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Fencing Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz to see how well you know the sport of fencing!

A multiple-choice quiz by Auto_Parts001. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Auto_Parts001

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
238,059

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
594

Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), Guest 174 (10/10), Guest 152 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many weapons are there? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which weapon do you have the least target area with? Hint

Foil

Sabre

Epee

Rapier

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a 'lame'? Hint

The sheath for your weapon

French name for a director

French name for the bag you hold your weapons in

The vest-like jacket worn over your uniform when doing an electric bout

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Question 4 of 10

4. In a dry bout ('Dry bout' means that you are fencing without any electric equipment), how many judges are needed? Hint

No judges are needed, as there is only a director

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Question 5 of 10

5. In a tournament, a "DE" bout is a what? Hint

Dovue Encore

Devious Erection

Delicate Elimination

Direct Elimination

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Question 6 of 10

6. "On deck" means what? Hint

Who has to judge

The next people to fence

The people fencing now

You've just lost your bout

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Question 7 of 10

7. If the direct calls a 'parry', it means you just did what? Hint

Broke your blade

Blocked the opponent's blade

Broke your opponent's blade

Taken off your mask during a bout

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Question 8 of 10

8. If the director calls a 'parry four riposte', what did you just do? Hint

Broke your blade and hurt your opponent

Taken off your mask during the bout and lunged

Broke your opponent's blade and caused him to hurt you

Block your opponent's blade and scored a point

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Question 9 of 10

9. Some right handed fencers are afraid of what? Hint

German fencers

Left handed fencers

Mean directors

Bending their foils

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Question 10 of 10

10. A "one, two" is a what? Hint

A lunge combined with a disengage at the end

A double lunge

What the director says before you begin fencing

Two parrys

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Dec 23 2024 : Johnmcmanners: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many weapons are there?

Answer: 3

There are three weapons; foil, sabre and epee.

2. Which weapon do you have the least target area with?

Answer: Foil

The target area in foil is the upper torso. With epee, it is the whole body. (Yes, you can hit his foot, and you score!) Sabre is all around the body as well, but you must slash (or hit with the edge) to score.

3. What is a 'lame'?

Answer: The vest-like jacket worn over your uniform when doing an electric bout

A lame is an electric jacket used in foil and sabre. They have wires running through the target areas, so when a fencer hits that spot, it will set off the score machine.

4. In a dry bout ('Dry bout' means that you are fencing without any electric equipment), how many judges are needed?

Answer: 4

There are two judges for each fencer. They watch to see who attacks first, or if the attack is off target.

5. In a tournament, a "DE" bout is a what?

Answer: Direct Elimination

DE bouts can be such a pain. It doesn't matter how well you did in pools (pools is just a chart saying who fences who, you fight those bouts to get total points and to determine who you fence the first DE with), because if you lose the DE bout, you're out of the tournament.

6. "On deck" means what?

Answer: The next people to fence

The director will call whose "on deck" so the fencers know to be ready. The term "on strip" is who is being called to fence at that moment.

7. If the direct calls a 'parry', it means you just did what?

Answer: Blocked the opponent's blade

A parry is one of the most basic fencing moves, however, it is not sufficient if used by itself. You should either retreat (means to back up) while doing so, or just block and riposte (riposte is to attack after parrying).

8. If the director calls a 'parry four riposte', what did you just do?

Answer: Block your opponent's blade and scored a point

This is another basic fencing move. My coach is always asking me how many words parry four riposte is, it's three, but it's one move, which was his point. I would parry and forget to riposte, which isn't horribly bad, you just don't get a point. (Parry-four refers to where you hold your arm while you're en garde).

9. Some right handed fencers are afraid of what?

Answer: Left handed fencers

Okay, so all of these things would make a fencer scared. But lefties are just downright evil, there is hardly anyway to get to a valid target area!

10. A "one, two" is a what?

Answer: A lunge combined with a disengage at the end

A disengage is where you circle around your opponents blade and hit near the shoulder (if you're aiming right).

Source: Author Auto_Parts001

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