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Ski Jumping Trivia Quiz

A general knowledge ski jumping quiz. This should be easy for anyone with some ski jumping knowledge or experience.

A multiple-choice quiz by Girlfan97. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Girlfan97

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,055

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
209

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Question 1 of 10

1. Olaf Rye, a soldier, launched himself 9.5 meters in the air in 1809. Where was this? Hint

Morgedal

Garmisch- Partenkirchen

Floda

Krisitinestad

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Question 2 of 10

2. Simon Ammann won gold in the Individual Large Hill event, as well in the Individual Small Hill event, at the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010. His first jump on the big hill was 144 m. How far did he jump in his second attempt? Hint

171m

138m

166m

126m

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Question 3 of 10

3. Vinko Bogataj is infamous for his spectacular unsuccessful jump, which was made famous by the ABC' s "Wide World of Sports". Which date was the jump made on? Hint

24 November 1978

8 February 1972

21 March 1970

31 December 1970

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who designed the famous Planica ski jump? Hint

Damjan Fak

Alexander Muller

Janez Gorisek

Jozef Mesik

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sven Hannawald and Hideharu Miyahira were two competitors who jumped a "perfect jump" (a jump where all five judges award the perfect score of 20) and they achieved this feat on the same date, 8 February 2003. Hannawald won, but which spot, if any, did Miyahira take? Hint

Miyahira was later disqualified

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Question 6 of 10

6. At which Olympic Games was the Normal Hill Individual competition first included? Hint

Innsbruck, 1964

Squaw Valley, 1960

Chamonix Mont- Blanc, 1924

St. Moriz, 1948

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Question 7 of 10

7. Takanobu Okabe won on 10 March 2009 in Kuopio. How old was he at the time of win? Hint

42 years

33 years

29 years

38 years

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Question 8 of 10

8. Kongsberger technique, an outdated ski jumping technique, was developed post WWI by which two jumpers? Hint

Andreas Daescher and Erich Windisch

Wolfgang Hafele and Rune Jahl

Martin and Thomas Kongsberger

Jacob Tullin Thams and Sigmund Ruud

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who won the first edition of the Four Hills Tournament?
Hint

Aulis Kallakorpi

Sepp Bradl

Helmut Recknagel

Hemmo Silvennoinen

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which year did Choi Yong-Jik begin professional competition? Hint

1998

2001

2005

1993

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Olaf Rye, a soldier, launched himself 9.5 meters in the air in 1809. Where was this?

Answer: Morgedal

Olaf Rye was a lieutenant from Norway ( Norwegian- Danish) who jumped 9.5 meters in front of other soldiers, thus effectively becoming the father of ski jumping.

Answer: 138m

With two golds, in the Individual Normal Hill event ( with jumps of 105.0, and 108.0, respectively), and in the Individual Large Hill event (with jumps of 144.0 and 138.0), Ammann became the first man to win 4 individual gold medals at the Olympic Games ( Matti Nykanen also won four, but one was with the Finnish ski jumping national team).

3. Vinko Bogataj is infamous for his spectacular unsuccessful jump, which was made famous by the ABC' s "Wide World of Sports". Which date was the jump made on?

Answer: 21 March 1970

Bogataj was competing at the Ski Jumping World Championships in Oberstdorf, when on 21 March 1970 he fell, rather spectacularly. He only suffered a concussion.

4. Who designed the famous Planica ski jump?

Answer: Janez Gorisek

Janez Gorisek, a Slovene engineer, was the designer of the Planica.

Answer: 6

Hannawald achieved the feat on his first jump, Miyahira on his second. However, because Miyahira had two rather short jumps, he was only 6th.

6. At which Olympic Games was the Normal Hill Individual competition first included?

Answer: Innsbruck, 1964

Individual Normal Hill was first contested at Innsbruck in 1964 at the Seefeld. Previous competitions involved jumping from one hill of variable length, called the large hill. Individual Large Hill was contested at the Bergiselschanze.

7. Takanobu Okabe won on 10 March 2009 in Kuopio. How old was he at the time of win?

Answer: 38 years

Takanobu Okabe is a veteran ski jumper, who won, for the fifth time in his career, on 10 March 2009 at the age of 38 years, 135 days, in Kuopio, Finland.

8. Kongsberger technique, an outdated ski jumping technique, was developed post WWI by which two jumpers?

Answer: Jacob Tullin Thams and Sigmund Ruud

Tullin Thams and Ruud developed this technique, named after a town in Norway. The best could jump just over 100m with it. Andreas Daescher and Erich Windisch modified it in the 1950s, allowing further jumps.

9. Who won the first edition of the Four Hills Tournament?

Answer: Sepp Bradl

Sepp Bradl won the first edition held in 1952-1953. The Austrian was also the first man to jump over 100m, managing 101m in 1936.

10. In which year did Choi Yong-Jik begin professional competition?

Answer: 1998

Choi Yong-Jik is a South Korean ski jumper, competing since 1998. He won eighth place in the team competition at Salt Lake City in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Source: Author Girlfan97

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