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The World Surfing Industry Trivia Quiz

The surfing industry has turned into its own universe since being popularized by the media with the assistance of films such as "Endless Summer" and "Step Into Liquid". Test your general knowledge of the modern day surfing industry here.

A multiple-choice quiz by Freaky-Zekey. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Freaky-Zekey

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
284,758

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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301

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Question 1 of 10

1. The pinnacle of professional surfing is the ASP world tour. This consists of 11 annual events at various locations worldwide. The Quiksilver Pro is the first stop on the tour's itinerary. In what country is the Quicksilver Pro held? Hint

United States

Australia

South Africa

Brazil

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of the major areas of interest in the surfing industry is the retail of what's commonly known as 'surf wear', clothing designed with surf-culture in mind. Which of these four major surf wear companies was not founded in Australia? Hint

O'Neill

Rip Curl

Billabong

Quiksilver

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Question 3 of 10

3. Of the four main surfboard types, which is traditionally the shortest? Hint

Shortboard

Fish

Malibu

Mini-Mal

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Question 4 of 10

4. Considered to be one of the most dangerous surf breaks in the world, certainly the heaviest in regards to the amount of water which falls over the lip, is a famous reef break on the southeast coast of Tahiti. What is the correct spelling of this notorious wave? Hint

Teahupoo

Teahopu

Teaupoo

Teaupu

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 2005 Jack McCoy film festival saw the cinema release of "Fair Bits", a compilation of short films featuring pro surfer, Taj Burrow. One of the films entitled "My Beach" featured a famous American comedic actor sporting hot pink shorts, long hair and a dirty beard yelling obscenities at surfers as they ripped up his local break. Who played this unsavory character? Hint

Steve Carell

Adam Sandler

Ben Stiller

Seth Rogen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Highly regarded as two of the best surf films ever made are "Endless Summer" (1966) and "Endless Summer 2" (1994). One of the most memorable scenes of Endless Summer is the discovery of the perfect wave behind a wall of sand dunes on a deserted beach at Cape Saint Francis, South Africa. In "Endless Summer 2", the same journey to the same beach is made only to discover an amazing transformation from the shots taken 28 years earlier. What was discovered? Hint

The once deserted beach was now crowded with surfers from all over the world

Where once the perfect wave stood there was now only smooth, undisturbed water

The once sandy beach had been eroded away leaving a rocky shoreline

The once deserted beach was now the site of a major town development

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Question 7 of 10

7. Big wave surfing has developed a culture of its own with the likes of Laird Hamilton, Mike Parsons, Ross Clarke-Jones and Ken Collins. Since the Billabong XXL competition started in 2001 awarding money for every foot of the winner's wave, the estimated biggest waves ridden have reached the 90 foot mark. What was not a development for big-wave surfing? Hint

Longer leg ropes to allow boards more clearance from the surfers during wipeouts

Jet ski tow-ins to get surfers on to bigger, faster waves

Hydrofoil surfboards, allowing the board to float above the water's surface

Underwater endurance training to help surfers survive bigger wipeouts

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 2002, Activision released Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer for the Xbox, Gamecube, and Playstation 2. In the tradition of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, the game allowed players to surf as one of nine world famous surfers at popular breaks all over the world. Which surfer did not feature in the game? Hint

Tom Curren

Mark Occhilupo

Donavon Frankenreiter

Rob Machado

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Blue Crush" is a 2002 fictional film, based on the Outside Magazine article "Surfer Girls of Maui" by Susan Orlean. The film follows four surfer girls as one of them prepares for her first professional surfing event at Pipeline, Hawaii. Of these four girls, which actress is an actual pro surfer? Hint

Sanoe Lake

Kate Bosworth

Michelle Rodriguez

Mika Boorem

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Question 10 of 10

10. It is possible to surf on a body of water which has no open connections to the ocean.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Australia

The Quiksilver Pro is held at one of the longest surf breaks in the world in Coolangatta, Australia. The break stretches across 4 named beaches and is so long that only a small section of the wave needs to be fenced off for competition use while the rest is left open to the public.

Answer: O'Neill

Billabong, Rip Curl and Quiksilver were all founded in Australia. Billabong and Rip Curl remain Australian-based, but Quiksilver moved to Huntington Beach, California. Premier wetsuit manufacturer, O'Neill, was founded in San Francisco, California, and later moved to Santa Cruz.

3. Of the four main surfboard types, which is traditionally the shortest?

Answer: Fish

The fish surfboard is traditionally a length of about 5'5". The Malibu is the generic longboard shape, anything from 9' to 16' in length, the mini-mal is the typical beginners' board in the range of 7' to 9' in length. Shortboards vary a lot in length, but tend to be a few inches longer than the surfer who rides it.

Answer: Teahupoo

Teahupoo (pronounced Cho-pu) was first popularized by thrill-seeking bodyboarders in the late '80s and early '90s. It's now the location of the Tahiti Billabong Pro, capable of producing some of the most spectacular barrel rides in the world. The wave shape is very unique, throwing dangerously large amounts of water from the lip and breaking on to a sometimes dry reef which is sucked clean by the build up of the wave.

This makes Teahupoo one of the most dangerous waves on the planet.

Answer: Ben Stiller

The short film was a hit at all screenings, especially the ending with Stiller being clobbered with a beer bottle by none other than pro surfing's bad-boy Andy Irons.

Answer: The once deserted beach was now the site of a major town development

The wave was still standing, but without the wind sweeping over the sand dunes to fill in the bottom imperfections, the wave no longer resembled those 'perfect' ones ridden in 1966. The beach was still deserted and it still served them with some of the best rides the stars had ever had, but the picture from the past had been destroyed.

Answer: Longer leg ropes to allow boards more clearance from the surfers during wipeouts

No big-wave surfing is performed with leg ropes. Surfers desire as much distance from their board as possible in the event of a wipeout to the point of sacrificing the cost of a board. Hydrofoils, jet skis, and underwater endurance training has significantly helped the development of modern day big- wave surfing.

Answer: Mark Occhilupo

Even though Mark Occhilupo is one of the most influential surfers in pro surfing, preference for placement in the game was given to Kelly Slater's personal friends and mentors.

Answer: Sanoe Lake

Sanoe Lake was a Billabong sponsored surfer even though she was pursuing a career in the film industry.

10. It is possible to surf on a body of water which has no open connections to the ocean.

Answer: True

Fresh water lake surfing sites have been identified all over the world. The only requirements for surfable waves are the right shaped shoreline and something (normally strong wind) capable of creating a big enough disturbance in the water to propagate a swell.

Source: Author Freaky-Zekey

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