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Who Skated to This Music? Trivia Quiz

I will give you the title of a piece of music and you pick the skater that skated to it. :)

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

Author
jamimabo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,473

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1090

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Question 1 of 10

1. The music was titled 'Lyra Angelica' it was a piece picked out by her coach and was supposed to have her be skating as though she were floating on the clouds. Who is she? Hint

Michelle Kwan

Oksana Baiull

Tara Lipinski

Lu Chen

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Question 2 of 10

2. This dance pair moved swiftly up the ranks during the 1998 Olympics when they presented themselves as 'Romeo and Juliet' with the music by Tchaikovsky. Who are they? Hint

Pasha Grishuk and Evgeny Platov

Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz

Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin

Marina Anissina and Gwendal Pezerrat

3. She suffered the loss of her mother and was adopted into the coach of another Olympic Champion's home. She skated a memorable program to the ballet 'Swan Lake' (short program) at the 1994 Olympic games. Who is she? Hint

Lu Chen

Oksana Baiull

Nancy Kerrigan

Kristi Yamaguchi

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Question 4 of 10

4. This was one of the most played musical scores at the 2001 World Championsips. The soundtrack to the movie 'Gladiator' was critically acclaimed. Which of these male skaters skated a dramatic interpretation of it in 2001? Hint

Alexei Yagudin

Todd Eldridge

Evgeny Plushenko

Timothy Goebel

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Question 5 of 10

5. He is a well known professional skater, and won the World Championship in 1993. Who is he? Hint

Brian Boitano

Kurt Browning

Elvis Stojko

Paul Wylie

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Question 6 of 10

6. She skated to 'Where have all the Flowers Gone?' which featured her own humming voice at the beginning. Who was she, that skated this memorable program at the 1994 Olympics? Hint

Michelle Kwan

Kristi Yamaguchi

Katerina Witt

Oksana Baiull

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven was the 1994 winning Olympic program by which pairs team? Hint

Gordeeva and Grinkov

Kazakova and Dimetriev

Peter and Kitty Curruthers

Meno and Sand

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Question 8 of 10

8. She skated to the soundtrack from the movie 'The Rainbow' at the 1998 Olympic games and made 2 historical feats during that same event. Who was she? Hint

Michelle Kwan

Nancy Kerrigan

Lu Chen

Tara Lipinski

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Question 9 of 10

9. They titled their 1984 Olympic program 'Bolero' and went on to become the most celebrated ice dance team of their generation. Who are they? Hint

Lang and Tchernyshev

Grishuk and Platov

Torvill and Dean

Usova and Zhulin

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Question 10 of 10

10. He skated to 'On the Waterfront' in one of his most famous exhibition pieces (hint - he also skated to music from 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Carmina Burana'). Who is this skater? Hint

Brian Boitano

Paul Wyle

Kurt Browning

Scott Hamilton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The music was titled 'Lyra Angelica' it was a piece picked out by her coach and was supposed to have her be skating as though she were floating on the clouds. Who is she?

Answer: Michelle Kwan

Michelle in my opinion outskated everyone at the Olympics, in any event. She had the grace and the power, and she is by far one of the greatest figure skating artists of all time.

2. This dance pair moved swiftly up the ranks during the 1998 Olympics when they presented themselves as 'Romeo and Juliet' with the music by Tchaikovsky. Who are they?

Answer: Marina Anissina and Gwendal Pezerrat

Their third place finish was amazing and they have really grown into fabulous competitors.

Answer: Oksana Baiull

I'll never forget that program although I thought Nancy should have won. Oksana lived with Victor Petrenko's coach Galina. Victor was Olympic Champion in 1992.

Answer: Alexei Yagudin

This had to be the most popular skating theme of the year.

5. He is a well known professional skater, and won the World Championship in 1993. Who is he?

Answer: Kurt Browning

This could have been one of his best programs.

6. She skated to 'Where have all the Flowers Gone?' which featured her own humming voice at the beginning. Who was she, that skated this memorable program at the 1994 Olympics?

Answer: Katerina Witt

Although she wasn't placed very high, it was a touching adaptation of the music.

7. 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven was the 1994 winning Olympic program by which pairs team?

Answer: Gordeeva and Grinkov

This is my favorite classical piece and my favorite program of theirs. I miss Sergei a lot since he died in 1995.

8. She skated to the soundtrack from the movie 'The Rainbow' at the 1998 Olympic games and made 2 historical feats during that same event. Who was she?

Answer: Tara Lipinski

Tara was the youngest Olympic champ in history for a woman, and the first woman to land the triple loop-triple loop in Olympic competition.

9. They titled their 1984 Olympic program 'Bolero' and went on to become the most celebrated ice dance team of their generation. Who are they?

Answer: Torvill and Dean

They are credited with the most 6.0s in an Olympic performance.

10. He skated to 'On the Waterfront' in one of his most famous exhibition pieces (hint - he also skated to music from 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Carmina Burana'). Who is this skater?

Answer: Paul Wyle

Paul is by far my favorite male skater of all time.

Source: Author jamimabo

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