Kiteboarding Quiz: questions and answers

1. What was the total number of kitesurfers in 2012?

2.5 million

3.5 million

1.5 million

2. What is the worth of the global market for kite gear sales?

250million dollars

4.5million dollars

350million dollars

3. When were "man-lifting kites" developed?

1905

1903

1904

4. When were Kevlar flying lines developed?

1970s

1980s

1990s

5. Who invented the "FlexiFoil" kite-powered Tornado catamaran?

Ian Day

Ian Powell

Ian Bell

6. When was the first patent for kitesurfing received?

1989

1998

1977

7. Who was practical kite buggying pioneered by?

Peter Pan

Peter Orwell

Peter Lynn

8. When was practical kite buggying pioneered?

1998

1990

2009

9. When did the Legaignoux brothers develop the "wipika"?

1997

1999

1998

10. Who holds the record for hangtime at 22 seconds?

Jessse Richman

Jesse Ponting

Jesse Clarke

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Kiteboarding Quiz: questions and answers

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1. What was the total number of kitesurfers in 2012?

2. What is the worth of the global market for kite gear sales?

3. When were "man-lifting kites" developed?

4. When were Kevlar flying lines developed?

5. Who invented the "FlexiFoil" kite-powered Tornado catamaran?

6. When was the first patent for kitesurfing received?

7. Who was practical kite buggying pioneered by?

8. When was practical kite buggying pioneered?

9. When did the Legaignoux brothers develop the "wipika"?

10. Who holds the record for hangtime at 22 seconds?

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