Fencing Trivia
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EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
On any of the three major fencing weapons, what is the specific name for the curved metal piece that protects the hand?
Guard
For major offenses like brutality or colluding, what colored card signals a fencer's automatic expulsion from a competition?
Black card
Which weapon is the heaviest of the three and allows hits to be scored with the tip on any part of the opponent's entire body?
Épée
Which specific numbered parry is traditionally used to defend the inside high line and is often paired with 'sixte' as a foundational defense?
Quarte
In foil and sabre, what specific term does a referee use when both fencers attack at the same time and neither establishes right-of-way priority?
Simultaneous