Q 01/05

In luge, how does the athlete lie on the sled?

A) Face down, head first

B) Seated upright

C) Kneeling, head first

D) Face up, feet first

Answer · why

D) Face up, feet first

That supine, feet-first position is what separates luge from skeleton, where sliders go head first on their stomachs.

Q 02/05

Which body part does a luger mainly use to steer the sled?

A) The calves

B) The elbows

C) The hips

D) The neck

Answer · why

A) The calves

Pressing the right calf on the runner turns the sled left, and rolling the shoulders makes finer adjustments.

Q 03/05

Which sliding sport puts the athlete face down and head first, unlike luge?

A) Bobsleigh

B) Toboggan cross

C) Skeleton

D) Monobob

Answer · why

C) Skeleton

Skeleton shares tracks with luge and bobsleigh but is governed by a different federation and uses a running start.

Q 04/05

Times in artificial-track luge are measured to what precision?

A) One hundredth of a second

B) One tenth of a second

C) One thousandth of a second

D) One ten-thousandth of a second

Answer · why

C) One thousandth of a second

That millisecond timing makes luge one of the most precisely timed sports anywhere, and Olympic medals have been decided by a few thousandths.

Q 05/05

The word "luge" comes from a dialect word in which language?

A) German

B) Norwegian

C) French

D) Italian

Answer · why

C) French

The Savoy and Swiss dialect word meant a small coasting sled, and the term was first recorded in 1905.