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Extreme Sports Documentaries: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Resilience

Description: **Extreme Sports Documentaries: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Resilience** Take this quiz to test your knowledge about extreme sports documentaries that showcase the incredible journeys of athletes who have pushed the boundaries of human endurance and resilience.
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Which documentary follows the story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and returned to the sport she loves?

  1. Soul Surfer

  2. Unstoppable

  3. The Endless Summer

  4. Riding Giants


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Soul Surfer is a 2011 biographical sports drama film based on the true story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack at the age of 13 and returned to surfing a month later.

In the documentary "Free Solo", climber Alex Honnold attempts to achieve what seemingly impossible feat?

  1. Summiting Mount Everest without oxygen

  2. Free-climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park

  3. Completing the Seven Summits Challenge

  4. Crossing the Grand Canyon on a tightrope


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Free Solo is a 2018 documentary film that follows climber Alex Honnold as he prepares for and ultimately achieves his goal of free-climbing El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite National Park.

Which documentary tells the story of snowboarder Jeremy Jones and his quest to ride the world's most dangerous mountains?

  1. The Art of Flight

  2. Chasing Ice

  3. Meru

  4. Sherpa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Art of Flight is a 2011 snowboarding film directed by Curt Morgan and featuring professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones. The film follows Jones as he travels the world in search of the most challenging and dangerous mountains to snowboard.

What is the name of the documentary that chronicles the journey of kayaker Ben Marr as he attempts to kayak the Grand Canyon?

  1. The Grand Canyon: A River Runs Through It

  2. Chasing Niagara

  3. First Descent

  4. Into the Canyon


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Into the Canyon is a 2019 documentary film that follows kayaker Ben Marr as he attempts to kayak the Grand Canyon. The film captures the challenges and dangers Marr faces as he navigates the Colorado River's whitewater rapids.

Which documentary follows the story of BASE jumper Joby Ogwyn as he attempts to jump from the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa?

  1. Man on Wire

  2. The Dawn Wall

  3. The Alpinist

  4. Sunshine Superman


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sunshine Superman is a 2014 documentary film that follows BASE jumper Joby Ogwyn as he prepares for and ultimately jumps from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.

In the documentary "Meru", climbers Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk attempt to summit which challenging peak in the Himalayas?

  1. Mount Everest

  2. K2

  3. Meru Peak

  4. Annapurna


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Meru is a 2015 documentary film that follows climbers Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk as they attempt to summit Meru Peak, a challenging peak in the Himalayas known for its steep and dangerous terrain.

Which documentary tells the story of surfer Laird Hamilton and his quest to ride the biggest waves in the world?

  1. Chasing Mavericks

  2. Big Wave Riders

  3. Step Into Liquid

  4. Riding Giants


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chasing Mavericks is a 2012 biographical sports drama film based on the true story of surfer Jay Moriarity, who was mentored by Laird Hamilton and eventually became one of the world's best big-wave surfers.

In the documentary "The Dawn Wall", climber Tommy Caldwell attempts to achieve what seemingly impossible feat?

  1. Free-climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park

  2. Summiting Mount Everest without oxygen

  3. Completing the Seven Summits Challenge

  4. Crossing the Grand Canyon on a tightrope


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Dawn Wall is a 2017 documentary film that follows climber Tommy Caldwell as he prepares for and ultimately achieves his goal of free-climbing El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite National Park.

Which documentary tells the story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, who was trapped by a boulder in a remote canyon and forced to amputate his own arm to survive?

  1. 127 Hours

  2. Touching the Void

  3. The Summit

  4. Everest


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

127 Hours is a 2010 biographical survival drama film based on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, who was trapped by a boulder in a remote canyon in Utah and forced to amputate his own arm to survive.

In the documentary "Sherpa", filmmaker Jennifer Peedom explores the lives and challenges faced by the Sherpa people, who work as guides and porters on Mount Everest.

  1. Meru

  2. The Alpinist

  3. Free Solo

  4. Sherpa


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sherpa is a 2015 documentary film that explores the lives and challenges faced by the Sherpa people, who work as guides and porters on Mount Everest.

Which documentary follows the story of BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner as he attempts to break the world record for the highest skydive?

  1. The Right Stuff

  2. The Dawn Wall

  3. The Alpinist

  4. Space Jump


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Space Jump is a 2015 documentary film that follows BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner as he prepares for and ultimately breaks the world record for the highest skydive.

In the documentary "The Alpinist", filmmaker Peter Mortimer chronicles the life and climbs of renowned solo climber Marc-André Leclerc.

  1. Free Solo

  2. The Dawn Wall

  3. Meru

  4. The Alpinist


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Alpinist is a 2021 documentary film that chronicles the life and climbs of renowned solo climber Marc-André Leclerc.

Which documentary tells the story of surfer Kelly Slater, who won 11 world surfing championships and is considered one of the greatest surfers of all time?

  1. The Endless Summer

  2. Riding Giants

  3. Step Into Liquid

  4. Kelly Slater: The Ultimate Surfer


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kelly Slater: The Ultimate Surfer is a 2020 documentary film that tells the story of surfer Kelly Slater, who won 11 world surfing championships and is considered one of the greatest surfers of all time.

In the documentary "Touching the Void", climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates recount their harrowing experience on a mountain in the Peruvian Andes.

  1. The Summit

  2. Everest

  3. Touching the Void

  4. Meru


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film that recounts the harrowing experience of climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates on a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, where Simpson was forced to cut his own rope to survive.

Which documentary follows the story of kayaker Nouria Newman as she becomes the first woman to kayak the Grand Canyon's most challenging rapid, Lava Falls?

  1. Chasing Niagara

  2. Into the Canyon

  3. First Descent

  4. The Grand Canyon: A River Runs Through It


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Into the Canyon is a 2019 documentary film that follows kayaker Nouria Newman as she becomes the first woman to kayak the Grand Canyon's most challenging rapid, Lava Falls.

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