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Fencing

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Fencing game quiz
"Here's a quiz to see how well you know the sport of fencing!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. How many weapons are there?
    4
    3
    2
    5


2. Which weapon do you have the least target area with?
    Foil
    Sabre
    Epee
    Rapier


3. What is a 'lame'?
    French name for a director
    The sheath for your weapon
    The vest-like jacket worn over your uniform when doing an electric bout
    French name for the bag you hold your weapons in


4. In a dry bout ('Dry bout' means that you are fencing without any electric equipment), how many judges are needed?
    2
    6
    No judges are needed, as there is only a director
    4


5. In a tournament, a "DE" bout is a what?
    Devious Erection
    Dovue Encore
    Direct Elimination
    Delicate Elimination


6. "On deck" means what?
    The next people to fence
    The people fencing now
    Who has to judge
    You've just lost your bout


7. If the direct calls a 'parry', it means you just did what?
    Blocked the opponents blade
    Broke your opponents blade
    Broke your blade
    Taken off your mask during a bout


8. If the director calls a 'parry four riposte', what did you just do?
    Taken off your mask during the bout and lunged
    Broke your blade and hurt your opponent
    Block your opponents blade and scored a point
    Broke your opponents blade and caused him to hurt you


9. Some right handed fencers are afraid of what?
    German fencers
    Bending their foils
    Mean directors
    Left handed fencers


10. A "one, two" is a what?
    A lunge combined with a disengage at the end
    A double lunge
    What the director says before you begin fencing
    Two parrys


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