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USA at the Winter Olympics Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about and related to US athletes in the Winter Olympics from 1964 to 2002. The range of events is limited due to the limited success of the US in certain events.

A multiple-choice quiz by BaronTR. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
BaronTR

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,171

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
711

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won a Speedskating Gold Medal in Salt Lake City 2002 for the US, to go with the Silver and Bronze medals won in Nagano in 1998? Hint

Jim Shea

Derek Parra

Ross Powers

Chris Witty

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Question 2 of 10

2. You remember the Nancy vs Tanya nonsense, but who actually won the 1994 Women's Figure Skating Gold Medal? Hint

Nancy Kerrigan

Oksana Baiul

Tonya Harding

Katarina Witt

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Question 3 of 10

3. Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics, who was the last US Male skater to win a Olympic medal in Figure Skating? Hint

Paul Wylie

Scott Hamilton

Brian Boitano

Todd Eldredge

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the only sport that the US won a Gold, a Silver, and a Bronze medal in (different events, same sport) during the 1988 Olympics? Hint

Biathlon

Alpine Skiing

Speed Skating

Figure Skating

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Male skier besides the Mahre Brothers won a Skiing Medal in the 1984 Olympics? Hint

James Heuga

Tommy Moe

Bill Johnson

William Kidd

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Question 6 of 10

6. Just for fun, who was the 4th team in the Medal Round of the Ice Hockey championship in 1980 along with Finland, the USSR, and the US? Hint

Sweden

France

Germany

Canada

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first person to win a Cross Country Skiing medal for the US in the Olympics?

Answer: (Two words , or just surname)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics, who was the last US woman to win a Gold medal in the Slalom event? Hint

Diann Roffe

Jean Saubert

Barbara Cochran

Picabo Street

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many US skaters tied for the Silver Medal in the Women's 500 Meter Speedskating event during the 1968 Olympics? Hint

There was no tie

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Question 10 of 10

10. Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics, when was the last Olympics that the US Women 'did not' win a medal in Figure Skating? Hint

1964

1972

1968

1976

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won a Speedskating Gold Medal in Salt Lake City 2002 for the US, to go with the Silver and Bronze medals won in Nagano in 1998?

Answer: Chris Witty

She was the only US athlete to win 2 medals in Nagano of any color, winning a silver and bronze medal in Speed Skating.

2. You remember the Nancy vs Tanya nonsense, but who actually won the 1994 Women's Figure Skating Gold Medal?

Answer: Oksana Baiul

Kerrigan won the Silver Medal, while Harding finished out of contention.

3. Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics, who was the last US Male skater to win a Olympic medal in Figure Skating?

Answer: Paul Wylie

He won a Silver medal in 1992.

4. What was the only sport that the US won a Gold, a Silver, and a Bronze medal in (different events, same sport) during the 1988 Olympics?

Answer: Speed Skating

In general, if you're not sure about what event to choose regarding US medal victories in these quizes, especially if the options are more traditional categories, choose Speed Skating.

5. Which Male skier besides the Mahre Brothers won a Skiing Medal in the 1984 Olympics?

Answer: Bill Johnson

If you include Phil and Steve Mahre, every Male US skier to win a Medal through 1998 is included in this question.

6. Just for fun, who was the 4th team in the Medal Round of the Ice Hockey championship in 1980 along with Finland, the USSR, and the US?

Answer: Sweden

They finished 2nd to the US in pool play, and won the Bronze Medal behind the US and the USSR.

7. Who was the first person to win a Cross Country Skiing medal for the US in the Olympics?

Answer: Bill Koch

He was the Skiing equivalent of a One-Hit Wonder. He came out of nowhere to win a Silver medal in the 1976 Olympics, and disappeared almost as quickly.

8. Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics, who was the last US woman to win a Gold medal in the Slalom event?

Answer: Barbara Cochran

The US women have won the Super G and the Giant Slalom events, but not the regular slalom event since 1972.

9. How many US skaters tied for the Silver Medal in the Women's 500 Meter Speedskating event during the 1968 Olympics?

Answer: 3

Looking through the Medal History lists, this is the most unusual result I found for the US.

10. Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics, when was the last Olympics that the US Women 'did not' win a medal in Figure Skating?

Answer: 1964

There was a valid, if tragic reason affecting the result. The entire US Figure Skating team was killed in a plane crash while heading to the 1961 World Championships, and was still in rebuilding mode.

Source: Author BaronTR

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