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Quiz | Easy as Sunday morning: all about extreme sports
Zorbing is a sport in which a rider is inside a large transparent ball and rolls down a hill. The word ‘Zorb’ refers to the orb and reportedly the country where the game originated.
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1 / 10 | On January 18, 1981, Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield jumped from the top of a Houston skyscraper. He deployed his parachute, landed safely and started a new extreme sport called BASE jumping. This is an acronym for what athletes jump from. What does ‘B’ represent, what he achieved?
2 /10 | Lieutenant Colonel Satyendra Verma performed India’s first base jump from the 450 feet high Pitampura TV Tower building in 2010. Their job was to intercept and disrupt enemy communications, so appropriately, what does the letter ‘A’ stand for in base jumping?
3 / 10 | At 625 meters (2,051 ft) tall, the Huaxiang Grand Canyon Bridge is currently the tallest bridge in the world. It attracts a lot of BASE jumpers from all over the world. Which term, which refers to the section between the supports, does the ‘S’ in BASE stand for?
4 /10 | Russian extreme athlete Valery Rozov achieved the world’s highest base jump in 2013 by jumping from a height of 7,220 metres/23,688 feet off the north face of Mount Everest. He wore a wingsuit, which allowed him to fly at a speed of 201 km per hour before landing safely. What does ‘E’ mean in BASE?
5 /10 | One of the most popular extreme sports takes its name from an old English word meaning ‘anything thick and squat’. In the 1920s, it was used to refer to a rubber eraser, and in the 1930s, to an elastic cord that launched gliders. Which word is this?
6 /10 | Zorbing is a sport in which a rider is inside a large transparent ball and rolls down a hill. The word ‘Zorb’ refers to the orb and reportedly the country where the game originated. Which country is this, which is the center of extreme sports?
7 /10 | In 1995, TV media company ESPN established an action sports competition in the US. This included skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, BMX and Moto X. By what appropriate name is this event known?
8/10 | It is an air-powered water sport that brings together sailing, paragliding and surfing. For a long time, the record for speed sailing in this sport was 194 km per hour. Athletes reach this speed thanks to equipment that resembles children’s toys. Which game is this?
9 /10 | It is probably one of the oldest extreme sports, as humans have been doing it for thousands of years. With types such as alpine, Himalayan and snow, it focuses on the athlete’s strength, endurance, flexibility and balance. Which game is now available even in malls?
10 / 10 | EI is an extreme sport invented in 1997, where athletes transport household items to remote locations. They then perform a chore while doing extreme sports such as skiing, parachuting or mountaineering, resulting in something formal to wear. What does ‘EI’ mean?
