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May Regatta Quiz

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At last years regatta we did an oppie race - who won?

a)

Girls

b)

Boys

c)

Adults

d)

Pets

2.

Which company provided the hog roast for last years regatta?

a)

Peppa and Friends

b)

George's Gastrohog

c)

Midshires Farm

d)

Midlands Hog Roast

3.

What yearly tradition are these juniors practising for?

a)

Litter picking club

b)

Build a boat race

c)

Sink the oppie

d)

The paddleboard race

4.

How many toppers entered the 2019 midlands championship?

a)

27

b)

51

c)

34

d)

40

5.

What is Pauline's standard price for a bacon cob?

a)

£2.50

b)

£3.50

c)

£3.00

d)

£2.00

6.

When was the first time sailing was included on the Olympic programme?

a)

1933

b)

1880

c)

1896

d)

1903

7.

The large colourful sail used whilst running or reaching on boats is called a what?

a)

Jib

b)

Genoa

c)

Mainsail

d)

Spinnaker

8.

What is the postcode of NCSC?

a)

NG14 7JZ

b)

NG14 7JY

c)

NG14 7JX

d)

NG15 7JW

9.

What colour dye is added to the lake each month?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Purple

d)

Red

10.

What was the regatta theme in 2012?

a)

The Olympics

b)

Diamond Jubilee

c)

By the seaside

d)

Recycling

11.

Which boat with a fleet start in the class series has the largest spinnaker?

a)

Scorpion

b)

RS400

c)

Flying Fifteen

d)

Solo

12.

How many marks can be used for racing at NCSC?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

13.

What colour is the large movable windward mark used for open meetings?

a)

Red

b)

Black

c)

Orange

d)

Blue

14.

Why was the 2020 club walk and meal cancelled?

a)

Too muddy

b)

Corona Virus

c)

Flooding

d)

Too cold

15.

Which NCSC Scorpion sailors featured in the guardian on 3rd February 2020?

a)

Jake and Brad in 1866

b)

Dave and Sue in 2037

c)

Chloe and John in 2002

d)

Jon and Nicola in 2017

16.

What is the name of the university windsurfing national event?

a)

Pondlife

b)

Lakelife

c)

Riverlife

d)

Oceanlife

17.

Which sailor nearly sank during the start of one of the first of year races in 2020 due to clothing failure?

a)

John Tailby

b)

Phill Dyne

c)

Charlie Soubry

d)

Tim Cripps

18.

How many boats attended the RS400 open in 2019?

a)

25

b)

38

c)

30

d)

29

19.

Which two junior sailors competed at the Royal Corinthian Endeavor Trophy in 2019?

a)

Sam Grayton and Raife Piggott

b)

William Thomas and Molly Hinsliff-Smith

c)

Charlie Hopkinson and Heather Quinn

d)

Samantha Mason and Georgia Riddell

20.

What knot can be made by remembering the phrase 'a rabbit comes out of the hole around the tree and back down the hole'?

a)

Rolling Hitch

b)

Sheepshank

c)

Bowline

d)

Figure of 8

21.

What is out of place here?

a)

Purple

b)

Pink

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

22.

How many boats attended the flying fifteen open in 2019?

a)

23

b)

21

c)

19

d)

25

23.

Has stoke ferry got an inboard or outboard motor?

a)

Inboard

b)

Outboard

24.

What is the derivation of the word yacht?

a)

From France meaning 'to float'

b)

From Latin meaning 'water'

c)

From Holland meaning 'hunter'

d)

From Greece meaning 'sail'

25.

How many scorpions at the club have the word Wombat in their name?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

26.

Which race officer sent sailors around the island causing sailing around the island during racing to be banned?

a)

Paul Barnes

b)

Paul Brown

c)

Paul Ogden

d)

William Jeffcoate

27.

Who sails under the pseudo name ‘Robinhud’ on VR inshore?

a)

Matt Potter

b)

Simon Hibbert

c)

Alex Piggott

d)

Jamie Mawson

28.

Who took over from John Marshall as membership secretary in 2019?

a)

Phillipa Logan

b)

Paul Brown

c)

Cillian Dyne

d)

Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith

29.

Which NCSC members crocs became famous during quarantine on Facebook?

a)

John Tailby

b)

Jake Willars

c)

Paul Brown

d)

Jon Willars

30.

How many races were officially recorded by RYA affiliated clubs for the PY of the Topper 2019?

a)

5872

b)

1893

c)

2668

d)

3249

31.

Which category applies to you?

a)

Adult (18 and over)

b)

Junior (17 and under)