Row Row Row Your Boat Gently Down the Stream: Life is But a Quiz About Rowing

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Admittedly, I know virtually nothing about rowing. When making up this quiz, I had to research every single question. As for the comments after the right answers are given, at times I provide some more information, but many other times I try to make a humorous comment or provide some other random, related by a stretch comment. I hope you enjoy this quiz. Hopefully, you won't find yourself up a creek without a paddle! Wait a minute, that is more about CANOES! Oh well, good luck!

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Row Row Row Your Boat Gently Down the Stream: Life is But a Quiz About Rowing

What command by a Cox tells rowers to put their oars in the water?

Fall in

Back it down

Blades down

At the catch

What is sweep rowing?

Using 2 oars each

Rowing with no cox

Using 1 oar per crew member

Rowing with a cox

For females, a coxswain should not weigh more than ______pounds.

130

120

110

100

What term describes the distance a shell travels during each stroke?

Set

Keel

Feather

Run

A type of race where crews are drawn randomly from a hat is called a ___________.

Scratch crew

Scrambled Eggs

Egg beater

Key party

What is the shell?

Length of the boat

Weight of the boat

Smooth hull/body of the boat

None of the above

In rowing competitions, a junior class means the competitors are under _____.

What are the marks left by the blade on the water after a release?

Ripples

Eddys

Puddles

None of the above

What is turning an oar after the blade is extracted making it parallel to the water?

Feathering

Sculling

Scrambling

Jigging

What term describes racers given a 2nd chance to qualify for the finals?

Flutter

Repechage

Shunt

Head race

What is a rower with two oars, one in each hand?

Skuller

Coxswain

Sculler

None of the above

Donald Alum was a British oarsman who was the 1st person to row across the:

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

What is a frame with straps or shoes to anchor a rower's feet?

Straight Jacket

Iron Maiden

Stretcher

None of the above

In rowing competitions, a Senior B class means the competitors are under _____.

What is the term to describe the uniform stroke rate used by a rowing team?

Pace

Cadence

Tempo

Swing

What is the device at the end of a rigger that holds an oar?

Oarclasp

Oarlock

Oarsnap

Oarguard

What is the bar across the oarlock that keeps the oar in place?

Gate

Fence

Barricade

Door

For males, a coxswain should not weigh more than ____pounds.

140

125

120

110

In rowing compettions, Masters classes range from A to J. J means age ___and up.

What is the bow?

Front of the boat

Back of the boat

Top of the boat

Bottom of the boat

What term describes where the blade enters the water?

Cover

Backwater

Backsplash

Catch point

In Olympic rowing events, there are teams of all of the following sizes except:

What term describes the number of strokes executed per minute by a crew?

Rating

Ratio

Recovery

Pitch

When during a race would a 'High Ten' normally occur?

Right after the start

At the end

When passing a boat

When being passed

What is the member of a rowing term without oars called?

Captain

Admiral

Coxswain

Hammer

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Row Row Row Your Boat Gently Down the Stream: Life is But a Quiz About Rowing

About This Quiz

What command by a Cox tells rowers to put their oars in the water?

What is sweep rowing?

For females, a coxswain should not weigh more than ______pounds.

What term describes the distance a shell travels during each stroke?

A type of race where crews are drawn randomly from a hat is called a ___________.

What is the shell?

In rowing competitions, a junior class means the competitors are under _____.

What are the marks left by the blade on the water after a release?

What is turning an oar after the blade is extracted making it parallel to the water?

What term describes racers given a 2nd chance to qualify for the finals?

What is a rower with two oars, one in each hand?

Donald Alum was a British oarsman who was the 1st person to row across the:

What is a frame with straps or shoes to anchor a rower's feet?

In rowing competitions, a Senior B class means the competitors are under _____.

What is the term to describe the uniform stroke rate used by a rowing team?

What is the device at the end of a rigger that holds an oar?

What is the bar across the oarlock that keeps the oar in place?

For males, a coxswain should not weigh more than ____pounds.

In rowing compettions, Masters classes range from A to J. J means age ___and up.

What is the bow?

What term describes where the blade enters the water?

In Olympic rowing events, there are teams of all of the following sizes except:

What term describes the number of strokes executed per minute by a crew?

When during a race would a 'High Ten' normally occur?

What is the member of a rowing term without oars called?

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