Kiteboarding Quiz: questions and answers
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1. What was the total number of kitesurfers in 2012?
1.5 million
2. What is the worth of the global market for kite gear sales?
250million dollars
3. When were "man-lifting kites" developed?
1903
4. When were Kevlar flying lines developed?
1970s
5. Who invented the "FlexiFoil" kite-powered Tornado catamaran?
Ian Day
6. When was the first patent for kitesurfing received?
1977
7. Who was practical kite buggying pioneered by?
Peter Lynn
8. When was practical kite buggying pioneered?
1990
9. When did the Legaignoux brothers develop the "wipika"?
1997
10. Who holds the record for hangtime at 22 seconds?
Jessse Richman