Skiing quiz     

   

   1. What does the "G" in super-G stand for?
   Grade
   Giant
   Gate
   Grandma

   2. Which alpine course is the shortest?
   Slalom
   Combined
   Super-G
   Downhill

   3. The combined consists of one downhill run and how many slalom runs?
   Zero
   One
   Two
   Three

   4. What is the name for the area between each set of poles on the alpine courses?
   Gate
   Pole line
   Hurdles
   Passageway

   5. What year did alpine skiing debut at the Olympics?
   1900
   1936
   1980
   1998

   6. In which skiing event do competitors perform somersaults in the air?
   Aerials
   Downhill
   Moguls
   Slalom

   7. When did moguls debut at the Olympics?
   1936
   1958
   1992
   1998

   8. Which American won gold in moguls at the 1998 Games in Nagano?
   Eric Bergoust
   Paul Wylie
   Chris Soule
   Jonny Moseley

   9. Which of these is not a freestyle ski maneuver?
   Back scratcher
   Daffy
   Spread eagle
   Toe toucher

   10. At the 1992 Games, which skier became the first to win the same alpine event twice,
   capturing gold in the giant slalom?
   Hermann Maier
   Alberto Tomba
   Arnold Lunn
   Dan Jansen