedermayer and Ed Jovanovski, Bryan McCabe and Jay Bouwmeester filled their spots and Dan Boyle joined Eric Staal and Jason Spezza on the taxi squad.

9. When was the last time Team Finland won the gold medal at the Olympics?

Answer: Never

Finland had never won a gold medal despite having loads of great players in Saku Koivu, Teemu Selanne, Jere Lehtinen, and Mikka Kiprusoff, who did not play due to injury.

10. How many members of the Ottawa Senators participated in the 2006 Olympics?

Answer: Nine

Ottawa sent nine player to Turin, they were: Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley, Wade Redden, Jason Spezza, Anton Volchenkov, Andrej Meszaros, Zdeno Chara, Dominik Hasek and Christoph Schubert.

Source: Author nr_flame12

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