Welcome to the latest 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, with questions about famous fly tiers, movie roles, gear history, and more.
The last quiz was another stumper, as there were zero perfect scores. There were, however, three 90-percenters, so offer your congrats to BillW, Peter D, and Chris S. (It was a good day for initials.) There were an impressive fourteen 80% scores, and the most common score jumped one spot to 60%.
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive The Orvis Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets by none other than the great Tom Rosenbauer. This handy take-along book addresses the technical issues surrounding leaders and connections in relation to state-of-the-art line materials and types, and details the best overall knots for fly-line connections.
The winner of our last quiz–who also gets The Orvis Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets–is tk 118, who scored so well that he or she commented “ouch!”
So post your score below (or below the post on our Facebook page!) for a chance to win a great book.
60% — a good start to the day.
60%
60%. Lower than last time.
70%
30%
A respectable 70%
70% of pure guess
80%
70%!
60%
50%. So-so
60%
40%. Not great
A lucky 70%.
…. Oh boy!
50%
80%
60%!!! That’s good for me!
80%
not bad, not good
40% Too many guesses!
60%
90%
60%
60%
70%
60% not to good
30%
70%
80%. I’ll admit to some lucky guesses.
only 40%
80% happy today
90% – guessed on a couple.
60%
90% finally
80% now were talking fish
90%, almost got it but missed on cutthroats.
70%
90% not too bad
80%. But, really, 90%. Because, according to Orvis, “The Griffith’s Gnat imitates a lot of different insects. Created by George Griffith, one of the founders of Trout Unlimited, it’s a buggy dry fly and can be fished a …”
So it would seem that there are two correct answers to this question…
60%
30% woohoo! killing it
70%
40%
80%
50%. Half good or half bad, depending on your perspective.
40%.
50% a little better than usual.
90% – I should have known those upstate NY streams!
80. Phil does a good job of asking questions that require diverse knowlege of the whole US. A regional guy has no advantages!
40%
50%. I have to start guessing better.
80%. Best ever and I’ve done a LOT of these.
70%… might be my best score yet!
30%
80%
20. Worst ever
You scored 80%!
50%
80%
30%. Not getting any better.
50%
70%. Ok for me.
70%…
70%
always fun
70% A challenge this week. Question on trout rivers was a real surprise.
70%
80% you’re running out of tough ones
60% 🙂
40%
50% Oh well! Think I will take my wife fishing in Colorado! Bye bye!!
40% ugh!
80%
70%
guessed wrong…
80% I agree with Doug that Griffith’s Gnat should be a correct answer.
70% I’ll take it! I might take a Scottish Fish pie too! Lol
50%
80%
80%
90%
50% moving back up
60%
90%,best in a while
Only 50%
100%
30%
80%
40%
90%
50% – Below my average but I blame it on the fact that I took the test while in Ireland. Heavy rains overnight made the Kings River in County Kilkenny unfishable for brown trout.
60% – Better than I thought I would do
80%! Better than average!
80%, my best yet!
80%! Finally something above average.
80%.
80% again. Guess I’m in a rut. A pretty good rut, though.
ChuckB
80%!
70%…Beside myself with giddiness!
80%
80% by pure luck
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