Q 01/05

At which Portuguese town did Sebastian Steudtner surf a record 86-foot wave in October 2020?

A) Ericeira

B) Nazaré

C) Peniche

D) Sagres

Answer · why

B) Nazaré

An underwater canyon off the town's Praia do Norte funnels Atlantic swells into monsters that have drawn the world's big-wave elite since Garrett McNa...

Q 02/05

What is the official Hawaiian name of the Maui surf break nicknamed Jaws?

A) Waimea

B) Peʻahi

C) Hoʻokipa

D) Honolua

Answer · why

B) Peʻahi

The break sits a few hundred feet off Maui's north-shore cliffs, and its waves are so big and fast that riders are usually towed into them by jet ski.

Q 03/05

In what year did snowboarding make its official debut as an Olympic sport?

A) 1994

B) 2002

C) 1998

D) 2006

Answer · why

C) 1998

Nagano hosted the debut with giant slalom and halfpipe events; the first men's giant slalom champion, Ross Rebagliati, briefly lost his gold over a ca...

Q 04/05

What is generally the highest grade in the Yosemite Decimal System for rock climbing?

A) 5.15

B) 5.12

C) 5.14

D) 5.10

Answer · why

A) 5.15

The scale is open-ended, but 5.15d is the hardest grade yet claimed, first set by Adam Ondra on the route Silence in Norway in 2017.

Q 05/05

Which country is widely recognized as the origin of modern commercial bungee jumping?

A) New Zealand

B) United States

C) Australia

D) South Africa

Answer · why

A) New Zealand

A.J. Hackett opened the world's first permanent commercial site at the Kawarau Gorge bridge near Queenstown in 1988, after drumming up publicity by ju...