Cowabunga, Dude! How Much Do You Know About Surfing?

The riding of waves has likely existed since humans began swimming in the ocean. Even these days, people from all walks of life slide around on waves, for the same reasons! It feels like walking on water, looks cool, provides an adrenaline kick, and you get to experience Mother Nature - first hand! ...So what do you say? Are you ready to hit the waves?

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When surfing became the official state sport of California?
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Do you know where the largest dog surfing competition is taking place since 2006?
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Who was the only surfer to win the title of the Los Angeles Times “Person of the Year”?
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The Beach Boys, the most famous surf music band of all time, released how many songs with surfing and waves in their title?
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Release of which film boosted the surfing popularity immensely, moving it from an underground culture into a fad that swept America?
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Where did Dale “Hawk” Velzy, credited as the first commercial shaper in the world, open the first professional surf shop?
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How many members of The Beach Boys' original line-up actually surfed?
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The title "Surf City, USA" was the subject of a trademark dispute between what two California coastal cities?
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Produced in 1937 by Walt Disney, what was the first animated short surf movie?
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Where was the world's first artificial wave pool built?
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How many surfers are there worldwide?
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What's the name of the surfboard ridden in the pre-20th century by the native peoples of the Pacific?
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Who is considered by many to be the "Father of Modern Surfing"?
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Who was the first professional female surfer?
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A wave that breaks equally both left and right and forms a peak is called ___________.
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What's a party wave?
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What's the surfing term for getting thrown off the board by a wave?
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What's a surfing term for poor-quality waves?
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Which surfer has won six consecutive world surfing titles?
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Where was Blue Crush filmed?
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Where is the legendary Banzai Pipeline?
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How many world titles has Kelly Slater won?
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Who won the first World Surfing Championship?
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How many major types of waves are there?
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Which South African bay is one of the most famous places to surf in the world?
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Which surfing spot shares its name with an NBA basketball team?
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Which Irish beach has a global reputation as a premier big-wave spot?
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What is a swell?
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Which is the most famous surfers' hand gesture?
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Where is the birthplace of surfing?
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When did the first surfing professional contest take place?
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When did Europeans discover surfing?
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What do you call a person who hangs around a beach pretending to be a surfer?
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What is the BIGGEST wave ever recorded?
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When was the phrase surfing the internet coined?

About This Quiz

The riding of waves has likely existed since humans began swimming in the ocean. Even these days, people from all walks of life slide around on waves, for the same reasons! It feels like walking on water, looks cool, provides an adrenaline kick, and you get to experience Mother Nature - first hand! ...So what do you say? Are you ready to hit the waves?

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