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February 20, 2002 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: Winter Olympic Sites Packing Round 1. Squaw Valley, host of the 1960 Olympics, is just a few miles from this scenic site. LAKE TAHOE 2. Oslo, host of the 1928 Winter Olympics, is home to the Holmenkollen, a famous SKI JUMP HILL. 3. The main attraction of Nagano, host of the 1998, is a TEMPLE. 4. The highest cable car in the world connects this Olympic site to the Aiguille Du Midi. CHAMONIX 5. In what US state is Lake Placid, host of the 1932 and 1980 Olympics? NEW YORK 6. One way of getting to a Nagano, Japan is to take the shinkansen which is a TRAIN . Picture of sign with Olympic rings Departure Round 1. Switzerland which has twice hosted the Winter Olympics also gave the world this food dish. MUESLI 2. A motorcycle accident last summer put this superstar out of the 2002 Winter Games. HERMANN MAIER 3. What Olympic Gold Medalist starred in the 1961 movie Snow White and the Three Stooges? CAROL HEISS 4. Cortina d'ampazzo, host of the 1956 Winter Games, is surrounded by this mountain range. DOLOMITES 5. The 1984 games in Sarajevo saw this famous ice dancing team skate to a Gold Medal. TORVILL AND DEAN Picture of tower with a clock On Tour Round 1. When visiting Innsbruck, Austria don't miss seeing the Furstenburg, a famous BUILDING. 2. What celebrity went for a ride down the bobsled run in Lake Placid at the 1932 Olympics? ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 3. Calgary, which hosted the 1988 Winter Games has something called "Plus 15." What is it? SYSTEM OF WALKWAYS 4. The "Glacier Express" connects this Olympic Site with the town of Zermatt, Switzerland. ST. MORITZ 5. To host the 1936 Winter Olympics Adolph Hitler merged the resort towns of Garmischn and PARTENKIRCHEN 6. This Olympic site became the capitol of Tyrol in 1420. INNSBRUCK 7. The 15th Winter Olympics were held in this city. CALGARY Picture of painted wall with running Greeks 8. The Soviet Union made its first appearance in the Winter Olympics at the 1956 games in ITALY. 9. Visitors to this Olympic city have their choice of many Soba restaurants. NAGANO 10. Matti Nykanen and Alberto Tomba were heroes at the Winter Olympics held in CALGARY. 11. This city didn't get it's current name until three years before hosting the 1928 Olympics. OSLO. 12. About three miles south of Lake Placid, NY lies the body of this famed abolitionist. JOHN BROWN Bonus question 1 Tourists in Innsbruck, Austria can see the HOFBURG an Imperial Palace that dates back to 1397. Bonus question 2 Look at the following map, pick the region where Innsbruck is located. Area 2 Picture of city with mountains Slide Show 1. The 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley are the only Winter Games not to have this sport. BOBSLEDDING 2. The tokei-dai clock tower is a famous landmark in this Olympic city. SAPPORO 3. Lillehammer, host of the 1992 Winter Olympics, is home to the NORWEGIAN Olympic Museum. 4. What river flows through Salt Lake City, host of the 2002 Olympic Games? JORDAN |