From the Slopes to the Skies: Extreme Sports Quiz

Freeride skiing or snowboarding is an extreme sport that involves skiing or snowboarding on ungroomed slopes in natural terrain, often through trees and over cliffs.

A backflip in snowboarding is a trick where the rider spins their body backward in the air while keeping their feet attached to the board.

Skydiving is an extreme sport where individuals jump from an aircraft and free-fall through the air before deploying a parachute.

A twister in skydiving is a maneuver where the diver spins their body while falling through the air.

Skeleton is an extreme sport where athletes ride a specialized board down a steep, icy track while lying face down.

In luge, the supine position is where the athlete lies on their back on the sled with their feet in front.

Bobsleigh is an extreme sport where athletes ride a specialized sled down a steep, icy track while sitting or kneeling.

In bobsleigh, the driver is the person who steers the sled.

Curling is not an extreme sport, it is a precision sport played on ice.

In curling, delivery is the act of sliding a stone across the ice towards the target.

Curling is not an extreme sport, it is a precision sport played on ice.

In curling, sweeping is the act of using a broom to sweep the ice in front of a moving stone.

Curling is not an extreme sport, it is a precision sport played on ice.

In curling, a takeout is the act of hitting an opponent's stone with your own stone to remove it from play.

Curling is not an extreme sport, it is a precision sport played on ice.