86 Winter Olympics Trivia Questions with Answers
86 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which sport awarded the first Winter Olympic gold medal at the 1924 Chamonix Games?
Answer
Speed skating
What was the first Winter Olympics to be held outside Europe and North America?
Answer
Sapporo 1972
Who is the most decorated Winter Olympian, with 15 Olympic medals?
Answer
Marit Bjørgen
Who won the first Olympic biathlon gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics?
Answer
Klas Lestander
Who won the men's large-hill ski-jumping gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics?
Answer
Kazuyoshi Funaki
On what date did the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially open?
Answer
4 February 2022
Which country has hosted the Winter Olympics most often?
Answer
United States
What were the names of the two official mascots of the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics?
Answer
Håkon and Kristin
Which sport made its Olympic debut at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano?
Answer
Snowboarding
Which sport combines ski jumping with cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics?
Answer
Nordic combined
Who won five gold medals in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics?
Answer
Eric Heiden
Which Winter Olympics introduced curling as an official medal sport in 1998?
Answer
Nagano 1998
Which city hosted the 1980 Winter Olympics famous for the Miracle on Ice?
Answer
Lake Placid
Where were the first Winter Olympics held in 1924?
Answer
Chamonix, France