Q 01/05

Dorothy Hamill is no relation to Mark Hamill, the actor famous for playing which Star Wars hero?

A) Han Solo

B) Luke Skywalker

C) Obi-Wan Kenobi

D) Lando Calrissian

Answer · why

B) Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker first reached cinemas in 1977, the year after Dorothy Hamill's Olympic gold. The actor and the skater share a surname and nothing more.

Q 02/05

In which Austrian city did Dorothy Hamill win her figure skating gold at the 1976 Winter Olympics?

A) Innsbruck

B) Salzburg

C) Klagenfurt

D) Vienna

Answer · why

A) Innsbruck

Innsbruck was staging its second Winter Games in 12 years, having stepped in when the original American host city pulled out.

Q 03/05

Which haircut, created for Dorothy Hamill by stylist Yusuke Suga, became a craze after her 1976 Olympic win?

A) The shag

B) The pixie

C) The wedge

D) The pageboy

Answer · why

C) The wedge

The wedge fanned out when she spun and fell straight back into place, and salons were soon being asked for the cut by her name.

Q 04/05

Which touring skating revue signed Dorothy Hamill after her Olympic win and was bought by her in 1993?

A) Ice Follies

B) Holiday on Ice

C) Champions on Ice

D) Ice Capades

Answer · why

D) Ice Capades

Ice Capades signed her as its new star after the Olympics. When the company went bankrupt she bought its assets and ran it as president.

Q 05/05

The Hamill camel, Dorothy Hamill's signature move, begins in a camel position and drops into which other element?

A) Sit spin

B) Layback spin

C) Scratch spin

D) Biellmann spin

Answer · why

A) Sit spin

Sit spin is where the move ends. She developed it in 1969 while training under Gustave Lussi, and it became a highlight of her programs.