Do you now these extreme sports?
1
What's the name for the skateboarding trick where the tail of the board is kicked down while jumping, so the board pops?
Ollie
Frontside 180
Kickflip
Shuvit
26% got this right
The ollie is a jumping technique that allows skaters to hop over obstacles and onto curbs.
2
Where does the most popular running of the bulls event occur?
23% got this right
A running of the bulls is an event that involves running in front of a small group of bulls as part of a festival.
3
Which activity involves jumping onto an inflatable air pillow in water, with the aim to launch another person?
Blobbing
Hydro Whoopee Cushion
Water launching
Zorbing
19% got this right
The current official Guinness World Record "greatest height achieved by being launched from an airbag" is 18 meters.
4
Where is the world's tallest bungee jump?
Macau
New Mexico
South Africa
Switzerland
22% got this right
At 233 meters the Macau Tower is the highest commercial skyjump in the world.
5
If you're "goofy footed" in snowboarding, skate or surfing, which foot is forward?
Right
Both
Interchangable
Left
26% got this right
There are two stances: Regular and Goofy.
6
Where can you surf down an active volcano?
4% got this right
One of the most popular places for Volcano Surfing is the Cerro Negro near Leon in western Nicaragua.
7
Which sport involves a controlled descent off a vertical drop while attached to a rope?
Abseiling
Controlled falling
Reverse bouldering
Zip-lining
23% got this right
Abseiling is from German 'Abseilen', 'to rope down'. Also known as Rappelling rom French 'Rappeler', 'to recall'.
8
What is the highest and most dangerous level of rapid while whitewater rafting?
6
10
5
8
13% got this right
In the unlikely event of continued successful rafting on a class 6 rapid it may eventually downgrade to a class 5.
9
Which sport involves rolling down a hill inside an inflatable ball?
Zorbing
Blobbing
Dizzyball
Zorfing
33% got this right
Zorbing is generally performed on a gentle slope but can also be done on a level surface, permitting more rider control.
10
According to Guinness, what is the longest amount of time a man held his breath voluntarily in 2016?
24 minutes 37 seconds
14 minutes 27 seconds
32 minutes 2 seconds
8 minutes 58 seconds
35% got this right
The longest time breath held voluntarily was achieved by Budimir Šobat in Sisak, Croatia, on 27 March 2021.
