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A multiple-choice quiz by redmoscow40. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
redmoscow40

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
21,678

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1186

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which town and country is Sharks goaltending sensation Evgeni Nabokov from? Hint

Ufa, Russia

Sverdlovsk, Russia

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Soviet hockey player was known as 'The Riga Express'? Hint

Vladimir Krutov

Helmut Balderis

Arturs Irbe

Sandis Ozolinsh

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which country calls its hockey federation Deutscher Eishockey Bund (DEB)? Hint

Austria

Germany

Switzerland

Denmark

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Question 4 of 10

4. What town and county is Darius Kasparaitis from? Hint

Kaunas, Lithuania

Moscow, Russia

Riga, Latvia

Elektrenai, Lithuania

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the goalie for Team Belarus at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano? Hint

Peter Skudra

Alexander Shimin

Andrei Mezin

Nikolai Khabibulin

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where is former Anaheim Mighty Duck Espen Knutsen from? Hint

Norway

Iceland

Sweden

Finland

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where are the 2001 World Championships going to be held? Hint

Germany

Italy

France

Austria

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who came in second place at the 2000 World Championships in St. Petersburg? Hint

Slovakia

Czech Republic

Sweden

Canada

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Question 9 of 10

9. Peter Bondra was born in Luck, Ukraine but when he was 3 he moved. To what country did he move to (and now plays for on the world stage)? Hint

Latvia

Czech Republic

Slovakia

Russia

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Question 10 of 10

10. What country are Sigulda hockey sticks made in? Hint

Finland

Czech Republic

Latvia

Canada

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which town and country is Sharks goaltending sensation Evgeni Nabokov from?

Answer: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Nabokov is from Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan and had a shutout in his first NHL appearance.

2. Which Soviet hockey player was known as 'The Riga Express'?

Answer: Helmut Balderis

Helmut was from Latvia but he played for the USSR when Latvia was part of it.

3. Which country calls its hockey federation Deutscher Eishockey Bund (DEB)?

Answer: Germany

4. What town and county is Darius Kasparaitis from?

Answer: Elektrenai, Lithuania

Darius and Danius Zubrus are the only Lithuanians in the NHL.

5. Who was the goalie for Team Belarus at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano?

Answer: Andrei Mezin

Mezin stood out at the Olympics including an impressive performance against Team USA.

6. Where is former Anaheim Mighty Duck Espen Knutsen from?

Answer: Norway

Espen is the only player in the NHL from Norway.

7. Where are the 2001 World Championships going to be held?

Answer: Germany

The games will be played in Nuremberg, Koln, and Berlin.

8. Who came in second place at the 2000 World Championships in St. Petersburg?

Answer: Slovakia

The Slovakians lost to the Czechs in the Gold Medal game.

9. Peter Bondra was born in Luck, Ukraine but when he was 3 he moved. To what country did he move to (and now plays for on the world stage)?

Answer: Slovakia

10. What country are Sigulda hockey sticks made in?

Answer: Latvia

Sigulda sticks are made in the town of Sigulda, Latvia. Sigulda has one of the most well known bobsled tracks in Europe.

Source: Author redmoscow40

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