1

The 'starboard' side of a boat is so-called because...

A: It is the side from which the elevation of stars was measured by the navigator.

B: It is always the windward side of the vessel.

C: It is the side on which the 'steering board' was fitted in the days before the rudder came into common use.

2

The 'schooner' was invented in which country?

A: The United States.

B: Holland.

C: Australia.

D: Switzerland.

3

Which wind speed is associated with Force 5 weather conditions?

A: 11-16 knots.

B: 7-10 knots.

C: 17-21 knots.

D: 34-40 knots.

4

What was the name of the boat in which Captain Joshua Slocum circumnavigated the world?

A: Stray.

B: Starry.

C: Spray.

D: My Lively Lady.

5

What is Buys Ballot's Law?

A: A means of measuring the maximum speed of a displacement vessel according to its length on the waterline.

B: A law enacted to encourage gerrymandering in political elections.

C: A way of calculating where a Plimsol Line should be painted.

D: A means of determining the centre of an area of low pressure in prevailing weather conditions.

6

What does CARD stand for?

A: Collision Avoidance Radar Detector.

B: Cord and Rope Demarcation.

C: Cartographer's Association for Radial Declination.

D: Conceptually Advanced Racing Design.

7

The word 'derrick' means a spar, at the end of which is a tackle used for lifting heavy objects.  From where does the word 'derrick' originate?

A: From the Old Norse word 'daeryk' meaning a spar from which monks were hung.

B: After a famous 16^th century hangman who performed at Tyburn (now Marble Arch) in London.

C: From the astronomer's name for the 'arm' or 'handle' of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major, the Plough, the Great Bear).

D: None of the above.

8

How many oceans are there on Planet Earth?  (Do not combine north and south varieties.)

A: Five.

B: Six.

C: Seven.

D: Eight.

9

Which sea is the deepest?

A: The Pacific.

B: The Caribbean.

C: The Atlantic.

D: The Baltic.

10

A 'bend' is...

A: A method of securing one line (rope) to another.

B: The curve between the waterline and bow of a boat.

C: Another name for the rake of a mast under strain.

11

When a wind 'veers' its...

A: Direction changes clockwise.

B: Direction changes counter-clockwise.

C: Speed increases.

D: Speed decreases.

12

What does 'all standing' mean?

A: All the crew are on deck during the dog watch.

B: All the sails are set.

C: All the masts are still upright.

13

What is a 'line'?

A: A channel on your satellite telephone?

B: The remarkable story you were just told by the guy next to you in the marina bar?

C: Any rope, cord or cable on a boat.

D: The Equator.

14

What is Mercator famous for?

A: The projection used on all (or almost all) those charts in the navigation table.

B: The adoption of the Bermuda rig for most sail boats?

C: Being Belgian.

15

How much of the planet Earth is covered by  salt water?

A: 61%

B: 67.8%

C: 71%

D: 81%

16

Which is not the name of an anchor?

A: Northill.

B: Atlas.

C: Danforth.

D: CQR.

17

The Tropic of Cancer is...

A: 33.5 degrees North of the Equator.

B: 25.3 degrees South of the Equator.

C: 21.5 degrees North of the Equator.

D: 23.5 degrees North of the Equator.

18

What is the 'pitch' of a propeller?

A: The frequency of the sound it makes while running.

B: The distance it travels forward (or backward) in one revolution.

C: The distance it travels sideways when in reverse.

19

You are sailing at night and ahead you can see two short flashing lights. What are you looking at?

A: An isolated danger mark.

B: A safe water mark (fairway).

C: An East cardinal mark.

20

What is a bulkhead?

A: A high capacity toilet.

B: An interior wall in a yacht or ship.

C: A place in the bow to secure an anchor.

D: The widest part of the bow.