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1 trivia quiz  Sailing Terms icon
Sailing has its own vocabulary, but many of the terms used will be recognisable. These ones are in common use in the U.K.
Average 15Q
417 plays
Jan 24 04
picqero gold
2 trivia quiz  Hello Sailor! Got a Yacht? icon
Ahoy! Trivia Captain Daedelus and Galley Wench Lilah invite you aboard for 10 quick questions. We'll be messing about in boats and providing a duffer?s guide to succeeding at the yacht club and chatting up a salty buoy or gull.
Tough 10Q
252 plays
Aug 29 04
LilahDeDah
3 trivia quiz  More Sailing Terms icon
The sport of sailing has its own language, laws, and customs. The following questions relate to these subjects. Hope you enjoy them, and maybe even learn a thing or two.
Tough 15Q
327 plays
Jan 29 04
picqero gold
4 trivia quiz  Sailing Fundamentals icon
This quiz is about sailing terms and techniques. If you are a sailor you will have no problem, if not, then get ready to learn something.
Average 10Q
378 plays
Feb 07 04
chipfo
5 trivia quiz  Nautical Knowledge icon
This quiz should be a breeze for an old salt like you.
Average 20Q
420 plays
Jun 03 03
AccdntlJibe
6 trivia quiz  Sail Ho! icon
Last week I went out on San Francisco Bay with my friend Jim aboard his new sailboat. Sailing terms are confusing, and the whole day was one misunderstanding after another. Maybe this quiz will help you to avoid the mistakes I made.
Average 10Q
195 plays
May 19 05
bettona
7 trivia quiz  Basic Sailing Terminology icon
Have you ever listened to you friends talk about the most recent sailing trip and wondered what they were talking about? If so, take this quiz and you will be able to understand at least part of what they are talking about in sailing.
Average 10Q
285 plays
Nov 08 05
bsss
8 trivia quiz  Schooner Construction
This quiz is for all you colonial schooner construction enthusiasts (all 40 of you).
Difficult 10Q
252 plays
May 13 01
Panzerfaust
9 trivia quiz  More Sailing icon
Learn a little more about sailing. Knowing the lingo helps you get started and makes you appear smarter.
Average 10Q
375 plays
Mar 17 03
westcliffe_146
10 trivia quiz  Sailboat Parts
This is the basics to learning to sail. First you must learn the parts of a boat.
Easy 10Q
510 plays
Nov 13 02
imalimabeing
11 trivia quiz  Dinghy Sailing - Sail or Swim?
This takes you through racing a triangle course from the moment you leave shore, to the moment you return. Can you win or will you capsize? Good luck.
Average 10Q
255 plays
Aug 07 03
HP

Some sample questions from this category:

* What is the name of the holes that are cut to let water run off the deck?
* On average, how long did it take a colonial shipyard to build a decent schooner?
* What do you have to do to the rigging before it is finished?
* When climbing the ratlines, which part do you hold on to?
* How many masts do true schooners have?
* What color are the inside walls and bulkheads painted?
* Before a battle, why were the walls removed from inside the ship?
* Where was the schooner Sultana (which enforced British taxes on the colonies) first constructed?
* What is the main body of a boat called?
* What is the name of the larger sail?
* Which sail IS a head sail?
* In this order, what are the names for the back of the boat, front, left and right of the boat?
* The back part of the boat, where the name is often written, is called the what?
* Not all boats steer with a wheel. What is the name of the object generally steered with in smaller boats?
* What is the name of the board that sticks down the center of the boat into the water and is used for stability?
* Onboard a boat, ropes are not called ropes. What are they called?
* The rope that is used to raise a sail is called a what?
* I'm guessing everyone knows what a mast is, so what is the 'mast-like object' that is attatched to the mast? (Hint: It gets its name from the sound it makes when it hits you in the head)
* Rope put aboard a sailboat is called a what?
* You're sailing a two masted boat with the mizzen mast located forward of the steering post. What type of boat are you on?

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