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Sailboat Parts Trivia Quiz

This is the basics to learning to sail. First you must learn the parts of a boat.

A multiple-choice quiz by imalimabeing. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
imalimabeing

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,454

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1104

Last 3 plays: Guest 163 (10/10), Dogclyde10 (8/10), Guest 103 (9/10).

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1. What is the main body of a boat called? Hint

body

hull

bed

hule

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2. Which of these is the larger sail? Hint

main sail

port sail

minor sail

starboard sail

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3. Which sail IS a head sail? Hint

front

main

jib

second

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4. In this order, what names are associated with the back of the boat, front, left and right of the boat? Hint

bow, port, starboard, stern

back, front, left, right

stern, bow, port, starburst

stern, bow, port, starboard

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5. The back part of the boat, where the name is often written, is called the what? Hint

back

transom

namesake

flat-end

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6. Not all boats steer with a wheel. What is the name of the object generally steered with in smaller boats? Hint

tiller

all boats have a wheel

wheel handle

latter

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7. What is the name of the board that sticks down the center of the boat into the water and is used for stability? Hint

centerboard

dragger

board in the center

center-stabilizer

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8. On board a boat, ropes are not called ropes. What are they called? Hint

lines

strings

snakes

ties

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9. The rope that is used to raise a sail is called a what? Hint

puller-upper

halyard

raiser

snake

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10. What is the 'mast-like object' that is attached to the mast? (Hint: It gets its name from the sound it makes when it hits you in the head) Hint

ouch

boom

mini-mast

whack

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the main body of a boat called?

Answer: hull

2. Which of these is the larger sail?

Answer: main sail

3. Which sail IS a head sail?

Answer: jib

Main sail is the larger sail that you can't sail without, quite obviously the main sail. The Spinaker and Jib sails are raised at the head of the boat and are therefore headsails. Second and front sails are, to the extent of my knowledge, are not sails.

4. In this order, what names are associated with the back of the boat, front, left and right of the boat?

Answer: stern, bow, port, starboard

The back of the boat is often referred to as aft, and the front as forward. Port and left are associated with the color red, and starboard and right are associated with blue or green.

5. The back part of the boat, where the name is often written, is called the what?

Answer: transom

6. Not all boats steer with a wheel. What is the name of the object generally steered with in smaller boats?

Answer: tiller

Some somewhat large boats also have tillers, not just small boats. Many tillers have tiller extentions connected to them to make it easier to move around and to get a longer reach. The tiller extention is to be held like a microphone.

7. What is the name of the board that sticks down the center of the boat into the water and is used for stability?

Answer: centerboard

When a centerboard is pulled up and cleated in place, but still attached to the boat, it is a centerboard. When it is very long and thin and is entirely removable, it is a daggerboard. When it is attached to the bottom of the boat (usually on larger boats) it is called a keel.

8. On board a boat, ropes are not called ropes. What are they called?

Answer: lines

Some lines are also called sheets (the lines used to pull in a sail ex: jib sheet, main sheet).

9. The rope that is used to raise a sail is called a what?

Answer: halyard

10. What is the 'mast-like object' that is attached to the mast? (Hint: It gets its name from the sound it makes when it hits you in the head)

Answer: boom

Trust me, boom is a perfect name because boom is what it does when it come swinging around in the wind and whacks you in the back of the head! OUCH!

Source: Author imalimabeing

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