Extreme Sports

Extreme Sports — Questions & Answers

Discover the fascinating world of Extreme Sports in this medium level Sports Trivia Quiz for Grade 7-8. Students will enhance their vocabulary, critical thinking, and subject knowledge while enjoying interactive gameplay.

1. Which of these is a popular extreme sport that involves riding down steep hills on a bicycle with no suspension?

   BMX Racing Downhill Mountain Biking Freestyle Motocross Skateboarding

   ✓ Downhill Mountain Biking

   Downhill mountain biking is an extreme sport where riders race down steep, technical natural terrain on specially designed bicycles.

2. What is the term for a jump in skateboarding where the rider and board leap into the air without the use of the rider's hands?

   Grind Ollie Kickflip Manual

   ✓ Ollie

   An ollie is a fundamental skateboarding trick that allows the rider to jump into the air with the board attached to their feet.

3. In what extreme sport do participants jump from a high place with a parachute attached?

   BASE Jumping Skydiving Hang Gliding Paragliding

   ✓ BASE Jumping

   BASE jumping involves jumping from fixed objects (Buildings, Antennas, Spans, Earth) with a parachute, often at much lower altitudes than skydiving.

4. Which of these is an extreme water sport where athletes ride a board across the surface of the water, propelled by a jet ski or a boat?

   Surfing Wakeboarding Kitesurfing Windsurfing

   ✓ Wakeboarding

   Wakeboarding involves riding a board while being towed behind a boat, allowing for jumps and aerial tricks.

5. What is the name for the sport that involves surfing on large waves, often performed in Hawaii?

   Bodyboarding Stand-up Paddleboarding Big Wave Surfing Jet Skiing

   ✓ Big Wave Surfing

   Big wave surfing is a discipline of surfing where athletes ride waves that are at least 20 feet high, from the face to the crest.

6. Which extreme sport involves navigating a raft or inflatable boat down a river with rapids?

   Kayaking Canoeing White-water Rafting Jet Boating

   ✓ White-water Rafting

   White-water rafting is an adventure sport that uses a raft to navigate rivers with challenging rapids.

7. What is the term for a sport where individuals use a board with a sail attached to harness the power of the wind to glide across the water?

   Kitesurfing Windsurfing Sailing Jet Skiing

   ✓ Windsurfing

   Windsurfing combines elements of surfing and sailing, using a board and a sail to move across the water.

8. Which of these is an extreme sport that involves riding a motorcycle and performing aerial stunts and jumps?

   Motocross Enduro Racing Supercross Freestyle Motocross (FMX)

   ✓ Freestyle Motocross (FMX)

   Freestyle Motocross (FMX) is a sport where riders perform tricks and stunts on motorcycles, often involving large jumps and aerial maneuvers.

9. What is the primary difference between skydiving and BASE jumping?

   Skydiving uses a parachute, BASE jumping does not. Skydiving is done from airplanes, BASE jumping from fixed objects. Skydiving is done over land, BASE jumping over water. There is no significant difference.

   ✓ Skydiving is done from airplanes, BASE jumping from fixed objects.

   While both involve parachutes, skydiving is typically performed from aircraft, whereas BASE jumping is done from stationary objects like cliffs or buildings.

10. Which extreme sport involves riding a board across snow-covered slopes, performing jumps and tricks?

    Skiing Snowboarding Ice Skating Sledding

    ✓ Snowboarding

    Snowboarding is a winter sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.