The Logic of Rowing

Sports · 10 questions

Rowing techniques, boat classes, equipment and race vocabulary.

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1. Which technique gives each rower one oar?

   1. Sculling
   2. Sweep
   3. Double sculling
   4. Single sculling
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   B) Sweep

2. Which boat class has two rowers, each using two sculls?

   1. Quadruple scull
   2. Double scull
   3. Coxless pair
   4. Pair
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   B) Double scull

3. What is the name of a racing shell with eight rowers and a coxswain?

   1. Coxless four
   2. Quadruple scull
   3. Coxed eight
   4. Coxless eight
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   C) Coxed eight

4. What is the equipment that holds the footplates for a rower called?

   1. Foot stretcher
   2. Rigger
   3. Skeg
   4. Sliding seat
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   A) Foot stretcher

5. What is the structure extending from the shell that supports the oarlock called?

   1. Rigger
   2. Hull
   3. Foot stretcher
   4. Skeg
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   A) Rigger

6. Which seat is occupied by the rower at the stern who sets the crew's rhythm?

   1. Coxswain seat
   2. Bow seat
   3. Number two seat
   4. Stroke seat
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   D) Stroke seat

7. What is the standard race distance in Olympic rowing?

   1. 1500 metres
   2. 5000 metres
   3. 1000 metres
   4. 2000 metres
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   D) 2000 metres

8. What is the title of the person who steers the shell and gives commands during a race?

   1. Coach
   2. Captain
   3. Coxswain
   4. Stroke
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   C) Coxswain

9. What is the main body of a rowing shell called?

   1. Deck
   2. Hull
   3. Keel
   4. Rudder
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   B) Hull

10. What is turning the blade parallel to the water called?

    1. Squaring
    2. Catching
    3. Driving
    4. Feathering
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    D) Feathering