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Game "Unite the Nations"

Questions
Sports
Norway

1. How many gold medals did Norway win at the Lillehammer Olympic games in 1994?

  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 9
  4. 8

2. What were the two names of the Lillehammer mascots?

  1. Ola and Kari
  2. Kristin and Haakon
  3. Ola and Kristin
  4. Kari and Haakon

3. Who scored the winning goal for Norway versus Brazil in the Football World cup 1998?

  1. Haavard Flo
  2. Tore-Andre Flo
  3. Kjetil Rekdal
  4. Jarle Flo

 

Greece

4. When were the first Olympic Games held in Greece?

  1. 776 BC
  2. 656 BC
  3. 755 BC
  4. 450 BC

5. In which sport did Pyrros Dimas won a gold metal during the last Olympics?

  1. in marathon
  2. in weight lifting
  3. in javelin
  4. in high jump

6. When were the first modern Olympics held in Athens?

  1. in 1894
  2. in 1896
  3. in 1906
  4. in 1904

 

Indonesia

7. What is the most popular sport in Indonesia?

  1. Football and Badminton
  2. Basketball and Golf
  3. Football and Boxing
  4. Basketball and Badminton

8. How many players of the female Volley Ball team?

  1. Four people
  2. Two people
  3. Ten people
  4. Six people

9. In the Legina Competition, which sport is represented?

  1. Basketball
  2. Football
  3. Tennis
  4. Badminton

 

Sweden

10. Icehockey: When was the last time the Swedish ice hockey team, Tre kronor, won the World Championships?

  1. 1998
  2. 1996
  3. 1938
  4. 1981

11. What’s the name of the sport common on the Swedish island Gotland, where the object is to throw a stone as close to a certain stick as possible?

  1. Varpa
  2. Waterpolo
  3. Gotlarpa
  4. Boule

12. Who is Pekka Lindmark?

  1. Mif’s former ice-hockey goalie
  2. Djurgårdens best pingies-player
  3. Swedens best football player
  4. None of the above

 

Croatia

13. Who is the best Croatian tennis player?

  1. Prpic
  2. Ivanisevic
  3. Suker
  4. Petrovic

14. What member of the Croatian national football team was the best goalkeeper on World Cup 1998?

  1. Znovimir Boban
  2. Davor Suker
  3. Goran Vlaovic
  4. Robert Prisinecki

15. Which Croatian basketball player plays for Chicago Bulls?

  1. Dino Radja
  2. Goran Vlaovic
  3. Stojko Vrankovic
  4. Toni Kukoc

 

Argentina

16. Who was the Argentinian boxer that faced Mohamed Ali?

  1. Carlos Monzón
  2. Firpo
  3. Carlos Salazar
  4. Oscar Boanvena

17. Who is this famous international female tennis player that got important international title and was one of the best in the world?

  1. Florencia Labat
  2. Gabriela Sabatini
  3. Inés Gorroschategui
  4. Paola Suárez

18. Basketball is another important sport in Argentina. One of the most important teams is called Atenas, from Cordoba province. That team has a very important player, who was born in the same province. He participated in the international championship that took place in Greece, as a central field player. He also participated at the Olympics in Atlanta and he’s the one in the league that has played more games. Who is he?

  1. Diego Osella
  2. Esteban Pérez
  3. Alejandro Montechia
  4. Marcelo Milanesio

 

Canada

19. Which Canadian snowboarder won a gold medal for his country in the 98 Nagano winter Olympics?

  1. Pete Sampras
  2. Ross Rebagliati
  3. Patrick Roy
  4. Josh O’Niel

20. Which town in Canada was hockey player Wayne Gretsky Born?

  1. Tillsonburg
  2. Victoria
  3. Brantford
  4. Halifax

21. Which official Canadian national sport was developed from native Canadians?

  1. Baseball
  2. Hockey
  3. Lacrosse
  4. Curling

 

USA

22. What was the first baseball team to introduce "Ladies Day" and when?

  1. Chicago Cubs, 1901
  2. Washington Senators, 1897
  3. Chicago Cubs, 1986
  4. Chicago White Sox, 1895

23. Who was the first American woman to win the ladies singles championship at Wimbledon?

  1. May Sutton Brandy
  2. Marie Sandy
  3. Sobluter Jorbin
  4. Jay Mussena

24. What immigrants brought cross-country skiing to the US?

  1. Swedish immigrants
  2. Norwegian immigrants
  3. Russian immigrants
  4. Colombian immigrants

 

United Kingdom

25. We hope you all "cool football fans". But what is Gary Neville’s position in the England team?

  1. Left back
  2. Midfield
  3. Centre Forward
  4. Goalkeeper

 

Bulgaria

26. What are the most popular sports in Bulgaria?

  1. Football
  2. Golf
  3. Baseball

27. Who is the most famous Bulgarian sportsman?

  1. Hristo Stoichov
  2. Ivan Slavkov
  3. Peter Sotyanov

28. What place did the Bulgarian national football team take at the World Championship in the USA, 1944?

  1. First
  2. Last
  3. Fourth

 

Russia

29. When did the first football match take place in Russia?

  1. 1900
  2. 1898
  3. 1915
  4. 1919

30. What sport could Russian lapta be related to?

  1. Basketball
  2. Tennis
  3. Baseball
  4. Golf

 

Lithuania

31. What kind of sport is the most popular in Lithuania?

  1. Football
  2. Basketball
  3. Tennis

32. Lithuanian sportsman who won a gold medal in Barcelona Olympic games was:

  1. R. Ubartas
  2. G. Einikis
  3. V. Venciene

33. The Lithuanian who won gold medal in Calgary winter Olympic games was:

  1. V. Adamkus
  2. V. Venciene
  3. P. Vanagas
  4. V. Bacys

 

Macedonia

34. When Macedonia participated on the Summer Olympics for the first time?

  1. 1992
  2. 1984
  3. 1968
  4. 1952

35. Who was the first Macedonian who climb up to the highest mountain in the world Mount Everest?

  1. Nenad Stojanovski
  2. Dimitar Ilievski - Murato
  3. Dragan Spasov - Dac
  4. Ljupcho Kotevski

36. Which skier was representing Macedonia in Winter Olympic games in Nagano?

  1. Petar Angelovski
  2. Aleksandar Malenko
  3. Angel Petrov
  4. Gjoko Dineski

 

Finland

37. What is Mika Myllylä ’s sport activity?

  1. ski jumping
  2. crosscountry skiing
  3. speed skating
  4. football

38. Who Finnish drives Formula 1 other than Mika Hakkinen?

  1. Saku Koivu
  2. Mika Salo
  3. Jyrki Jarvilehto (JJ Lehto)
  4. Jarno Trulli

39. Which of these is a Finnish team who plays in European Hockey League?

  1. Leksand
  2. HJK
  3. Jokerit
  4. Djurgarden IF

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