Sailing Trivia Quiz

What does RYA stand for?

• Regional Yachts Association

• Royal Yachting Association

• Royal Yachts Association

• Racist Yobs Alliance

Over which years did Francis Magellan’s circumnavigation take place?

• 1519-1523

• 1519-1522

• 1607-1611

• 1798-1802

What year was sailing first included in the Olympics?

• 1908

• 1896

• 1912

• 1924

Where is the baggy wrinkle put on a yacht?

• On the shroud

• On the boom

• On the mast

• On the fairlead

What does DI stand for?

• Dinghy Irrigation

• Dinghy Introduction

• Dinghy Instructor

• Dinghy Inspector

What is it called when the bow of the boat passes through the wind on a turn?

• Bloating

• Tacking

• Gybing

• Leaching

Fill in the gap: Sailors get ... Bum

• Gunnel

• Big

• Gunwhale

• Gunwale

Which colour is Starboard?

• Crimson

• Yellow

• Green

• Red

What was Francis Drake’s galleon called?

• Golden Hind

• Silver Bum

• Golden Backside

• Golden Moon

Fastest time to circumnavigate the globe is...

• 40 days 16 hours

• 60 days 12 hours

• 105 days 5 days

• 60 days 10 hours