Question 1

True or false: The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

Accepted Answer

True. The first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France, in 1924, originally called the International Winter Sports Week.

Question 2

True or false: The Winter Olympics have been held in the United States only once.

Accepted Answer

False. The United States has hosted four Winter Olympics: 1932, 1960, 1980, and 2002, all in different locations.

Question 3

True or false: The Winter Olympics featured skeleton as a medal event in 1928 and 1948 before being reintroduced in 2002.

Accepted Answer

True. Skeleton was contested at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics, then removed, and returned as a medal sport in 2002 Salt Lake City.

Question 4

True or false: The Winter Olympics were boycotted by the United States in 1980.

Accepted Answer

False. The United States hosted and participated in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow is often confused.

Question 5

True or false: Curling was only a demonstration sport at The Winter Olympics until 2006.

Accepted Answer

False. Curling became a full medal sport at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, not in 2006. It was a demonstration sport earlier.

Question 6

True or false: Snowboarding was included in The Winter Olympics since the first Games in 1924.

Accepted Answer

False. Snowboarding was not introduced until the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, over 70 years after the first Winter Games.

Question 7

True or false: The Winter Olympics included women's ski jumping for the first time in 2014.

Accepted Answer

True. Women's ski jumping made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, after being excluded in earlier Games.

Question 8

True or false: The Winter Olympics included the sport of military patrol as a medal event in 1924.

Accepted Answer

True. Military patrol, a precursor to biathlon, was a medal sport at the 1924 Winter Olympics but later became a demonstration event.

The Winter Olympics Trivia Questions