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

Lake Placid, New York, hosted the 1980 Winter Olympics, where a US team of college players beat the Soviet Union 4-3 on 22 February 1980.

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

Al Michaels, calling the game for ABC, shouted 'Do you believe in miracles? Yes!' as the final seconds of the 4-3 win ran out.

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 US beat Finland 4-2 on 24 February 1980, scoring three third-period goals after trailing 2-1, to take the gold ahead of the Soviet Union.

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

President Carter led the boycott after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979; the Soviet Union answered by boycotting Los Angeles in 198...

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

14 countries, led by the Soviet Union and East Germany, stayed away from Los Angeles in 1984; Romania was the only Warsaw Pact member to attend.