How Much Do You Know About Curling?

By: Heather Cahill
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
How Much Do You Know About Curling?
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About This Quiz

Curling is one of the biggest sports in Canada, despite not being an official one. Curling enthusiasts across the country are members of local curling clubs and love to keep the sport alive. We have our Scottish immigrants to thank for bringing the great sport over to become a Canadian tradition. So if you've played, then let's see how much you know about it!

You've shown up to the arena, stretched and exercised, and you're ready to get on the ice. You've got your teammates by your side, and you've greeted the opposing team in a polite fashion. Now it's time to get into the game! You've got a lot to think about, from the equipment you need to the rules of the game and how you can best deliver the stone to the house. Your teammates need to have their heads in the game as well, because in order to win you all have to be working together. Everyone plays a role in getting the stone where it needs to be!

So if you've won your fair share of games or you have just watched many of them, now is your time to shine. Tell us how much you know about curling with this quiz!

1 curling stone
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Starting with the basics, what is the name of the object that is thrown in curling?
A puck
A chip
A stone
A stick
2 granite
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Curling stones are heavy, and for good reason. What material are they made of?
Soapstone
Granite
Concrete
Marble
3 delivering the stone
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Knowing your curling terminology is important. What does "delivering" a stone mean?
Sending the stone to the house
Having a new stone shipped to your door
Preparing to throw the stone
Knocking the other team's stone out of the house

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4 the curl
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Something that isn't always wanted in curling is the "curl." What is this?
The stone veering in a certain direction
A curler falling
The broom as it sweeps across the ice
The flick within a curler's wrist
5 curling stone 2
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If you've been to a curling event, you'll know its unique sound. Where did curling's nickname "the roaring game" come from?
The echo in the arena
The excitement of the crowd during the games
The fights that break out during the game
The sound of the stone moving across the ice
6 team captain
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The captain directs most of the action. Who serves as team captain on a curling team?
Skip
Vice
Lead
Second

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7 sweeper
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While not an official position, do you know what a sweeper is?
The person who uses the broom
The person delivering the stone
The team with the highest points
The stone that knocks other stones out of the house
8 curling shoes
World Curling Federation
Curlers wear two different shoes, but they don't have two left feet! Which of the following is one shoe that they wear?
Trickle
Boxed
Cleat
Slider
9 respectfulness
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You'll want to know this fact if you get into curling. What is one important trait that all curlers share?
Fearlessness
Arrogance
Respectfulness
Dishonesty

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10 the house
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One important part of curling is the house. What is it?
The bullseye at the end of the sheet
The name for the arenas where curling is played
Where the players sit during the game
The place that stones are thrown from
11 curling team
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If you're putting together a team, this is important to know! How many people make a curling team?
Two
Three
Four
Six
12 handshake
World Curling Federation
Being courteous and kind is all part of the game. How should you start off any game of curling?
By talking with your teammates
By checking out the stones
Looking at the ice
Shaking hands with one another

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13 scotland
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Though it's very popular in Canada, where did curling originate?
China
Scotland
United States
Italy
14 sweepers
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The stone has to be delivered as flawlessly as possible, so how many sweepers are on the ice after a throw?
One
Two
Three
Four
15 ice rink
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Curling is played on ice, but that's not what the surface is called. What is the ice referred to as, in the game?
Sheet
Stretch
Slip
Step

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16 sweeper 2
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Where do you sweep with the broom when playing?
All over the house
On the sides of the stones
Directly in front of the hack
In front of the stone
17 the hack
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Most important during the beginning of the game, what is the purpose of the hack?
To keep the players motivated
To stop the stone in the house
To clean the ice
To push off of when delivering the stone
18 touching the stone
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If you do this, you'll want to call yourself out. Accidentally touching a stone in play is called what?
Foul
Loss
Trapping the stone
Burning a stone

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19 free guard zone
World Curling Federation
What is the name of the area between the hog line and the tee line?
Free guard zone
Home base
Foul
Middle part
20 curling clubs
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Since the sport is so popular in Canada, there are many curling clubs around the country. About how many?
1,500
3,900
580
8,000
21 curling stone 3
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Solid stone has a lot of weight to it. How much does one curling stone weigh, approximately?
5 pounds
23 pounds
44 pounds
67 pounds

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22 ice
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When ice is determined to be "fast" by a curler, what do they refer to it as?
Clean
Speedy
Keen
Slick
23 kevin martin
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Which of these Canadians has participated in curling events at the Olympic games?
Kevin Martin
Emilie Heymans
Aaron Brown
Alena Sharp
24 stones thrown
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You've gotta know the rules to play the game! How many stones are thrown per end by one team?
10
16
6
8

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25 hog line
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In order to play your best, you have to know your lines! What is the hog line?
The point where a stone must be released
The line players stand behind when not playing
The scoring line
The last possible point where a stone can land
26 snowman
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You've scored points with every single stone that your team has thrown! What is it called?
Strike
Complete
Iced
Snowman
27 the lead
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Now is the time to know your duties as a player on the team. Who throws first during the game?
Skip
Second
Vice
Lead

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28 tim hortons
World Curling Federation
Which beloved Canadian company sponsors the Brier Championship?
Tim Horton's
Canadian Tire
Air Canada
Rogers
29 1959 championships
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In the first World Championship for curling in 1959, which country did the Canadian team beat?
Poland
Hungary
Russia
Scotland
30 demonstration sport
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Before becoming official, how many times was curling a demonstration sport at the Olympics?
Eight
29
17
Four

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31 end players
World Curling Federation
What is a common number of ends to have within a regular curling game?
Two
Eight
15
25
32 curling players canada
World Curling Federation
There are about a million players here! Curling is a popular sport in which maple leaf country?
Japan
Scotland
United States
Canada
33 royal montreal curling club
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Which curling club do we have to thank for building the first indoor ice rink in Canada?
Caledonian Curling Club
Mayflower Curling Club
The Granite Club
Royal Montreal Curling Club

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34 curling canada
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Can you name the organization that is most important to curling in Canada?
Curling Canada
Curl ON
Curl Manitoba
Great Lakes Curling Association
35 olympic sport
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It was a long, hard road for this game to be included. What year was curling finally considered to be an official Olympic sport?
1998
1890
1938
2007