Q 01/05

In which town were the first Winter Olympics held, in 1924?

A) Megève

B) Chamonix

C) Val d'Isère

D) Annecy

Answer · why

B) Chamonix

Chamonix: it was billed as an 'International Winter Sports Week', not the Olympics, and only later recognised by the IOC as the first Winter Games.

Q 02/05

Whose ex-husband orchestrated the attack on skater Nancy Kerrigan weeks before the 1994 Winter Olympics?

A) Kristi Yamaguchi

B) Tonya Harding

C) Michelle Kwan

D) Oksana Baiul

Answer · why

B) Tonya Harding

Tonya Harding: she was still allowed to skate at those Games, but finished eighth while Kerrigan took silver.

Q 03/05

Which resort was the first to host the Winter Olympics twice?

A) Davos

B) Kitzbühel

C) St. Moritz

D) Garmisch

Answer · why

C) St. Moritz

St. Moritz: in neutral Switzerland most of its 1928 venues were still available, so it could host the first post-war Games.

Q 04/05

Where were the Winter Olympics first held outside Europe?

A) Salt Lake City

B) Lake Placid

C) Montreal

D) Nagano

Answer · why

B) Lake Placid

Lake Placid: the worldwide Depression kept teams away, so only 17 countries took part.

Q 05/05

Which figure skater finished last at the first Winter Olympics, aged just 11?

A) Cecilia Colledge

B) Herma Szabo

C) Sonja Henie

D) Beatrix Loughran

Answer · why

C) Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie: four years later she won the first of three straight Olympic titles, then became a Hollywood film star.