Are You a Skateboarding Pro?
Idyllic via DISCORD
Created 7/10/2024

Think you know your ollies from your kickflips? Test your knowledge on skateboarding techniques with this quiz!
1. Who is credited with inventing the ollie, a fundamental skateboarding trick?
Tony Hawk
Rodney Mullen
Christian Hosoi
Alan Gelfand
2. Which magazine, founded in 1981, stands for street skateboarding, punk rock, and the lifestyle slogan 'Skate And Destroy'?
Skateboarder
Transworld
Thrasher Magazine
Skater's Edge
3. What term is used for a skateboarding trick where a skater jumps and spins the board 360 degrees without touching it with their hands?
Heelflip
Kickflip
Ollie
Pop Shove-it
4. Which skateboarder is famous for landing the first ever 900 in competition?
Danny Way
Nyjah Huston
Rodney Mullen
Tony Hawk
5. During which decade did modern skateboarding tricks like the ollie and heel-flip emerge?
6. What is the term for holding the skateboard with your hand while in the air?
7. Who is known for popularizing street skateboarding and inventing numerous tricks?
Bam Margera
Steve Caballero
Tony Hawk
Rodney Mullen
8. Which famous skateboarder helped make frontside airs in empty pools popular in the late 1970s?
Christian Hosoi
Tommy Guerrero
Tony Hawk
Lance Mountain
9. What is the name of a trick where the back foot is removed and grabbed, made famous by Christian Hosoi in the '80s?
Christ Air
Sad Plant
Judo Air
Benihana
10. Which company's shoes became a flagship for the skateboarding scene in the late 1980s?
11. What type of trick involves riding on the front or back wheels without lifting the other set?
12. In which type of skateboarding do tricks like manuals and pivots primarily belong?
13. What trick involves rotating the board horizontally while both feet remain in contact with it?
Impossible
Varial
Kickflip
Shove-it
14. Who was instrumental in the development of skateboarding in Germany, promoting contests and selling skate products?
Tony Alva
Titus Dittmann
Mark Gonzales
Natas Kaupas
15. Which type of trick commonly includes maneuvers like the Casper, Hang Ten, and Tic-Tac?
Vert
Freestyle
Aerial
Technical