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1 Teri Hatcher was once a cheerleader for which NFC West team?
Answer: San Francisco 49ers

Teri Hatcher was born in Palo Alto in 1964 and spent a season with the 49ers in 1984. She started acting in 1985 and played Lois Lane in "The New Adventures of Superman" from 1993 to 1997.
    Your options: [ San Francisco 49ers ] [ Seattle Seahawks ] [ Atlanta Falcons ] [ Los Angeles Rams ]
  From Quiz: Famous Cheerleaders
2 What is the person called who is on the top of stunts?
Answer: Flyer

The flyer is on the top of stunts, and bases are the ones who lift them up. Also in a stunt group is a back-spot, and sometimes a front-spot.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
3 What stunt is executed correctly when the flyer jumps into the bases' interlocked hands and is thrown several feet into the air?
Answer: Basket toss

A sponge toss is when the bases' hands are not interlocked. An extension is a two-legged stunt. A whip is not a cheerleading stunt, I just made it up.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading Stunts
4 A prep consists of how many people?
Answer: 4

A prep has a flyer, a back, and two bases. The back assists the flier into the bases' hands. The bases lift the flier and hold her at chest level. The flier stands up and locks all her muscles and tries to maintain her balance.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
5 What are stunts that have only one leg supporting and the other by your knee?
Answer: Liberty

The Liberty looks exactly like the Statue of Liberty.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading!
6 For high school and junior high teams, when is a triple base extended straddle lift legal?
Answer: It is legal with a back spotter.

This is a simple stunt, but since the middle base is directly supporting the flyer's weight, an additional spotter is required.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading and its Rules
7 What is it called when the flyer (top person), is up in the air with her leg directly in front of her and one arm across her chest?
Answer: bow and arrow

A bow and arrow is one of the most impressive single-group stunts. Not many girls have the flexibility and the flying ability to do this stunt, it requires a lot of practice and skill.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading Stunts
8 What magazine can cheerleaders subscribe to for facts and tips on cheerleading?
Answer: 'American Cheerleader'

Never heard of it? Check out 'AmericanCheerleader.com'!
  From Quiz: Here We Go Cheer
9 What is another name for a straddle jump?
Answer: Toe- touch
  From Quiz: Sideline Stunts
10 What is the name for the person that you put up in the stunt?
Answer: Flyer

Flyer as into fly.
  From Quiz: Cheerleaders Only!
11 What is the top person in a stunt correctly referred to as ?
Answer: flyer

There are many different names for the top person or flyer.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
12 Which contestants from the 2009 "Amazing Race" were former Miami Dolphins cheerleaders?
Answer: Jaime & Cara

Cara Rosenthal is a UCLA graduate and Jaime Edmondson is a former police officer who met while cheerleading for the Dolphins.
    Your options: [ Jaime & Cara ] [ Christie & Jodi ] [ Linda & Karen ] [ Kisha & Jen ]
  From Quiz: Famous Cheerleaders
13 What is the stunt called when the flyer is standing on one leg, and holding the other leg bent with one arm?
Answer: Scale

When the flyer stands on only one leg with the other bent at the knee, that is called a liberty. An extension is when the bases' arms are fully extended, and a cupie is when one base holds both the flyer's feet in one arm that is fully extended.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
14 What stunt is correctly executed when the flyer has one leg completely extended above her head and her head is below her hips? She should be grasping the bases wrists and keeping herself perfectly straightened.
Answer: Needle

This move originated from gymnastics. A heel stretch is almost the same except the flyer stands upright and holds her own ankle instead of the bases wrists.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading Stunts
15 What stunt is the sweep used to dismount from?
Answer: Full

A full is done after a prep and the bases have their arms straight in the air. After a full extension, the bases and back throw the flyers legs forward and catch them.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
16 What are straddle jumps also known as?
Answer: toe-touch

The toe-touch is one of the hardest jumps to get perfected. A straddle jump is basically like toe-touches but you don't actually touch your toes.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading!
17 What kind of basket toss is it, when the flyer goes up and kicks one leg up, then the other very quickly?
Answer: scissor kick

This is a great toss. This toss is great to get away from the traditional toe-touch done in tosses, and it adds some new flavor to a routine!
  From Quiz: Cheerleading Stunts
18 What was the very first pom pon made out of?
Answer: crepe paper

Today, Pom pons are mostly made out of plastic pieces and/or foil-like materials.
  From Quiz: Here We Go Cheer
19 What was the first professional football cheerleading team to do stunts?
Answer: Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens cheerleading team was created in '97 and has both a co-ed stunt team and a dance team.
  From Quiz: Sideline Stunts
20 What is the usual number of bases for any basic stunt?
Answer: 2

Two not including the Flyer and Back Spotter.
  From Quiz: Cheerleaders Only!
21 Who invented the herkie?
Answer: Herkimer

Lawrence 'Herkie' Herkimer, hence the name.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
22 Tiffany Fallon was Playboy Playmate of the Year in 2005. Which NFC West team was she a cheerleader for?
Answer: Atlanta Falcons

Tiffany was born in Ft. Lauderdale in 1974. In 1999, she was a member of the Falcons cheerleading squad at Super Bowl XXXIII, and was Miss Georgia in 2001. She married Joe Don Rooney of the Rascal Flatts.
    Your options: [ Atlanta Falcons ] [ Carolina Panthers ] [ St Louis Rams ] [ New Orleans Saints ]
  From Quiz: Famous Cheerleaders
23 In what stunt do the bases interlock their hands for the flier to jump on?
Answer: Basket toss

A basket toss is where the bases interlock their hands and let the flier jump on. They sponge and throw the flyer straight into the air, with the help of the back and front. The back pushes the flier's butt into the air and the front puts her hands underneath the bases hands, to lift up.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
24 What is the most important tip for a flyer to remember?
Answer: stay tight

Flyers must stay tight and aligned for a stunt to be safe and successful. If a flyer looks at the ground, sticks out his or her butt, or goes limp, the bases can't balance the stunt properly.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading and its Rules
25 How many people high may highschool or highschool-level all-star squads build?
Answer: 2 people high

Even to be able to stunt, some schools have to go through a stunting camp to be able to do this, for safety reasons.
  From Quiz: Here We Go Cheer
26 What does NCA stand for?
Answer: National Cheerleaders Association
  From Quiz: Sideline Stunts
27 What is the name of the partner stunt in which the flyer has her feet together in one of her base's hands?
Answer: Cupie
  From Quiz: Cheerleaders Only!
28 Term for a mixed (boy and girl) squad ?
Answer: Co-ed
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
29 The Baltimore Ravens had the privilege of Stacy Keibler's legs that graced their cheerleeding squad in 1997. Stacy went on to bigger and better things after retiring from the Ravens at the tender age of 19. What profession did Stacy take up?
Answer: Professional wrestler

Stacy started out with the Nitro Girls in WCW, but when the WCW was bought by the WWE, she went on to manage the Dudley Boys.
  From Quiz: Famous Cheerleaders
30 What is the motion called when both arms are bent at the elbow, with fists facing each other?
Answer: Broken T

A 'T' is when both arms are straight out and parallel to the floor, and a High 'V' is when both arms are up at a 45 degree angle. A Flag is when one arm is at your hip and the other is in a touchdown.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
31 What stunt is executed correctly when the flyer has both legs locked and the bases' arms are fully extended about their head.
Answer: Extension

A prep is help at shoulder level. A thigh stand is held at the waist level. I just made up mountain.
    Your options: [ Extension ] [ Thigh stand ] [ Prep ] [ Mountain ]
  From Quiz: Cheerleading Stunts
32 In what jump does the cheerleader try to touch her toes out in front of her body?
Answer: Pike

Pike is a very difficult jump. You must jump and put your feet straight out in front of you and try to touch your toes in the air. You should land with your feet together.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
33 How many people high may college squads build?
Answer: 2.5 people high

Yup, 2.5, this is based on answers from 'AC magazine' itself, most colleges are co-ed though, so they are more safe than high school squads.
  From Quiz: Here We Go Cheer
34 Where does NCA hold their National College Cheerleading Championship?
Answer: Daytona Beach, Florida
  From Quiz: Sideline Stunts
35 What is a Toe Swirl?
Answer: None of these

There's no such thing (unless you can prove me otherwise).
    Your options: [ None of these ] [ A stunt ] [ A jump ] [ An alcoholic drink ]
  From Quiz: Cheerleaders Only!
36 Which former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader played Officer Kathy Linahan on the "CHiPs" TV series?
Answer: Tina Gayle

Tina's full name is Tina Gayle Hernandez, and she played Officer Linahan in 22 episodes of "CHiPs". She also had a part in a low budget film in 1982, but disappeared from the limelight shortly afterwards.
    Your options: [ Tina Gayle ] [ Brodie Greer ] [ Brianne Leary ] [ Randi Oakes ]
  From Quiz: Famous Cheerleaders
37 How many people (including the flyer and spotters) are involved in a basket toss?
Answer: 5

A basket toss has one backspot, one frontspot, 2 bases and a flyer. It can sometimes be performed without a front spot.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading Stunts
38 What is the name of the stunt where the flyers legs are together in a full extension?
Answer: Awesome

While going up into the full from the prep, the bases move the flier's feet together. The flier's feet should be touching.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading
39 What is it called when there is more than one stunt group, up at the same time (they are close together)?
Answer: pyramid

There are many pyramid options.
  From Quiz: Cheerleading Stunts
40 What is another name for the top of a girl's uniform?
Answer: shell

Makes us sound like turtles, huh? Lol.
  From Quiz: Here We Go Cheer
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