History of skateboarding

What activity inspired the creation of the first skateboards?

• Roller skating

• Surfing

• Skiing

• Cycling

The first skateboards were created by attaching wheels from what existing item to a wooden board?

• Bicycles

• Roller skates

• Shopping carts

• Wagons

Which two major innovations in the early 1970s significantly advanced skateboarding?

• The kicktail and the polyurethane wheel

• The twin-tip board and clay wheels

• Electric motors and remote controls

• Lighter decks and wider trucks

What unique environment did the Z-Boys and other skaters utilize during a California drought to develop "vert skating"?

• Empty parking garages

• Abandoned warehouses

• Dried-up swimming pools

• Construction sites

What year did Rodney Mullen adapt the Ollie trick to work on flat ground?

• 1978

• 1980

• 1982

• 1984

How many copies did "The Bones Brigade Video Show" actually sell, compared to its initial expectation of 300 copies?

• 3,000 copies

• 30,000 copies

• 300,000 copies

• 3 million copies

Which film, released in 1985, featured a young man named Marty McFly using a skateboard, inspiring many future professional skateboarders?

• Thrashin'

• Back to the Future

• Gleaming the Cube

• Police Academy 2

In what year did Tony Hawk successfully land the first-ever competition 900 trick at X Games 5?

• 1995

• 1997

• 1999

• 2001