What Do You Think You Know About Alpine Skiing

10 Questions | By Timmy198 | Updated: Oct 3, 2022 | Attempts: 139

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What Do You Think You Know About Alpine Skiing - Quiz

Alpine skiing is otherwise called downhill skiing and it is a sport that involves sliding down snow-covered hills on equipments called skis. Take a quiz and learn more about Alpine skiing.

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1.

It is characterized by the requirement for mechanical assistance getting to the top of the?
- A.
  
  Mountain
- B.
  
  Hill
- C.
  
  Mount
- D.
  
  All of the above
2.

Cross country skis which use free-heel?
- A.
  
  Skiing
- B.
  
  Moving
- C.
  
  Bindings
- D.
  
  Wheel
3.

It is typically practiced at ski resorts which provide services such as?
- A.
  
  Ski lifts
- B.
  
  Artificial snow making
- C.
  
  First-aid
- D.
  
  All of the above
4.

Back-country skiers use alpine skiing equipment to ski off the?
- A.
  
  Marked pistes
- B.
  
  Mountain
- C.
  
  Hill
- D.
  
  None of the above
5.

Alpine skiing has been an event at the Winter Olympic Games since?
- A.
  
  1936
- B.
  
  1940
- C.
  
  1945
- D.
  
  1950
6.

There were estimated to be 55 million people worldwide who engage in alpine skiing as of?
- A.
  
  1996
- B.
  
  1994
- C.
  
  1960
- D.
  
  1995
7.

The preponderant region for downhills skiing was Europe, followed by?
- A.
  
  Japan
- B.
  
  US
- C.
  
  Asia
- D.
  
  All of the above
8.

Modern alpine skis are shaped to enable carve turning, and have evolved significantly since the?
- A.
  
  1990s
- B.
  
  1970s
- C.
  
  1960s
- D.
  
  1980s
9.

The binding is a device used to connect the skier’s boot to the?
- A.
  
  Boot
- B.
  
  Ski
- C.
  
  Rod
- D.
  
  Alpine
10.

The Kandahar binding was introduced, which could be locked down at the heel for the downhill portion during the?
- A.
  
  1940s
- B.
  
  1950s
- C.
  
  1950s
- D.
  
  1930s