Q 01/05

The Miracle on Ice took place at which 1980 Winter Olympics?

A) Lake Placid

B) Sarajevo

C) Calgary

D) Innsbruck

Answer · why

A) Lake Placid

The US beat the Soviet Union 4-3 and then had to beat Finland two days later to secure the gold.

Q 02/05

Which broadcaster asked "Do you believe in miracles?" as the clock ran out on the US-Soviet game?

A) Jim McKay

B) Al Michaels

C) Bob Costas

D) Howard Cosell

Answer · why

B) Al Michaels

Sports Illustrated later named the game the top sports moment of the 20th century.

Q 03/05

Which team did the US have to beat after the Soviets to clinch the 1980 hockey gold?

A) Sweden

B) Finland

C) Czechoslovakia

D) Canada

Answer · why

B) Finland

The 4-2 win came two days later; the Soviets took silver by thrashing Sweden 9-2.

Q 04/05

Why did the United States and 65 other countries boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

A) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

B) The shooting down of a Korean airliner

C) Soviet doping scandals

D) The Solidarity crackdown in Poland

Answer · why

A) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

The Soviets returned the favour by boycotting Los Angeles in 1984.

Q 05/05

How many Eastern Bloc countries boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

A) 14

B) 6

C) 9

D) 12

Answer · why

A) 14

Romania was the only Soviet-aligned state to attend, and the Games still turned a $232.5 million profit.