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Quiz: How much do you know about surfing?
Everybody’s gone surfin’!
THE WORLD LOST one of the 20th century’s greatest musical minds this week with the passing of Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson.
As composer and producer, Wilson is credited with inventing a massively successful and influential sound that includes some of the most recognisable pop songs of the last 70 years.
Much of their early work saw the Beach Boys reflecting the surf culture in their native California, with Surfin’ U.S.A. the bands first international hit.
So in tribute to that, how much do you know about surfing?
In the Beach Boys' Surfin' USA various surf locations are mentioned, only one is outside the USA, where is it?
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Australia
Brazil
Cuba
Dominica
Surfing is now an Olympic sport, in which Olympics did it first make an appearance?
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London 2012
Rio 2016
Tokyo 2020
Paris 2024
Which of these are NOT a type of surfboard?
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Longboard
Soft-top
Fish Board
Rip Board
Which island archipelago is regarded as the origin of modern surfing?
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Hawaii
Maldives
Japan
Philippines
The Guinness Book of Record has recognised the biggest wave surfed at being 26.2m high, in what country was the record set?
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France
Portugal
Ireland
USA
Located near the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare, what's the local name given to the waves that have become a pilgrimage for surfers?
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Aileens
Áines
Annas
Angelas
Falling off the board while attempting to ride a wave is known as what?
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Nosedive
Wipeout
Turtle roll
Ripper
Ireland's National Surf Centre opened in 2023, where is it?
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Bundoran. Co. Donegal
Lahinch, Co. Clare
Strandhill, Co. Sligo
Tramore, Co. Waterford
Shot by Oscar-winning director Jonathan Glazer and often hailed as the greatest TV ad ever, 'The Surfer' was a 1999 ad for which brand?
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Guinness
Red Bull
Nike
Coca-Cola
One of the primary locations in Aussie soap Home and Away, this Summer Bay spot is known as what?
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The Surf Shack
The Surf Club
The Surf Hut
The Surf Den
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You scored out of !
A
Top of the class!
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You scored out of !
B
Lovely result
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You scored out of !
C
'I'll take it'
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You scored out of !
D
You just about scraped it!
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You scored out of !
F
More surfing needed!
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