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Ultimate Skating Trivia Quiz

How Much Do You Know?

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

Author
Alaric

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,740

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

Plays
872

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which of the following skaters is named after a song by Barry Manilow? Hint

Mandy Woetzel

Elizabeth Manley

Michelle Kwan

Michelle Menzies

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is Kristi Yamaguchi's middle name? Hint

Tramina

Shannon

Tsuya

Lee

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who placed 8th in the men's singles event at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan? Hint

Michael Tyllesen

Steven Cousins

Michael Weiss

Zhengxin Guo

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the name of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Ilia Kulik's daughter? Hint

Elizabeth

Dasha

Daria

Elizaveta

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which skater performed the skating scenes in the movie 'It's all about love'? Hint

Tatiana Malinina

Jennifer Kirk

Mikkeline Kierkaard

Viktoria Volchkova

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Question 6 of 25

6. When is Annie Bellemere's birth date? Hint

January 3rd 1981

January 3rd 1980

January 2nd 1980

January 2nd 1981

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which skater placed 5th in the 1997 World's in the Ladies singles event? Hint

Maria Butryskaya

Irina Slutskaya

Lu Chen

Tatiana Malinina

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which skater is nicknamed Tuffy?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which skater is nicknamed 'Fred'?

Answer: ( Two words , or just surname)

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which skater won the Olympic gold medal in the men's event at the 2002 Olympics? Hint

Evgeni Plushenko

Takeshi Honda

Elvis Stojko

Alexei Yagudin

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who was Sarah Hughes coach during the 2002 Olympics?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 12 of 25

12. Who carried the flag for Poland at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Olympics? Hint

Galit Chait

Mariusz Siudek

Dorota Zagorska

Sergei Sakhnovsky

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Question 13 of 25

13. Who was the 14-year-old ladies singles skater that won the 2002 Swiss Nationals? Hint

Denise Beillmann

Sarah Meier

Kimena Brog Meier

Lucinda Ruh

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Question 14 of 25

14. In what year did Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz receive their third World bronze medal? Hint

1998

1999

1997

2000

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Question 15 of 25

15. When did Scott Hamilton retire? Hint

2000

2001

1999

2002

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Question 16 of 25

16. What country did Lu Chen represent at the 1998 Olympics? Hint

Japan

Hong Kong

Korea

China

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Question 17 of 25

17. Naomi Lang placed 9th in ice dance at the 2001 World's. Who was her partner? Hint

Jarod Swallow

Peter Tchernyshev

Gwendal Peizerat

Jeff Langdon

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which one of the following skaters did not carry the torch at the 2002 Olympics? Hint

Scott Hamilton

Dorothy Hamill

Peggy Fleming

Kurt Browning

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Question 19 of 25

19. What music did Sarah Hughes use for her 2002 Olympic short program?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which of these skaters married Dr. Brett Johnson? Hint

Elena Bechke

Kristi Yamaguchi

Caryn Kadavy

Christine Hough

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which of the following is the name of one of Christopher Dean and Jill Trenary's sons? Hint

Sam

John

Terence

Chris Jr.

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who won the Ladies event at the 1981 World Championships? Hint

Midori Ito

Denise Beillmann

Katarina Witt

Rosalynn Sumners

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Question 23 of 25

23. How many national titles did Steven Cousins win in his amateur career? Hint

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Question 24 of 25

24. Who won silver in the 1980 Olympics in Ladies singles? Hint

Karen Magnussen

Katarina Witt

Rosalynn Sumners

Linda Fratianne

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Question 25 of 25

25. How many Olympic medals did Phillippe Canderloro win? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following skaters is named after a song by Barry Manilow?

Answer: Mandy Woetzel

Mandy Woetzel was named after the song Mandy. (of course)

2. What is Kristi Yamaguchi's middle name?

Answer: Tsuya

She represents the USA.

3. Who placed 8th in the men's singles event at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan?

Answer: Zhengxin Guo

Zhengxin Guo represent China. The winner of the event was Ilia Kulik of Russia.

4. What is the name of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Ilia Kulik's daughter?

Answer: Elizaveta

Ekaterina also has another daughter named Daria.

5. Which skater performed the skating scenes in the movie 'It's all about love'?

Answer: Mikkeline Kierkaard

Kierkgaard played the skating scenes for actress Claire Daines.

6. When is Annie Bellemere's birth date?

Answer: January 2nd 1980

Annie was the second woman to be named to the 2001 World team.

7. Which skater placed 5th in the 1997 World's in the Ladies singles event?

Answer: Maria Butryskaya

The winner of the event was Tara Lipinski.

8. Which skater is nicknamed Tuffy?

Answer: Christine Hough

Christine 'Tuffy' Hough and her partner Doug LeDret are both Canadian.

9. Which skater is nicknamed 'Fred'?

Answer: Isabelle Brasseur

The nickname was given to her by her partner Lloyd Eisler. His nickname is Herbie.

10. Which skater won the Olympic gold medal in the men's event at the 2002 Olympics?

Answer: Alexei Yagudin

Yagudin represented Russia.

11. Who was Sarah Hughes coach during the 2002 Olympics?

Answer: Robin Wagner

Sarah also has a younger sister named Emily who is a competitive skater.

12. Who carried the flag for Poland at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Olympics?

Answer: Mariusz Siudek

The only other figure skater to be a flag bearer at these opening cermonies was Galit Chait of Israel.

13. Who was the 14-year-old ladies singles skater that won the 2002 Swiss Nationals?

Answer: Kimena Brog Meier

14. In what year did Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz receive their third World bronze medal?

Answer: 1998

They won bronze in 1996, '97, '98, and '99. They did not compete in 2000 due to a knee injury. In 2001 they placed 4th, and returned to the podium in 2002 with a silver.

15. When did Scott Hamilton retire?

Answer: 2001

Scott Hamilton preformed his last Stars on Ice in Vancouver, Canada.

16. What country did Lu Chen represent at the 1998 Olympics?

Answer: China

Lu Chen was the first Chinese skater to medal at the Olympics.

17. Naomi Lang placed 9th in ice dance at the 2001 World's. Who was her partner?

Answer: Peter Tchernyshev

Peter and Naomi represent USA.

18. Which one of the following skaters did not carry the torch at the 2002 Olympics?

Answer: Kurt Browning

Dick Button also carried the torch.

19. What music did Sarah Hughes use for her 2002 Olympic short program?

Answer: Ave Maria

Sarah was fourth after the short program, but went on to win the gold.

20. Which of these skaters married Dr. Brett Johnson?

Answer: Caryn Kadavy

Christine and Kristi are both married to hockey players.

21. Which of the following is the name of one of Christopher Dean and Jill Trenary's sons?

Answer: Sam

They also have a child named Jack.

22. Who won the Ladies event at the 1981 World Championships?

Answer: Denise Beillmann

Beillmann is from Switzerland.

23. How many national titles did Steven Cousins win in his amateur career?

Answer: 8

Steven is from Great Britain.

24. Who won silver in the 1980 Olympics in Ladies singles?

Answer: Linda Fratianne

The gold was won by Anett Potzsch of Germany.

25. How many Olympic medals did Phillippe Canderloro win?

Answer: 2

Phillippe won two bronzes for France in 1994 and 1998.

Source: Author Alaric

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