Results: Catch a wave and you'll be sittin' on top of the world
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1.
GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF a bowling lane. Twice the height of a telephone pole. More than ten times the height of an average Christmas tree. At 78 feet, or the height of an eight-story building, the wave that came crashing down off the coast of New Zealand on May 8, 2018, wasn't just a titan: It was the largest wave ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. Do you remember when this happened?
Yes
11%
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272 votes
No
89%
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2120 votes
2.
2.
What types of surfing have you ever done?
Surfing with a board
6%
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155 votes
Surfing the internet
26%
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624 votes
Body surfing
12%
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278 votes
Sail windsurfing
3%
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75 votes
Wake surfing
3%
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80 votes
Kite Surf
3%
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61 votes
SUP (Stand Up Paddle)
2%
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55 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
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11 votes
Not Applicable
64%
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1536 votes
3.
3.
There are hundreds of surfing terms, here are 10 randomly chosen ones, choose the ones you know and add to the list in the comment section:
Backdoor - when a surfer pulls into a hollow section from behind the section
4%
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84 votes
Beach bum - someone, usually a surfer, that hangs around the beach
43%
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1023 votes
Dawn patrol - early morning surf session
9%
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226 votes
Flat - with no waves, or with no surf
12%
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292 votes
Gnarly - awesome
35%
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849 votes
Kahuna - wizard, magician
21%
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491 votes
Mental - crazy or radical
20%
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488 votes
Paddle battle - a race between surfers to get into a curl first and thus gain the right of way
4%
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106 votes
Rip - to surf very well
15%
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355 votes
Tube - the hollow interior of a wave, also known as barrel
21%
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500 votes
Not Applicable
43%
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1039 votes
4.
4.
Here are 10 randomly chosen movies about surfing, choose the ones you've heard of or seen:
The Endless Summer
18%
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431 votes
Point Break
33%
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800 votes
Big Wednesday
3%
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61 votes
Soul Surfer
15%
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369 votes
The September Sessions
2%
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53 votes
Gidget
36%
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859 votes
North of the Sun
2%
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51 votes
Beach Party
26%
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620 votes
Surfer, Dude
7%
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176 votes
Beach Blanket Bingo
32%
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756 votes
Not Applicable
35%
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847 votes
5.
5.
Finally, choose your favorite surf songs from this randomly chosen 10 songs:
Wipe Out -- Sufaris
37%
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884 votes
Catch a Wave -- The Beach Boys
25%
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606 votes
Surfer Dan -- The Turtles
5%
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116 votes
Surf City -- Jan and Dean
32%
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772 votes
Surf Beat -- Dick Dale
3%
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76 votes
Surf Medley -- Junior Brown
3%
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70 votes
Bombora -- The Atlantics
2%
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45 votes
Shoot the Curl -- The Honeys
2%
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59 votes
Surfin Bird -- The Trashmen
6%
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147 votes
Oceans -- Pearl Jam
8%
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182 votes
Not Applicable
38%
•
914 votes
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