Beginner Fencing Trivia

New to fencing? Here you can test yourself on some of the basic knowledge and see if you've started to learn what it's all about.

1)The first true fencing weapon was the:



2)With which weapon are you allowed to use the edge of the blade?



3)Which weapon does not have right-of-way rules?



4)What is the fencing term for a step forward?



5)What is it called when you deflect an attack with the blade?



6)What is the fencing term for a step backwards?



7)What does the director call to stop the fenciers during a bout?



8)What is the name of the large round part of the weapon that shields the hand?



9)Which of these is not typically part of the fencing apparel?



10)What do you call the move back into 'En Garde' position from a lunge?



11)How many different sport fencing weapons are there?



12)Which of these is off target in foil?




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