Paralympic Winter Games: Own the podium!

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1. "Paralympic" is formed by combining the following words:a) paraplegic and Olympicb) para and Olympicc) paralysis and Olympic
2. The Paralympic Games bring together athletes with physical disabilities, visual impairments and intellectual disabilities. True or False?a) trueb) false
3. In the Paralympic Games, adapted sports are adaptations of traditional Olympic sports. What is a synonym for "adapted sport"?a) handisportb) parasportc) adasportd) all of the above
4. Which of these terms is a synonym for "Paralympic Nordic skiing"?a) disabled downhill skiingb) para-alpine skiingc) Paralympic cross-country skiing
5. Complete the following statement: The five official sports of the Paralympic Winter Games are wheelchair curling, , the Paralympic biathlon, Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic downhill skiing.a) Paralympic lugeb) para-skiingc) sledge hockey
6. In Paralympic cross-country skiing, athletes in the Sitting category are seated on a , a chair mounted on skis.a) ski chairb) sit-skic) monoseat
7. In all ski events, whether the event is cross-country skiing, the Paralympic biathlon or downhill skiing, all athletes with a visual impairment are assisted by a "guide". What kind of a guide do we mean?a) a guide dogb) a sighted personc) an acoustic system
8. In Paralympic downhill skiing, some one-legged athletes hurtle down the slopes at more than 120 km/h. They are called .a) athletes with one skib) monoskiersc) monoparaskiers
9. Sit-skiers and one-legged athletes skiing without a prosthesis use stabilizers. What is a synonym for the term "stabilizers"?a) stabilizing polesb) balance polesc) outriggersd) all of the above
10. A delivery stick is a pole used by a curler to throw the stone without having to bend over or grasp the stone by its handle. Which of the following is a synonym for "delivery stick"?a) sliding poleb) push-stickc) extender cued) all of the above