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1 Each archer, depending on the round being shot, will shoot a maximum of 6 arrows per 'end' split into two groups of three arrows each. Under GNAS rules how much time is an archer permitted to shoot three arrows?
Answer: Two and one half minutes

Each archer is allowed two and one half minutes to shoot three arrows. Should an archer exceed this time allowance, the presiding judge will issue a warning in the first instance and, if the archer persists, they will then be asked to leave the shooting line and will not be permitted to compete again that day. Time allocations are rigidly enforced during top-level competition, but we British have a somewhat more relaxed approach, especially at club tournament level, and unless it is absolutely clear to the judges that any stalling is a deliberate, delaying tactic intended to unsettle the opposition, it is rare to see an archer asked to retire.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [2]
2 Within the United Kingdom, target archery is governed by the Grand National Archery Society (GNAS). What are the initials of archery's international governing body?
Answer: FITA

FITA, the Federation International de Tir l'Arc, is the international governing body for archery and was founded in Lvov, Poland in 1931. FITA, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is responsible for formulating and applying the rules followed by approximately 145 national governing bodies worldwide and for the organisation of the Archery World Championships, the Archery World Cup competitions and advising the IOC on all aspects of archery at the Olympic Games.
DCAS are the initials of the regional society for Devon and Cornwall, GWAS are the initials of the Grand Western Archery Society, the society that administers archery for the west of England and EWBS are the initials for the English Warbow Society, a society unaffiliated with GNAS, that promotes the study and practice of the medieval English warbow.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [1]
3 How many total medals did the U.S. Olympic Team winning during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?
Answer: 0

Korea 5, China 3, Ukraine 1, Italy 1, and France 1. United States did not fare so well in 2008.
  From Quiz: Archery for Professional Competitors
4 How long ago have people been using a bow and arrow (according to historians)?
Answer: 25,000 years ago

Historians suggest that people were using as far back as 25,000 years ago, when it was used mainly as a weapon of war. But, now is primarily used for hunting and target shooting.
  From Quiz: Archery
5 When was archery first included as an Olympic sport?
Answer: 1900

It were first included in 1900, discontinued in 1924, and reintroduced in 1972.
  From Quiz: Olympics: Archery
6 An archery competition is usually referred to as a 'round'. Under international rules these are known as 'FITA Rounds'. What term is used to refer to a match shot under GNAS rules?
Answer: Imperial round

All distances shot under FITA rules are measured in metres, whereas all imperial rounds shot under GNAS rules are measured in yards. GNAS rounds predominantly consist of full dozens of arrows, whereas it is not uncommon for a FITA round to consist of ends of half dozens of arrows: for example the GNAS York Round consists of 12 dozen arrows shot at three distances - 6 dozen at 100 yards, 4 dozen at 80 yards and 2 dozen at 60 yards whereas the FITA 900 round consists of 2½ dozen arrows shot at each of 3 distances - 60 metres, 50 metres and 40 metres. Imperial scoring also varies in that arrows falling anywhere within the same colour zone score the same number of points under GNAS but will score differently from ring to ring under FITA rules.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [1]
7 From which country did the Men's Individual Gold Medal winner come from?
Answer: Ukraine

The Ukraine's Viktor Ruban defeated Park Kyung-Mo 113-112 in the Gold Medal match.
    Your options: [ United States ] [ Ukraine ] [ Italy ] [ Korea ]
  From Quiz: Archery for Professional Competitors
8 What type of footwear is not recommended when shooting?
Answer: thongs

Sandals are also not recommended when shooting. Thongs and sandals are open, or have holes in them, and if an arrow is dropped it could injure you.
  From Quiz: Basic Target Archery
9 What year did archery first appear in the Olympics?
Answer: 1900

Archery was regularly featured as an Olympic sport from 1900 to 1920. Archery was removed from the Olympics after that though.
  From Quiz: Archery
10 In the individual events, how long does an archer have to fire each arrow?
Answer: 40 seconds
  From Quiz: Olympics: Archery
11 The senior presiding judge at a shoot may appoint any number of archers to assist himself or herself with the running of the event. By what name are these appointees referred to?
Answer: Field Captains

Any number of archers may be asked to act as field captains and these are often the more experienced archers present, whether they are shooting that day or simply assisting with shoot administration. Field captains are usually tasked with ensuring that the target stands and bosses are correctly positioned and spaced, at the correct height and are in a safe condition. It is also often found that one archer from each target is appointed as a target captain who is responsible for ensuring that the scoring is carried out accurately. The judges rely on archers to be honourable and not to try to enhance their scores. In my 40 years of involvement in the sport, I have never had cause to question an archer's scorecard.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [2]
12 'Bows so constructed that a mechanical advantage is obtained by the use of accessory limbs, levers, pulleys, eccentrics or similar devices'. Of what style of bow is this a description?
Answer: Compound bow

The compound bow is a relatively recent advance in bow technology, being developed in the USA in the 1960s. The compound bow uses a series of levers and pulleys to bend the limbs. Compound bows are ideal for those archers that may be recovering from an injury but wish to continue shooting as the lever and pulley system allows for similar draw weights as recurve bows and longbows but with much less exertion on the part of the archer. It is not uncommon for some compound bows to achieve arrow speeds well in excess of 200fps (feet per second). In the United Kingdom, the draw weight limit for compound bows in competition is 60lbs.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [1]
13 On a target archery target, how many points does the gold or yellow give.
Answer: 9 and 10

The scoring zones are: White: 1 and 2, Black: 3 and 4, Blue: 5 and 6, Red: 7 and 8, Gold: 9 and 10.

X is also a gold scoring zone, but it still gives 10 points.
    Your options: [ 7 and 8 ] [ 1 and 2 ] [ 9 and 10 ] [ 4 and 5 ]
  From Quiz: Basic Target Archery
14 What year did archery return to the Olympics after it was removed from competition?
Answer: 1972

Archery returned in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
  From Quiz: Archery
15 Robin of Lockley was the undisputed master of the longbow. Of which material were the shafts of Mr Hood's arrows made?
Answer: wood

Wood is a remarkable fletching material, and was only surpassed by aluminium and carbon fiber. Glass fiber arrows are strong but heavy, and are suitable for bow fishing.
    Your options: [ glass fiber ] [ carbon fiber ] [ aluminium ] [ wood ]
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16 What is the bag archers use to hold arrows called?
Answer: quiver
  From Quiz: Olympics: Archery
17 In archery terms, what are Portsmouth, Bray, Worcester and Vegas?
Answer: Indoor target archery rounds

Under GNAS rules, there is no indoor round shot at a distance of over 30 metres, the 'Stafford' being the only one shot at that distance and at a full size (80cm) indoor face. Rounds are shot using arrows counted in dozens. The Portsmouth round, which is the most widely shot indoor round, consists of 5 dozen arrows, shot at a 60cm face from a distance of 20 yards. As a general rule, compound bows use two vertical sets of triple target face centres mounted side by side on one boss with one arrow being shot at each centre. Because the compound bow, especially in 'unlimited' form, is so much more accurate than other styles of bow, this reduces the likelihood of damage to both arrows and to the straw target boss.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [1]
18 What is dry firing?
Answer: drawing and releasing without an arrow in the bow

Dry firing is bad for the bow limbs. One of the first things a beginner is taught is not to fire the bow without an arrow in it.
  From Quiz: Basic Target Archery
19 How fast can competitors fire arrows?
Answer: 200 mph

Competitors can pull back their bows and fire arrows 200+ mph at their targets that are 70 meters away.
  From Quiz: Archery
20 How far away are the archers' targets?
Answer: 70 meters

At the Sydney 2000 Olympics, they were 70 meters (77 yards) away.
  From Quiz: Olympics: Archery
21 Who was the head coach of the U.S. Olympic Archery team in 2008?
Answer: Kisik Lee

Kisik Lee became the U.S. Olympic Coach in 2005. He coached the Australians to a Gold Medal, and several Gold Medals by the Korean archers.
  From Quiz: Archery for Professional Competitors
22 What is another name for the handle of a recurve bow?
Answer: riser

The riser is what the sight, if the archer is not shooting barebow, is mounted on. It is also where the bow is held and for some bows has a stabilizer mounted on it.
  From Quiz: Basic Target Archery
23 How many points is the bullseye worth?
Answer: 10

The round targets each contain 10 circles. At ten points, the center zone or bullseye is worth ten points.
  From Quiz: Archery
24 About how fast do the archers' arrows travel?
Answer: 240 kilometers per hour
  From Quiz: Olympics: Archery
25 When erecting your target stand and fitting the boss, you should aim to angle your targets as close to how many degrees from the vertical?
Answer: 15 degrees

When setting up the field for a shoot, target centres must be set at a certain distance from each other and are to be at around 130cm from ground level. The minimum centre spacing should be 2.5 metres for targets being used by archers shooting in pairs, or 3.66 metres for targets being used by three or more archers. Target bosses are angled, primarily, to increase the stability of the target and to enable archers to withdraw their arrows without the danger of pulling the target boss over.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [1]
26 Who won the Las Vegas Shoot-Out in the Men's Professional Freestyle Unlimited Division in 2008?
Answer: Dave Cousins

15 competitors completed a perfect score in the Las Vegas Shoot-Out. In a standard shoot-off, Dave Cousins out-lasted the others with 105 perfect arrows to become champion.
  From Quiz: Archery for Professional Competitors
27 Other than protection, what is a chest guard used for?
Answer: to stop the string from catching on the shirt as it is released

If the string catches on the shirt as it goes past, the power or aim of the bow could be slightly altered. In beginner archery it is mainly females who are encouraged to wear chest guards, for the obvious reasons, but as males progress they are often encouraged to wear them as well.
  From Quiz: Basic Target Archery
28 How many ends does an archers shoot in a round?
Answer: 6

Archers shoot 6 ends per round, with 6 arrows in each end.
  From Quiz: Archery
29 From which characteristic does the recurve bow derive its name?
Answer: The limb ends curve forward

The interesting limb shape contributes to the speed of the arrow. The recurve bow is also known as the Olympic bow. Fitted with a sight, stabilizers and a good archer, the recurve bow is extremely accurate over the Olympic distance of 70 meters. The less said about the other three theories the better!
    Your options: [ The unusual trajectory of the arrow ] [ It was first used in Recurve, a small town in Spain ] [ The draw curve drops sharply after 28 inches ] [ The limb ends curve forward ]
  From Quiz: Archery
30 What must be engraved on each arrow?
Answer: archer's initials
  From Quiz: Olympics: Archery
31 Whilst shooting, a spectator wanders onto the field. Which word, from the following, must be called by anyone present as a warning to cease shooting immediately?
Answer: Fast!

Whenever an event occurs that may prove dangerous to an archer, spectator or bystander, the word 'fast' is to be called as loudly as possible. It can be called by any person present, not necessarily by the presiding judges and it may be called by any number of people, the more the better in fact. On hearing 'fast' all archers are to cease shooting immediately, lower their bows, remove any nocked arrows from the bowstring and place all arrows back into the quiver. It is forbidden to resume shooting until the senior judge present has declared that it is safe and clear to continue. Any archer who disobeys this rule will be asked to leave the field immediately and will not be permitted to shoot again that day.
    Your options: [ Hold! ] [ Whoa! ] [ Fast! ] [ Yikes! ]
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [2]
32 (Petticoat), white, black, ****, red and gold. Which colour is missing from this sequence?
Answer: Blue

The blue ring is the one missing from this sequence. Under GNAS rules scoring is as follows: White scores 1 point, black scores 3, blue scores 5, red scores 7 and gold scores 9. Any arrow which strikes the white area of the target face outside of the outer ring has hit the 'petticoat' and scores zero or is marked on an archer's scorecard as a 'miss'.
    Your options: [ Blue ] [ Purple ] [ Green ] [ Brown ]
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [1]
33 What is another name for the fletches on an arrow?
Answer: vanes

Piles are another name for the points of the arrow. Cresting I am not going to tell you, because that is in the next question, and nocks are the parts that clip on to the string.
  From Quiz: Basic Target Archery
34 How many arrows do archers shoot in each end?
Answer: 6

Archers shoot six arrows in each end of each round.
  From Quiz: Archery
35 The bow and arrow are of special importance to which martial art?
Answer: Kyudo

A Kyudo bow is instantly recognizable by its long upper and much shorter lower limb.
    Your options: [ Karate ] [ Kanjetsu ] [ Judo ] [ Kyudo ]
  From Quiz: Archery
36 What is another word for archery?
Answer: toxophily

Taxonomy means the scientific classification of organisms ... the other two are words I made up. (hehe)
  From Quiz: Olympics: Archery
37 A traditional style of shooting in the United Kingdom, especially in England, consists of archers shooting at an upright flag or an angled target on the ground. What is this type of shooting known as?
Answer: Clout shooting

There are two forms of clout shooting that take place in the United Kingdom. The first, the GNAS Clout, consists of a 12" square flag set into the ground at which the archers shoot. Gentlemen shoot at a distance of 180 yards, Ladies shoot at 140 yards and junior archers shoot at distances of between 180 yards and 80 yards depending on their gender and age grouping. The flag, or clout, may be surrounded by scoring rings marked on the ground, but where this is not possible a thick, non-stretching rope or chain, over 12 feet in length and marked at 18", 3, 6, 9 and 12 feet is attached to the flag. As this is walked around the flag, arrows are withdrawn from the ground and placed on the rope/chain where each archer will call his score. The second form of clout shooting is the BL-BS (British Longbow Society) Clout. A 30" diameter target is laid on the ground and angled at 45º and the archers shoot at this. As a general rule GNAS clouts are shot 'one-way', whereas BL-BS clouts are shot 'two-way'. It is of the utmost importance that any archer who wishes to shoot the clout makes a declaration, prior to shooting, that they have received instruction in the art of clout shooting.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [2]
38 In archery terms, what is a 'Kisser'?
Answer: A draw check device fitted to the bowstring

A kisser is a small disc, usually made from a soft plastic or rubber material, through which the bowstring passes. It is positioned on the string in such a way that, once the archer is anchored at their full, measured draw length, the device sits in the corner of the mouth, providing the archer with a reliable draw-check and reference point.
  From Quiz: British (GNAS) Target Archery [1]
39 How many archery events are there in the Olympics?
Answer: 4

There are 4 events, individual events for women and men, and team events for men and women.
  From Quiz: Archery
40 Bowyer and author of the book, "Become the Arrow", Byron Ferguson, is known for his skill with which type of weapon?
Answer: Traditional bare bow

The bare bow is not fitted with a sight, generally making it harder to shoot than sighted bows. Nevertheless, a televised arrow loosed by Mr Ferguson flew clean through the finger opening of an expensive diamond ring.

The atlatl is essentially a stick used to propel an arrow by lending more leverage to the arm in a similar way one would use a rod to cast the bait when fishing. It is though to pre-date the bow. Needless to say, crack atlatl shots are in short supply.
    Your options: [ Olympic recurve bow ] [ Crossbow ] [ Atlatl ] [ Traditional bare bow ]
  From Quiz: Archery
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