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1. Which game is similar to ice hockey and is played almost exclusively in the Scandinavian countries, the Baltic states, and Mongolia?

2. Which game is similar to lawn bowls but is played on ice?

3. Which of these is a form of small-sled racing in which the sled is ridden in a supine position (lying on the back) and steered by subtle leg and shoulder movements?

4. What was the first organized international competition involving winter sports?

5. Where did speed skating originate?

6. What sport consists of sliding down an ice-covered natural or artificial incline on a four-runner sleigh?

7. Which kind of ski race follows a winding course between pairs of poles topped with flags?

8. What winter sport evolved from skateboarding and surfing?

9. What winter sports event combines cross-country skiing with rifle marksmanship?

10. What figure skater of the 1970s, known for his balletic style, was nicknamed “the Nureyev of the ice”?

11. Which of these sports involves acro, aerials, and moguls?

12. Who dominated dogsled racing in the 1980s and early 1990s, winning the Iditarod four times?

13. Who won gold medals for the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom races for men at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France?

14. What is the name of the sledding sport that requires riders to travel headfirst with their faces just inches above the icy course?