Welcome to the latest edition of our occasional 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 ten classic questions about fly-fishing authors, famous rivers, and the origins of flies. How many can you get (or guess) right?
The last quiz was another tough one, with just s single perfect score. Let’s all give it up for Matthew Makarewicz! There was only one 90-percenter, as well, but 10 of you missed just two questions. For the fifth quiz in a row, the most common score was a 50%.
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive a Bent Rod Badge Hat, which, which features a brim made with 100% recycled fishing nets, keeping our oceans cleaner. This is a new hat in our ever-changing collection of cool lids. All you have to do to enter is post your score below!
The winner of that late-September quiz (as determined by the random.org) is the prosaically named ron, whose score was passable, but just barely. No matter; he still gets the hat.
Don’t forget to post your score in the comments to be eligible to win a hat!
80% not my best, not my worst
60
70%
Whoooo! 70%!
60%
90 % surprised myself
50%
60%
Pretty happy with my 70%
50%, consistent
100% Thanks Phil!
60%. About my average.
80%
70%. Need to shake off the rust! Good to see your back, Phil!
50%
100%
90%
60% Been a while since I’ve seen one of these quizzes, so maybe I’m just rusty?
60%
90%
70%
60%
60%
terrible
50
70% a lot better than some of my past scores
70% – but I think there is some ambiguity on the “not belong destinations” answers. I chose Snake since it flows into Pacific while the others, Missouri, Wind, North Platte all flow into Mississippi watersheds. In seeing the answer, I realize that only the Missouri doesn’t flow in Wyoming.
Peter
In looking over Google Maps and Wikipedia, I learned that the Wind River refers to the upper reaches of the Bighorn River and changes its name to the Bighorn River at Wedding of the Waters, Wyoming, at the head of the Wind River Canyon. Apparently, this is a rare case where there is a name change not at the junction between two rivers or streams. Interesting….
70% – But it took a few lucky guesses to achieve this honorable (for me) score.
60%; would love to know the answer behind #4. I was thinking the same thing Peter was
80%. Better than my average.
80
70%. Not bad for me
90%! Lots of lucky guesses. I need the hat
90%
90%
70%
80%
70%
90! WOW this was by far my best attempt!
80% better than usual.
100%
Finally got them all. lt’s taken me years to achieve this.
70%, pretty content with that
60% firsdt time doing this in probably a year
80% a little late to the party.
80!
You scored 100%!
Still bitter that Miles won’t post anymore on his IG