Canoe Quiz: questions and answers

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1. What is a canoe?

A lightweight narrow vessel, typically pointed at one end and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel using a single-bladed paddle.

A lightweight narrow vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel using a single-bladed paddle.

A heavy narrow vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel using a single-bladed paddle.

2. Since which year has canoeing been a part of the Olympics?

1940

1944

1936

3. Where was the oldest known canoe found?

The Netherlands

The UK

Spain

4. When was it constructed?

Between 8200 and 7600 BC

Between 8000 and 7400 BC

Between 9000 and 8200 BC

5. What are modern canoes made of?

Plastic

Dugout

Clinker

6. What is a traditional material for canoes?

Fiber reinforced composites

Polycarbonate

Bark

7. Among general canoeists, what is a popular length of a canoe?

5.2 m

6.5 m

10.2 m

8. Most canoes are designed for how many people?

4 or 5

6 or 7

1 or 2

Canoe Quiz: questions and answers

Test yourself

1. What is a canoe?

2. Since which year has canoeing been a part of the Olympics?

3. Where was the oldest known canoe found?

4. When was it constructed?

5. What are modern canoes made of?

6. What is a traditional material for canoes?

7. Among general canoeists, what is a popular length of a canoe?

8. Most canoes are designed for how many people?

9. What is not a category in whitewater slalom?

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Canoe Quiz: questions and answers

Test yourself

1. What is a canoe?

2. Since which year has canoeing been a part of the Olympics?

3. Where was the oldest known canoe found?

4. When was it constructed?

5. What are modern canoes made of?

6. What is a traditional material for canoes?

7. Among general canoeists, what is a popular length of a canoe?

8. Most canoes are designed for how many people?

9. What is not a category in whitewater slalom?

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