BH quiz #6
Because the Winter Olympics are upon us, I thought I'd brush up on a few related questions. All these facts were lifted from Trevor Montague's A-Z of Sport last night. It's quite a good book. Probably because it is jam-packed with things called facts. I like facts. They're so much better than theories and speculation.
1. Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki were the mascots of the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano. What kind of creatures were they?
2. Which Austrian skier won silver in the men's giant slalom at the 1998 Olympics before winning gold in the same event in 2002?
3. Which Norwegian invented ski bindings in 1889 and is often described as the 'father of skiing'?
4. Which Swiss woman won the world title in the women's combined skiing event in 1982, 1985 and 1987?
5. Which Austrian skier made a successful comeback in the 2003/4 season after a near fatal motorcycle accident in 2001?
6. Which German skier dominated all aspects of women's skiing before World War Two?
7. Which country won Olympic gold in the men's ice hockey for the first and so far only time in 1994?
8. The USA famously beat the USSR in the 1980 Olympics but, in fact, had to beat which other country before claiming the gold?
9. Where were the 1928 and 1948 Winter Games held?
10. The first non-NHL player to be inducted into the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989, which USSR goalkeeper participated in four Olympics: winning gold in 1972, 1976 and 1984, and winning silver in 1980?
11. Which Wimbledon champion won a silver medal playing ice hockey for Czechoslovakia in 1948?
12. Which country has won more medals in Olympic, world and European bobsleigh championships than anyone else?
13. In the 2004 FIBT two-man bobsleigh world championships, Patrice Servelle and Sebastien Gattuso finished fourth and achieved the best-ever world championship result in any sport for which country?
14. Which German won gold in the Olympic luge men's singles in 1992, 1994 and 1998?
15. And which Italian won bronze in 1994 and silver in 1998, before finally taking the gold and beating Hackl into second place in 2002?
16. David, Earl of Northesk, won bronze the first time which event was held in the Olympics in 1928 (won by Jennison Heaton) and which was not held again until 1948?
17. Which German skater won the women's 5000m in 1994, 1998 and 2002 (as well as a bronze in 1992)?
18. Which American figure skater beat Irina Slutskaya and Michelle Kwan to win gold in 2002?
19. Which familiar-sounding Swede was the first men's singles figure skating champion at London's summer games in 1908?
20. Which popular Japanese ski jumper became the Men's Large Hill champion in 1998?
21. Which legendary Finnish ski jumper took gold in both the normal hill and larg hill in 1988, the year Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards made such a big impression?
Answers to BH #5
1. Jainism 2. The Robot (dance) 3. Zarzuela 4. FC St Pauli 5. Victoria's Secret 6. Siachen 7. Cambodia 8. Dyscrasia 9. Argentinos Juniors and Newell's Old Boys 10. Mitchell Hurwitz 11. Early One Morning 12. Clayhanger (by Arnold Bennett) 13. Paul Guaguin 14. William Orpen 15. Alexander Kwasniecki 16. All by Patricia Bredin 17. Sajda 18. Claud Cockburn 19. The Nore 20. Akureyri 21. Uruguay
1. Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki were the mascots of the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano. What kind of creatures were they?
2. Which Austrian skier won silver in the men's giant slalom at the 1998 Olympics before winning gold in the same event in 2002?
3. Which Norwegian invented ski bindings in 1889 and is often described as the 'father of skiing'?
4. Which Swiss woman won the world title in the women's combined skiing event in 1982, 1985 and 1987?
5. Which Austrian skier made a successful comeback in the 2003/4 season after a near fatal motorcycle accident in 2001?
6. Which German skier dominated all aspects of women's skiing before World War Two?
7. Which country won Olympic gold in the men's ice hockey for the first and so far only time in 1994?
8. The USA famously beat the USSR in the 1980 Olympics but, in fact, had to beat which other country before claiming the gold?
9. Where were the 1928 and 1948 Winter Games held?
10. The first non-NHL player to be inducted into the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989, which USSR goalkeeper participated in four Olympics: winning gold in 1972, 1976 and 1984, and winning silver in 1980?
11. Which Wimbledon champion won a silver medal playing ice hockey for Czechoslovakia in 1948?
12. Which country has won more medals in Olympic, world and European bobsleigh championships than anyone else?
13. In the 2004 FIBT two-man bobsleigh world championships, Patrice Servelle and Sebastien Gattuso finished fourth and achieved the best-ever world championship result in any sport for which country?
14. Which German won gold in the Olympic luge men's singles in 1992, 1994 and 1998?
15. And which Italian won bronze in 1994 and silver in 1998, before finally taking the gold and beating Hackl into second place in 2002?
16. David, Earl of Northesk, won bronze the first time which event was held in the Olympics in 1928 (won by Jennison Heaton) and which was not held again until 1948?
17. Which German skater won the women's 5000m in 1994, 1998 and 2002 (as well as a bronze in 1992)?
18. Which American figure skater beat Irina Slutskaya and Michelle Kwan to win gold in 2002?
19. Which familiar-sounding Swede was the first men's singles figure skating champion at London's summer games in 1908?
20. Which popular Japanese ski jumper became the Men's Large Hill champion in 1998?
21. Which legendary Finnish ski jumper took gold in both the normal hill and larg hill in 1988, the year Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards made such a big impression?
Answers to BH #5
1. Jainism 2. The Robot (dance) 3. Zarzuela 4. FC St Pauli 5. Victoria's Secret 6. Siachen 7. Cambodia 8. Dyscrasia 9. Argentinos Juniors and Newell's Old Boys 10. Mitchell Hurwitz 11. Early One Morning 12. Clayhanger (by Arnold Bennett) 13. Paul Guaguin 14. William Orpen 15. Alexander Kwasniecki 16. All by Patricia Bredin 17. Sajda 18. Claud Cockburn 19. The Nore 20. Akureyri 21. Uruguay
posted by That Quiz Guy at 2:14 AM
2 Comments:
Yeah, it's really Paul Gauguin. I blame my shifty fingers.
Moby says that Maradona's last club was Boca Juniors, and he's right.
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