Winter Olympics Facts and Trivia

Test your knowledge of the Winter Olympics (facts) with this interesting Winter Olympics trivia quiz. There are a total of 12 trivia questions. Answers to the Winter Olympics fact trivia can be found at the end of the quiz.

1. The Winter Olympics typically takes place in what month.
a) January b) February c) July d) August e) December

2. Which country has hosted the most Winter Olympics?
a) Canada b) The United States c) France d) Italy e) Japan

3. How many sport disciplines are in the Winter Olympics?
a) 11 b) 12 c) 13 d) 14 e) 15

4. To date, which country has won the most medals in Olympic figure skating?
a) Russia (excluded the Soviet Union) b) The United States c) Canada d) Germany (included both East & West) e) France

5. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, the U.S. men's hockey team defeated which country or sovereign entity in an event that was dubbed the "Miracle on Ice".
a) East Germany b) Czechoslovakia c) Canada d) The Soviet Union e) None of the above

6. Which of the following countries boycotted the 1980 Winter Olympics?
a) Israel b) North Korea c) China d) Taiwan e) Indonesia

7. What year did short-track speed skating become an official sport in the Winter Olympics?
a) 1984 b) 1988 c) 1992 d) 1994 e) 1998

8. Which Asian country is the only one to have hosted a Winter Olympics?
a) Japan b) South Korea c) China d) Singapore e) India

9. How many nations have participated in all Winter Olympics to date?
a) 12 b) 22 c) 32 d) 42 e) 92

10. Which American TV network currently holds the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Winter Olympics?
a) ABC b) CBS c) NBC d) Fox e) ESPN

11. The 2014 Winter Olympics has been awarded to the Russian city of
a) Moscow b) Saint Petersburg c) Sochi

12. True or False. Figure Skating was originally part of the Summer Olympics.

Answer Key:
1)b 2)b 3)e 4)b 5)d 6)d 7)c 8)a 9)a 10)c 11)c 12)True

Classification:
Expert - more than 9 correct
Intermediate - 7 to 9 correct
Novice - less than 7 correct