The Wight Company of Field Archers
AGM Traditional & Field Archery Trivia Quiz (master)
(1)From which Latin word is the term archery derived?
(2)Fictional company of archers penned by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle?
(3)The title or description for a person who is a student of, or an expert at archery?
(4)A definition of a type of archery relying on the subconscious?
(5)In Britain from which country did the Longbow originate, England, Wales or Scotland?
(6)In which city is it still legal to shoot a Welshman with a longbow after midnight?
(7)In NFAS rules, during a shoot what is the maximum number of archers allowed in each shooting group?
(8)In England all males over the age of fifteen are still required by law to practice with the bow on a Sunday and holidays, true or false?
(9)Admired by Sagittarians the name of a professional American actor and archer unofficially described as “The World’s Greatest Archer”?
(10) In NFAS rules when shooting which foot should be in contact with the shooting peg?
(11) What is the alternate beatified name for the battle of Agincourt?
(12)What is a Flemish loose?
(13)Possible origins of the V sign?
(14) What is the Archer’s Paradox? (Simple explanation please)!
(15) Medieval archers carried a Ballack Knife, what was the more common name used by archers for this knife?
(16) In which city is it illegal to shoot a Welshman with a longbow in a cathedral on Sundays?
(17) What is the alternate name for a Boyer’s knot?
(18) If during an NFAS shoot you hear three sharp blows on a whistle what do you do?
(19) The date of St Crispin’s day. Day, month and year? (One point for each)
(20) Where does the term “gadding about” have its origins?
(21) Name up to three deities or characters from ancient mythology that are synonymous with archery?
(One point for each)
(22) In which city is it legal to shoot a Scotsman from the castle ramparts with a longbow except on Sundays?
(23) What is an Ascham?
(24) Name for a traditional form of archery shooting at a vertical thin strip of wood?
(25) Name up to three characters from fiction that are synonymous with archery? (one point for each)
(26) When is the Festival of The Popinjay held?
(27)Name of nearby sunken ship from which many examples of longbows were discovered?
(28) What are the Kilwinning Archers most notable for?
(29) A swallowtail, bodkin or broad head are all terms for what?
(30) What is a Fistmele?
(31) The name for a Japanese longbow?
(32) Famous American Bow-Hunter (you name it he shot it!) immortalized by Ted Nugent?
(33) NFAS Bow Class or shooting style, made only of natural materials and known as the bent stick?
(34) Village in East Sussex famous for its manufacture of bows and arrows in medieval times?
(35) Fowl feathers synonymous with fletching?
(36) The name for a piece of wood used to make a bow?
(37)What defines a “self” bow?
(38) Famous British Toxophilite, actor and archery author.
(39) Name of the famous TV show in which the above appeared between 1978 & 1990 and bonus point if you can name his character in the series?
(40) What is a Dribber?
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