Q 01/05

Which Canadian scored the overtime goal that beat the USA in the 2010 Olympic men's ice hockey final?

A) Jonathan Toews

B) Sidney Crosby

C) Corey Perry

D) Rick Nash

Answer · why

B) Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby scored 7 minutes and 40 seconds into overtime. About two thirds of the country was watching, the largest television audience Canada had ...

Q 02/05

Which country's men's curling team became a hit at the 2010 Olympics for its loud diamond-patterned trousers?

A) Norway

B) Sweden

C) Denmark

D) France

Answer · why

A) Norway

Norway wore the harlequin golf trousers all the way to the final. Thomas Ulsrud's rink lost it to the hosts and went home with silver medals and world...

Q 03/05

Which hockey great rode on a truck through downtown Vancouver to light the outdoor 2010 Olympic cauldron?

A) Bobby Orr

B) Mario Lemieux

C) Wayne Gretzky

D) Gordie Howe

Answer · why

C) Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky had already helped light an indoor cauldron in the stadium. Organisers had secretly built a second, permanent one on the waterfront.

Q 04/05

Which country won the most medals overall at the 2010 Winter Olympics, a then-record 37?

A) Canada

B) Austria

C) Czech Republic

D) United States

Answer · why

D) United States

The United States took 37 medals, one more than the previous Winter Games record. Its nine golds, though, ranked only third.

Q 05/05

Which snowboarder landed a Double McTwist 1260 on a victory-lap run after winning 2010 Olympic halfpipe gold?

A) Shaun White

B) Scotty Lago

C) Louie Vito

D) Peetu Piiroinen

Answer · why

A) Shaun White

Shaun White had gold secured by his first-run score, so the second run was a lap of honour. He ended it with the new trick, which he named the Tomahaw...