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Cross-Country Skiing Quiz

  Bjorn Daehlie Can you identify this skier? If so, you can answer question No. 9. Simon Bruty/Allsport

1. How many cross-country skiing event are competed at the Olympics?
One
Five
Ten
Twenty

2. What is the longest distance that competitors ski?
1 km
5 km
10 km
50 km

3. Which is the fastest style of skiing?
Freestyle
Backstroke
Classic
Swedish

4. How many sections are the courses divided into?
One
Two
Three
Ten

5. How do cross-country skis differ from those used in alpine events?
Longer
Wider
Colorful
No difference

6. What does a skier shout to notify another ski that they are about to pass them?
Fore
Move
Coming through
Track

7. How do skiers conduct a relay handoff?
Pass a baton
Touch skis
Touch any part of teammate's body
There are no relays

8. Who invented cross-country skiing?
Viking soldiers
Greeks
Native Americans
Eskimos

9. Which athlete won 12 cross-country medals, making him the most decorated Winter Olympic athlete?
Dan Jansen
Eric Heiden
Johann Olav Koss
Bjorn Daehlie

10. When did cross-country skiing debut at the Olympics?
1924
1976
1994
2002

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