Surfing Trivia
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Q&A
Q1: What is surfing?
Riding ocean waves on a board.
Q2: What is a surfboard?
Long narrow board for wave riding.
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Smaller board for tricks.
Q4: What is a longboard?
Longer board for stability.
Q5: What is a fish board?
Wide short board for small waves.
Q6: What is wax?
Applied for traction on board.
Q7: What is paddling?
Using arms to move through water.
Q8: What is pop-up?
Standing up on board quickly.
Q9: What is a barrel?
Hollow part of breaking wave.
Q10: What is a tube ride?
Riding inside a barrel.
Q11: What is cutback?
Turning sharply back toward wave face.
Q12: What is an aerial?
Launching above the wave.
Q13: What is a maneuver?
Trick or move on the wave.
Q14: Who is Duke Kahanamoku?
Pioneer of modern surfing.
Q15: Who is Kelly Slater?
Greatest professional surfer.
Q16: What is the World Surf League?
Professional surfing organization.
Q17: What is a heat?
Competitive surfing match.
Q18: What is judging criteria?
Wave selection, maneuvers, control.
Q19: What is tidal influence?
Tide affects wave conditions.
Q20: What is swell direction?
Where waves originate from.
Q21: What is wind effect?
Affects wave shape and quality.
Q22: What is beach breaks?
Waves breaking on sandy shores.
Q23: What is reef breaks?
Waves breaking on coral reefs.
Q24: What is point breaks?
Waves breaking along rocky points.
Q25: What is river mouth breaks?
Waves where rivers meet ocean.