Q 01/05

The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in which French resort?

A) Grenoble

B) Val d'Isère

C) Albertville

D) Chamonix

Answer · why

D) Chamonix

It was billed as 'International Winter Sports Week' and only declared the first Winter Olympics retroactively in 1925.

Q 02/05

Until which year were the Summer and Winter Olympics held in the same year?

A) 1984

B) 1988

C) 1992

D) 1996

Answer · why

C) 1992

The IOC brought the next Winter Games forward to 1994 to start the alternating cycle.

Q 03/05

How many times has the United States hosted the Winter Olympics, more than any other country?

A) Two

B) Three

C) Five

D) Four

Answer · why

D) Four

Lake Placid 1932 and 1980, Squaw Valley 1960 and Salt Lake City 2002; France and Italy have three each.

Q 04/05

Norway set the record for most gold medals at a single Winter Olympics in 2026 with how many?

A) 12

B) 14

C) 16

D) 18

Answer · why

D) 18

It took 41 medals in total, another record.

Q 05/05

Sapporo 1972 was the first Winter Olympics held outside which two continents?

A) North America and Europe

B) Europe and Asia

C) Europe and Australia

D) North America and Asia

Answer · why

A) North America and Europe

Canada boycotted the 1972 and 1976 hockey tournaments over the ban on its professional players.