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Quiz about Salt Lake 2002 Canadian Olympians

Salt Lake 2002 Canadian Olympians Quiz

Salt Lake was Canada's best Winter games ever! I'm proud to be Canadian. Thanks to the Canadian athletes that worked so hard for their dream and Canada's dream! This quiz is dedicated to the Canadian athletes.

A multiple-choice quiz by janie_eva02. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
janie_eva02

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,637

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who won the gold in pairs figure skating: ________ and ________ ?

Answer: (Two words, surnames only!)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was the men's hockey tournament MVP? Hint

Joe Sakic

Steve Yzermen

Jerome Iginla

Martin Brodeur

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which province are the Canadian women's curling team from? Hint

British Columbia

Ontario

Alberta

Manitoba

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Question 4 of 15

4. Where was Jennifer Robinson born? Hint

Goderich, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario

Barrie, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many Canadian athletes participated in the bobsled event? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. What speed skating event did Catriona Le May Doan win gold in? Hint

500 metre

2,000 metre

3,000 metre

1,000 metre

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which Canadian athlete was the first to win medals at both the summer and winter games?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 8 of 15

8. What medal did Marc Gagnon win in the 1,500 metres short track speed skating event? Hint

none

Gold

Bronze

Silver

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Question 9 of 15

9. What event did Canada's men and women athletes win 'double gold' in i.e. a gold in the men's and a gold in the women's?

Answer: (One word, or Two words)

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Question 10 of 15

10. True or False: there were a pair of siblings on alpine skiing team?

Answer: (True or False, T or F)

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Question 11 of 15

11. What medal did Veronica Brenner win in the womens's freestlye aerials? Hint

Gold

Silver

Bronze

none

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Question 12 of 15

12. What position did Jayna Hefford play; a member of the women's hockey team? Hint

referee

defence

foRward

goalie

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which Canadian finished fourth place in men's final freestyle aerials?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who were the three stars in the Mens Hockey final? Hint

Sakic, Iginla, Karyia

Sakic, Brodeur, Iginla

Sakic, Yzerman, Karyia

Sakic, Karyia, Lemieux

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Question 15 of 15

15. How many medals did Canada win in total? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the gold in pairs figure skating: ________ and ________ ?

Answer: Sale Pelletier

Despite all the controversy, in the end Jamie and David came out on top! They were Canada's flag bearers at the closing ceremony. What an honour!

2. Who was the men's hockey tournament MVP?

Answer: Joe Sakic

That's right Burnaby Joe got two goals in the Canada vs. USA game. The final score was 5-2.

3. Which province are the Canadian women's curling team from?

Answer: British Columbia

They won bronze.

4. Where was Jennifer Robinson born?

Answer: Goderich, Ontario

She was the only Canadian woman to compete for Canada in the singles figure skating event.

5. How many Canadian athletes participated in the bobsled event?

Answer: 10

There were eight men and two women that were in the bobsled event for Canada.

6. What speed skating event did Catriona Le May Doan win gold in?

Answer: 500 metre

Catriona held the Canadian flag during the opening ceremony. After winning her race she took a Canadian flag and skated around the track with it.

7. Which Canadian athlete was the first to win medals at both the summer and winter games?

Answer: Clara Hughes

She won two bronze medals in Atlanta 1996 for cycling (one in the road race and the other in the time trial). She competed in the Sypdney 2000 Olympics but finished out of the medals. At Salt Lake she won a bronze in the 5,000 metre speed skating event. Clara became the 4th athlete to win a medal at both the summer and winter Olympics: the first was Eddie Eagan (USA), who won a boxing gold in 1920 and a bobsleigh gold in 1932. Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway) was the second - he won a ski jumping gold at the 1924 Games and a sailing silver in 1936. Christa Luding-Rothenburger (East Germany) won four speed skating medals in 1984, 1988 and 1992, and also won a silver in the match sprint cycling event in 1988 (she is the only athlete to win both winter and summer medals in the same year).

8. What medal did Marc Gagnon win in the 1,500 metres short track speed skating event?

Answer: Bronze

He won 5 medals in total.

9. What event did Canada's men and women athletes win 'double gold' in i.e. a gold in the men's and a gold in the women's?

Answer: Hockey

We Canadians take much pride in our hockey and wining gold was awsome! The people who made the ice for the hockey arena put a Canadian loonie in the center of the ice.

10. True or False: there were a pair of siblings on alpine skiing team?

Answer: False

Canada's cross country skiing team consists of two sisters that are in the same event. They are Jaime and Amanda Fortier.

11. What medal did Veronica Brenner win in the womens's freestlye aerials?

Answer: Silver

She's from Sharon, Ontario.

12. What position did Jayna Hefford play; a member of the women's hockey team?

Answer: foRward

She scored a goal on Team USA in women's hockey. The final score was 3-2.

13. Which Canadian finished fourth place in men's final freestyle aerials?

Answer: Jeff Bean

Jeff preformed a solid jump, but his marks were a little bit behind the bronze medal position.

14. Who were the three stars in the Mens Hockey final?

Answer: Sakic, Brodeur, Iginla

Team Canada had a great game!

15. How many medals did Canada win in total?

Answer: 17

Great job Canada! Canada finished off in fourth place overall in the games with 6 gold, 3 silver, and 8 bronze, behind Germany with 35 medals (12-16-7), USA with 34 medals (10-13-11), and Norway with 24 medals (11-7-6).

Source: Author janie_eva02

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