
Welcome to another edition of our fly-fishing trivia challenge, where 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, ten more brand new questions on a variety of subjects—from John Gierach books to insect ID—will tax your brainpower.
The scores on the last week’s Trivia Challenge bounced back from very poor to pretty darned good, with seven perfect scores. Congratulations to Nate, Paul P, Steve Reckner, Frank Wood, Dave Driscoll, Bill Callan, and Tim!
The randomly chosen winner of this week’s quiz will receive a copy of Great Fishing Lodges of North America by Paul Fersen, a gorgeous coffee-table book. The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org) was Dierks, who checked in with a score that we used to call a “gentleman’s C.”
So, take this week’s quiz, and no matter how well or poorly you do, post your score in the comments below to be eligible to win a cool book.
Good luck!
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Have you read many of this guy’s books?
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30% 🙁
30%
50%…
80%
70%! A fair amount of fortunate guesses!
80% Should have been 100!
Only 70% this week. A couple of tough ones in there!
70%
10%
70 % should have been better could have been worse
30% no good
70%. Some tough ones
80%. YAY!
Yay! I’m up to 50% this time!
5/10 – 50%
40%. I am really lousy at these.
30% 🙁
70% = D-minus, right?
70%
50%. I was sure the Colorado ran through seven!
50%
You scored 40%!
60%…. a wee bit of knowledge and a few lucky guesses….
50%
70%. Missed the two guesses I made and forgot that the Colorado is the border between AZ/NV and AZ/CA.
70%
Scored an 80%.
Wow 100%!!
60%
60%
70
70%!!
30%
30%
60%..
70%
70%+
70%
70%
50%
70%
80%
40% 🙁
70.
30%.
80 percent. Two weeks with decent scores means the rug gets pulled from under me next time. I’ll enjoy my quick hubris break now, while I can.
100%! Knew most and made a few educated guesses.
40%
Too bad to post
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%.
40%
70%, was expecting a lot worse haha
80%
40%.
50%
80%. Pretty fly for a white guy…
70%
60%; a little below my average
50%
60%
60% story of my life
80% with too many guesses. Thanks for keeping them coming Phil.
70%
60%
60%–Will do better next time!
A modest 40%
60% I would rollcast more, Orvis is really old, Cabelas should still honor that introductory offer.
You scored 80%!
70%
60%
Only 50%, Phil.
60%!
100% – good guesses on about 1/2 of them!
80% not to shabby
60 per cent. In a rut
60% Reflecting what I knew and a lucky guess or two.
80% I’ll take it.
70%!!! Not bad this week!
60%, great quiz!
80% One of my better performances.
40%…what can I say, I’m a rookie.
50%
70%
40% Thanks again!
70%, not too shabby, tabby.
70% started fly fishing in December, so…
80%
70%.
70%
80%, ok
50%, the story of my life…
30%
Yikes… 40%
50%
70%
You scored 70%!
80% Made a couple bad guesses!
80%
70%. At least a passing score this week.
80% That first question was a challenge!
80% guessed right on the waders!
50%
60%
80
50%.
80% Thought I knew my Gierach and geography.
60%- getting better
50%
60% for me!
bad focus today, spring fever, counted full Colorado watershed, including 2 states in Mexico…and being left handed I always reverse things…wind into my shoulder ugh.
tom
50%,should have guessed better
70%
80% nt 2 bad I guess
Yup. Third tee purr scent.
70%. I’ll take it.
60%
“Tip top guide”…seriously
70%, wrong on my guesses, need to improve my test taking skills!
I should have waited till after my coffee. I only was half right today (50%).
60%
50% Got the dancing question right lol, Battenkill Boogie! jk
50% maybe to much coffee this morning, ha ha,,,,,,,,,
60%
WOO-HOO! 80%!! That’s the best I’ve done in a long time!
80
70%
90%
50 percent, again
90%. Some good guessing on my part. 😉
80%
I’m reading a John Gierach book and still missed that one question!
80% not bad
60%, moving up!
60
70%
50%. Here’s a question – what state has the source and mouth of the Colorado River within its boundaries? There is more than one Colorado River in the US.
I know, I know! Texas!
80%. Who says guessing gets you nowhere?
70%. Better than I thought I would do! That was a great quiz!
60%
You scored 80%!