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Basic Trampolining Trivia Quiz

Bounce bounce bounce. How much do you know about the history of and competitive trampolining?

A multiple-choice quiz by TheCharmedOnes. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TheCharmedOnes

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
339,249

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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292

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Question 1 of 10

1. In British and international competitions, how many routines does a competitor initially perform? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many moves are in a British and international competition routine? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What or who are spotters? Hint

The proper name for the padding which protects the athlete from landing on the springs

Crash mats at either end of the trampoline

A person or people who stand by the trampoline and either catch or reduce the impact if the athlete falls off

A person or people who watch the athlete

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Question 4 of 10

4. In British and international competitions, routines are scored by five judges. How many of the scores are counted? Hint

All and an average is taken

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Question 5 of 10

5. Take off and landings are when a competitor touches the trampoline. Which part of the body must a routine end on? Hint

Feet

Back

Front

Seat

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is not a trampolining discipline as defined by British Gymnastics? Hint

Individual

Tumbling

Synchronised

Double Mini Trampoline

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Olympics was the first to include trampolining?

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Atlanta, 1996

Sydney, 2000

Athens, 2004

Beijing, 2008

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is credited with inventing trampolining? Hint

Dan Millman

Judith Ford

George Nissen

Jeff Hennessy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Alexander Moskalenko and Irina Karavaeva were the first people to win gold in Olympic trampolining. Which country are they from? Hint

USA

Russia

Ukraine

Latvia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Before trampolining became part of British Gymnastics, who was the governing body? Hint

British Trampolining

British Trampoline Federation

British Trampoline Association

The Federation of Trampolining for Britain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In British and international competitions, how many routines does a competitor initially perform?

Answer: 2

The first routine is the 'set' routine, which means everyone in that category perform the same set of 10 moves. The second is the 'voluntary' routine. This routine is created by the competitor, they can do whatever they want as long as the tariff doesn't exceed the limit for that category. As the competitors progress through the categories, the tariff becomes higher.

2. How many moves are in a British and international competition routine?

Answer: 10

A move starts and finishes with the competitor touching the trampoline. So a move could be a simple shape jump or a quadriffus which is a quadruple somersault with at least one half twist.

3. What or who are spotters?

Answer: A person or people who stand by the trampoline and either catch or reduce the impact if the athlete falls off

In competitions, each trampoline has four spotters, one on each corner, for the competitors safety.

4. In British and international competitions, routines are scored by five judges. How many of the scores are counted?

Answer: 3

The highest and lowest scores are discarded and the rest are added together to create a score out of 30.00.

5. Take off and landings are when a competitor touches the trampoline. Which part of the body must a routine end on?

Answer: Feet

Routines must start on the feet as well.

6. Which of these is not a trampolining discipline as defined by British Gymnastics?

Answer: Tumbling

Individual and synchronised are almost identical. The only difference is that synchronised is performed by two competitors doing the same moves at exactly the same time.
Double Mini Trampoline is performed on a small trampoline which has a slopped end. The competitor performs one move and lands on the floor.
Tumbling is a completely separate gymnastics sport.

7. Which Olympics was the first to include trampolining?

Answer: Sydney, 2000

To become an Olympic sport, the International Trampolining Federation joined the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique in 1999. This meant that trampolining became a recognised gymnastics sport, therefore became an accepted Olympic sport. Alexander Moskalenko, Ji Wallace, and Mathieu Turgeo medaled in the men's competition. Irina Karavaeva, Oxana Tsyhulyeva, and Karen Cockburn medaled in the women's competition.

8. Who is credited with inventing trampolining?

Answer: George Nissen

The idea of trampolining was born in the 1930s when Nissen saw trapeze artists rebound off their safety net to perform one last trick. After developing a prototype trampoline with his coach Larry Griswold, Nissen toured North America promoting his new "bouncing apparatus".

The word trampoline comes from the Spanish word for springboard, "trampol�n", which Nissen trademarked. Thus, trampolining was born.

9. Alexander Moskalenko and Irina Karavaeva were the first people to win gold in Olympic trampolining. Which country are they from?

Answer: Russia

Alexander Moskalenko's total was 41.70, winning by 2.40 points. Irina Karavaeva's total was 38.90, winning by 1.20 points.

10. Before trampolining became part of British Gymnastics, who was the governing body?

Answer: British Trampoline Federation

As part of the move to make trampolining an Olympic sport, British Trampoline Federation merged with British Gymnastics in time for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.

Source: Author TheCharmedOnes

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