MAINE GUIDES TEST Exam Questions
With Verified Answers.
A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down slide slipping. -
answerKeel
Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current - answerHaystacks
The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a...
MAINE GUIDES TEST Exam Questions
With Verified Answers.
A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down slide slipping. -
answer✔✔Keel
Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current - answer✔✔Haystacks
The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low dam, or as a series of such dams.
- answer✔✔Ledge
The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore. - answer✔✔Lining
The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face - answer✔✔Non-power face
A line attached to bow or stern of a boat - answer✔✔Painter
A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section; a drop - answer✔✔Pitch
A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections - answer✔✔Pool
The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water in a normal forward stroke -
answer✔✔Power face
A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient, increased water, speed, obstructions
and turbulence. - answer✔✔Rapid
A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are noticeable, often over a
gravel or sand bottom. - answer✔✔Riffle
The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of the hull. - answer✔✔Rocker
Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term - answer✔✔Setting
The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the ends - answer✔✔Sheer
The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade - answer✔✔Throat
Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat. - answer✔✔Thwarts
The angle to the plane of the water at which the boat rides, for instance, down at the stern, down
at the bow, or trimmed even (dead level) - answer✔✔Trim
,An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun whale - answer✔✔Tumble home
A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords thermal insulation in cold water -
answer✔✔Wet suit
An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is flowing, characterized by a highly aerated
backflip at the surface. - answer✔✔White eddy
The transverse measurement at a boats widest part - answer✔✔Beam
In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature between the bottom and the side -
answer✔✔Bilge
The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different currents at bow and stern: sideways
against a rock - answer✔✔Broaching
A canoeable through river section - answer✔✔Channel
A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the surrounding water. -
answer✔✔Chute
On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the gunwhales attach at their ends.
In a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire hull to prevent entrance of water -
answer✔✔Deck
A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water - answer✔✔Dry pack
A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream either backward or forward,
and at an angle to the current - answer✔✔Ferry
man made - answer✔✔Black (map color)
vegetation over 6 feet - answer✔✔Green (map color)
vegetation under 6 feet - answer✔✔White (map color)
water - answer✔✔Blue (map color)
contour lines - answer✔✔Brown (map color)
major roadways - answer✔✔Red (map color)
new additions - answer✔✔Purple (map color)
the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part - answer✔✔Beam (map color)
any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the capsizing force of a lateral current;
may also be used for turning - answer✔✔Bracing stroke
, the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents at bow and stern -
answer✔✔Broaching
high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs some of his weight on the paddle held
high - answer✔✔Hanging strokes
the white water term for the phenomena of supernormal flow in a river, characterized by high
standing waves, fast currents, extreme velocity difference etc - answer✔✔Heavy water
an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale; throws water away from you -
answer✔✔Tumblehome
forward stroke used in the stern to provide forward momentum; feathering the stroke outward at
the tail counteracts the off-center stroke and helps to maintain straight line of travel -
answer✔✔J-stroke
side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle - answer✔✔Draw
used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the canoe from side to side -
answer✔✔Cross-draw
side stroke in the stern used both fro sideward movement and for turning; can be used in bow but
is not as powerful as the draw for side movement - answer✔✔Pry
for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale - answer✔✔Sweep
for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke away from boat, sharp hook at
finish will turn canoe toward paddle side - answer✔✔Inverted sweep
The St. John, Androscoggin, and the Kennebec - answer✔✔What are the 3 longest rivers in
Maine
Moosehead Lake - answer✔✔Biggest lake in Maine
Maine has 3,478 miles of coastline - answer✔✔How many miles of coastline does Maine have
Dirigo means "I lead" - answer✔✔What does Dirigo mean
They are a farmer and a sailor - answer✔✔Who are the two men on the state flag for maine
The gem is a tourmaline - answer✔✔What is the Maine state gem
Maine has over 33,000 square miles - answer✔✔How many square miles is maine
The first governor was William King - answer✔✔Who was the first governor in Maine
Maine became a state in 1820 - answer✔✔When did Maine become a state
The animal on the state flag is the moose - answer✔✔What is the animal on the Maine state flag
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