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Epic Rowing Quiz!

Ready for an OARsome rowing quiz? Then paddle on down and test your knowledge of all things rowing! It's a rowing quiz! We cool?!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 21st 2024

Know your Bowballs from your rudders? Then take the quiz and good luck!

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When and where was the sport of rowing invented? 

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What are the boats used in competitive rowing called? 

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What is a coxswain? 

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What is the famous rowing competition between Oxford and Cambridge universities called? 

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What is an 'oarlock'?

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What is the term of when a rowing crew rows with two oars instead of one?

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What do professional rowers usually call their oars? 

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Which of the following is NOT a type of rowing race? 

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What do rowing crews traditionally do to their coxswain when they win a race? 

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Amazing! You got a PERFECT Score! Well done, you really are regular rowing whizz! Oarsome work, well done!

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Pretty good! While not a totally PERFECT score, you really know your oars from your paddle. What a stroke of skill!

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Not So Hot! While you at least know something about rowing, there's always room for rowing trivia improvement! Why not take the quiz again and see if you can improve your score?

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Oh Dear! You're not really a very boaty person, but that's okay.  Why not row row row your boat gently toward another one of our brilliant Beano quizzes?