Trivia: What sport’s first non-military competition was hosted in 1840s Norway?
Archery
Downhill skiing
Sharpshooting
Speed skating
The correct answer is Downhill skiing
So why is this answer correct? : Modern downhill skiing got its competitive start in Norway in the 1840s, with the first national skiing competition later held in Oslo (known then as Christiania) in 1868. However, skiing had a long history before it became a competitive sport. Various shapes and sizes of wooden planks dating back to prehistoric times have been discovered in peat bogs in Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway, and it is assumed that skiing was a form of transportation in colder countries for thousands of years.