Q 01/05
A) Archery
B) Rifle shooting
C) Ski jumping
D) Curling
Answer · why
In the Nordic languages the sport is simply called ski-shooting.
Q 02/05
A) Modern pentathlon
B) Military patrol
C) Ski orienteering
D) Field artillery drill
Answer · why
That precursor was contested at the 1924 Winter Olympics and demonstrated at three later Games.
Q 03/05
A) 25 metres
B) 100 metres
C) 50 metres
D) 150 metres
Answer · why
The distance was cut from 150 metres in 1978, the same year the small-bore .22 cartridge was standardised.
Q 04/05
A) Three
B) Four
C) Six
D) Five
Answer · why
Each rifle magazine holds exactly five rounds, one per target.
Q 05/05
A) 45 mm
B) 60 mm
C) 80 mm
D) 115 mm
Answer · why
Standing shooters get a 115 mm zone, but the black bull they aim at looks the same size in both positions.
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