Take a journey through the 20th century with this quiz!

Take a journey through the 20th century with this quiz!

A "miracle on ice" took place in _____ at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games when the United States hockey team beat the defending gold medal champions and Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union.

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Correct Incorrect Lake Placid, New York - The underdog United States hockey team defeated the four-time gold medal-winning Soviet Union team in a small mountain town in New York state. The victory was not only a gold medal win but also an ideological battle won by the Americans against the Soviets during the Cold War

A "miracle on ice" took place in _____ at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games when the United States hockey team beat the defending gold medal champions and Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union.

  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Lake Placid, New York
  • Saratoga Springs, New York
  • Nagno, Japan
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