Welcome to another edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, we’ve got a classic quiz, featuring 10 questions about famous authors, fish species, fly tiers, and lots more!
The last quiz was must have been pert-darn easy, as there were eleven perfect scores! Give it up for BillW, Steve B., Peter D, Brian Epstein, Rod Jones, Paul, fausto, Randy, Peter, Paul D DeJohn, and Andy Feige! Another twelve people scored 90%–most didn’t know that there are two tarpon species–and the most common score leaped back up to 60%!
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive a copy of Arlen Thomason’s book BugWater: A Fly Fisher’s Look Through the Seasons at Bugs in Their Aquatic Habitat and the Fish That Eat Them, from Stackpole Books. Organized around the seasons, BugWater follows the bugs and the trout through their life cycles from spring through winter. Thomason’s stunningly striking photos and fascinating narratives show off the bugs up close, in amazing detail. With the author’s insights as both a scientist and fly fisher and his expertise as a photographer, this book delivers solid content all fly fishers can learn from.
The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org), and recipient of Chico Fernandez’s great book Fly Fishing for Bonefish, is Paul Mohler, whose score wasn’t something to write home about. But he still gets an awesome book.
So post your score below (or below the post on our Facebook page!) for a chance to win a great book.
Good luck!
60%
40% .. ugh!
60%, should have been 80% but I’m a fool.
70
You scored 60%!
70%
40%. All guesswork.
50%
40%
50% too many guesses
50%
60%, with a lot of bad guesses
60%
60% Not good…
I Scored 50%
40%
40%, Oof
70%
30%
20% Sad
Slipping 40%
60% back to normal
20%… need more coffee and better study habits
70%
80
70%
50% back in the “groove”
20%
70%
30%
40% Better than last week.
40%
70%, best in a while
100%
40%
60%
30%. Consistently ignorant
40%… my guessing hat wasn’t on right today
only 40%
50%
70%
60%
40%
40%
40%
30%
50%. Regression to the mean…
20% lol
50%
80% Could have been worse
80% could be worse
70%.
30%
70%.
60% much better
60%
60%
60%
80%…perfect except for those first two.
80%
40%.
80!
60%
80%
80%
90% who would have thought a guy from Michagan would invent a fly in Canada?
50%
70%
40% again
7/10
50% – heading in the wrong direction.
60%
60%
80% Best in a long time! Lets go fishing!!!
40%
50% Vomerine…yes!
60% good guesses 😉
80%
50%
40%. It’s all downhill from here
50%
60%
50. Honestly, my best score yet.
60% tough one
70%
40%….oops
40%
Another 90%. Can’t seem to break the barrier.
70%! I’ll take it for a cold snowy day in the North East.
50% not great
The question on who was a dentist I got it wrong my dad was a Dentist I’m sure he’s shaking his head at that and my score of 60%
50%
30%
40% my new normal.
60%
80%
50%
50%
60% not bad
60%
60%, liked this one
I’ll take a 60% this week.
90%
I will take an 80. Pretty tough one this week, Phil!
30%
80%,better than usual
80%, better than usual
70%
50% incorrect.
80%
90%
Wow! 100%! Feels good (at least this week).
Chuck
80%
50%, great quiz!
50% Ugh.