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 serve up another set of ten new questions, about everything from exotic species to book titles to famous river locations.
The last quiz produced some interesting results: not only were there zero perfect scores, but there were also zero 90%s. I can’t remember the last time that an 80% was the best score, although eight of you managed it this time. Despite the poor showing at the top of the class, the most common score jumped up to a 50%. So more people did better, but nobody did very well.
The winner of this week’s random drawing will receive Tom Rosenbauer’s great new book The Orvis Guide to Hatch Strategies: Successful Fly Fishing for Trout Without Always Matching the Hatch, from Universe Publishing. Instead of focusing on insect identification, in this book Tom stresses learning how to approach trout, how to find where they feed, and how to present the fly so it is accepted as natural food.
The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org), and recipient of Tom’s new book, was Andy S, whose score was between the top and the most common.
So post your score below for a chance to win a great book.
Good luck!
90%.
70%
70% getting better
90%, haystack kept me from being perfect.
60%
80%… best results yet!
90%
80%
60%
60%
70%!
70%
70% some tough questions
70% with a lucky guess or two
70%. Always seem wrong on originator of flies.
80%
90% – So close, the winding check got me!
100%! first time in a very long time. 2 lucky guesses…
50%
90% my pb!
100%
70% my personal best!
90%. Darn those American Shad.
60%
I’m in rut.
70% – Better than the last quiz I took. Damn Wiper question.
70%. I still have no idea what a wiper is….
70%!!!
(though I take issue with the vagueness of the word “strength” in the modulus question)
Not vague at all really. Strength the point at which the rod will break, modulus is a factor for measuring the stiffness of a material. Some materials have very high modulus and low strength (clear glass, for example), and others have a low modulus but relatively high strength (bamboo).
The super-high-modulus rods of the late 90s/early 2000s were notoriously brittle, for example, which is why you don’t see those formulations much anymore. High-end rod technology is now more about resins, scrims, and layups, and less about one particular material.
60
80%. How did that happen?
80% ah well……
50%… I’ve got a lot of work to do! ha!
60%
80%
70%
80%, which is an improvement.
truthfully 20%
70% – not bad from Australia
80% I’m like the stock market up one quiz down the next
60%
70%
80%
Wahoo, You scored 100%!, I think it’s a first! I did guess on a couple!
80%. A bit better but still no cigar.
70%
80%!
60%
70%
80%
90%
60 %
60%
60%
60%
oh boy 60!
50%
Isn’t right above the grip, on the butt??
Tight lines and have a great weekend..!!
I think you may be confusing “butt” and “butt section.”
40% Ouch.
60%
70%
70%
60%
Thought 70% was pretty darn good until I saw everyone else’s scores!
50%, 1/2 full
50%
60%
50%
60%
40%… still working on it. Gotta say the ones I get wrong are usually guesses, so learning the info is pretty cool.
Thanks for the quizzes! I look forward to them each week.
60
40%
60% a good day
70%
70!
30%
70%
You scored 90%
20%, ouch!
You scored 100%! Looks like I’m back on track!
90%…so close.
60%
70. Can finally show my face.
70%
70% my lifetime average. But certainly doubling my last score.
Ditt
50%
Scored a 70%
60%, better than expected
50%! Not too bad!!!
A pathetic 40%
60%
60% – in a rut
60%
70% isn’t bad considering I guessed on half of them
90% Changed #3 from right to wrong. Lesson, go with your gut!
80%….ok
90% I believe this is my best score. Lucky on a couple.
60%
50% need to do better
6/10, better than usual
40%
Hmmmmmm
90%!
80%
30%
one of my better scores 80%
60%
80% for this old dog
70%. Best ever!
60%
60
80
You scored 80%!
50%
80%
You scored 70%! Mediocre, again.
Sad that 60 is one of my top scores
70%
60 per cent – not a good day
Zoiks Shaggy! 80%
70%
80% 🙂
70%
100%! HOMERUN!
70%
Fiddy purr scent.
Fiddy purr scent.
40% sad
50% stem my downhill slide!
70%
40 percent. Poop!
90% personal best
80%
60%
50% not great but learning a lot. Thanks for the challenges!
70%
You scored 60%!
70% Better than last few.