Surfing Trivia Quiz
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Sample Surfing Quiz Questions
A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
This long, buoyant piece of equipment is what surfers stand on to ride waves.
Difficulty: Easy- Surfboard
- Boogie board
- Kayak
- Paddle
The technical term for a wave that breaks suddenly and violently over shallow reef or sandbar.
Difficulty: Medium- Dumping wave
- Plunging wave
- Spilling wave
- Surging wave
This Australian surfer won four consecutive world titles from 1979-1982 riding revolutionary twin-fin surfboards.
Difficulty: Hard- Mark Richards
- Wayne Bartholomew
- Tom Carroll
- Cheyne Horan
The foamy, turbulent water that forms after a wave breaks near shore.
Difficulty: Easy- Barrel
- Whitewater
- Swell
- Tide
This legendary big wave competition at Waimea Bay only runs when wave faces reach at least 20 feet, honoring a Hawaiian lifeguard.
Difficulty: Medium- Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational
- Pipeline Masters
- Mavericks Invitational
- Jaws Challenge
The ocean phenomenon where waves bend and change direction as they approach shallow water at an angle.
Difficulty: Hard- Wave diffraction
- Wave refraction
- Wave reflection
- Wave dispersion
The rubber suit worn by surfers to stay warm in cold water.
Difficulty: Easy- Drysuit
- Rash guard
- Wetsuit
- Life jacket
A four-fin configuration that provides speed and drive, particularly popular for barrels and powerful waves.
Difficulty: Medium- Thruster
- Quad
- Twin fin
- 5-fin
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