General Awareness
Adventure and Extreme Sports
2,605 Questions
Adventure and extreme sports questions test knowledge of outdoor recreational activities. This includes water sports, snowboarding, and specialized safety equipment. These topics occasionally appear in the general awareness sections of SSC and banking exams.
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Adventure and Extreme Sports Questions
Which extreme sport combines the thrill of snowboarding with the excitement of performing aerial tricks?
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Freestyle Skiing
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Snowboarding
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Cross-Country Skiing
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Alpine Skiing
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Explanation
Freestyle Skiing involves performing aerial maneuvers and tricks on skis in designated courses or terrain parks.
Which extreme sport involves performing daring tricks and flips on a motocross bike?
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Motocross
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Supercross
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Freestyle Motocross
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Enduro Motocross
C
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Explanation
Freestyle Motocross is an extreme sport where riders perform gravity-defying tricks and flips on a motocross bike.
Which extreme sport combines the skills of surfing, windsurfing, and kitesurfing?
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Kiteboarding
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Stand-Up Paddleboarding
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Bodyboarding
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Surfing
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Explanation
Kiteboarding is an extreme sport that involves riding a board on the water while being powered by a kite.
Which extreme sport involves performing daring tricks and flips on an inline skate?
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Inline Skating
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Rollerblading
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Aggressive Inline Skating
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Speed Skating
C
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Explanation
Aggressive Inline Skating is an extreme sport where skaters perform tricks and flips on inline skates in skateparks or designated areas.
In the X-Games, what is the name of the event where athletes compete in high-flying maneuvers on a wakeboard?
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Wakeboarding
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Wakesurfing
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Cable Wakeboarding
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Kneeboarding
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Explanation
Wakeboarding is an X-Games event where riders perform aerial tricks and flips on a wakeboard behind a boat.
Which extreme sport involves performing gravity-defying tricks on a BMX bike in a dirt course?
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BMX Freestyle
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BMX Dirt
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BMX Park
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BMX Vert
B
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Explanation
BMX Dirt is an extreme sport where BMX riders perform tricks and jumps on a dirt course filled with obstacles.
Which extreme sport involves performing daring tricks and flips on a mountain bike?
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Mountain Biking
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Cross-Country Mountain Biking
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Enduro Mountain Biking
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Freeride Mountain Biking
D
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Explanation
Freeride Mountain Biking is an extreme sport where riders perform tricks and jumps on challenging mountain terrain.
Which extreme sport involves performing gravity-defying tricks on a snowboard in a halfpipe?
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Snowboarding
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Freestyle Skiing
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Cross-Country Skiing
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Alpine Skiing
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Correct answer
Explanation
Snowboarding is an extreme sport that involves riding and performing tricks on a snowboard in designated courses or terrain parks.
Which traditional Polynesian sport is the subject of the novel "The Whale Rider" by Witi Ihimaera?
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Surfing
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Canoeing
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Hula
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Tapa cloth making
B
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Explanation
The Whale Rider is a novel that tells the story of a young Maori girl who is destined to become the chief of her tribe, and it features canoeing as a central element of the plot.
Which of the following is NOT a common board sport?
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Surfing
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Skateboarding
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Snowboarding
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Cycling
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Explanation
Cycling is not a board sport, as it does not involve riding a board on a wave, snow, or pavement.
What is the term for a group of skateboarders who travel and skate together?
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Explanation
In board sports culture, a crew is a group of individuals who share a common interest in a particular sport and often travel and skate together.
Which of the following is NOT a common type of skateboard trick?
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Ollie
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Kickflip
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Heelflip
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Backside 180
D
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Explanation
A backside 180 is a snowboarding trick, not a skateboarding trick.
Which of the following is NOT a common type of surfboard?
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Shortboard
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Longboard
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Fish
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SUP
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Explanation
SUP stands for stand-up paddleboarding, which is a different water sport that involves standing on a large surfboard and using a paddle to propel oneself through the water.
What is the term for a snowboarder who performs tricks and jumps in the air?
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Freestyler
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Racer
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Alpine
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Mogul Skier
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Explanation
A freestyler is a snowboarder who focuses on performing tricks and jumps in the air, rather than racing or riding on groomed trails.
Which of the following is NOT a common type of snowboard binding?
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Step-In
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Strap-In
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Flow
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Burton EST
D
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Explanation
Burton EST is a proprietary binding system developed by Burton Snowboards, and is not as common as the other binding types listed.