KNOT CHALLENGE

Do you know your knots?

This knot knowledge test randomly picks 10 questions from our question bank and gives you four choices to choose from. Select the best answer for each question. When finished press the "Score" button at the bottom of the page to see how you performed.

Question 1: Identify this knot, bend, hitch, or lashing:

Cat's Paw Hitch
Pipe Hitch
Figure of Eight Knot
French Bowline Knot


Question 2: Identify this knot, bend, hitch, or lashing:

Sheet Bend
Water Bend (Knot)
Carrick Bend
Clove Hitch


Question 3: Identify this knot, bend, hitch, or lashing:

Marlin Spike Hitch
Double Sheet Bend
Shear Lashing
Water Bend (Knot)


Question 4: Identify this knot, bend, hitch, or lashing:

Bowline Knot
Sheet Bend
Square Lashing
Butterfly Knot


Question 5: Which knot, bend, hitch, or lashing can be used to create a rope handle to lift heavy objects such as a log and is often used in rope climbing?
Round Lashing
Bowline Knot
Diagonal Lashing
Butterfly Knot


Question 6: Identify this knot, bend, hitch, or lashing:

Figure of Eight on a Bight Knot
Bowline on a Bight Knot
Round Lashing
Water Bend (Knot)


Question 7: Which knot, bend, hitch, or lashing can be released with a quick pull on the correct rope lead?
Mooring Hitch
French Bowline Knot
Square Bend (Knot)
Round Turn with Two Half Hitches


Question 8: Which knot, bend, hitch, or lashing would you use to bypass a weak spot in a rope?
Sheep Shank
Diagonal Lashing
Timber Hitch
Butterfly Knot


Question 9: Identify this knot, bend, hitch, or lashing:

Fisherman's Bend (Knot)
Clove Hitch
Shear Lashing
Chain Hitch


Question 10: Identify this knot, bend, hitch, or lashing:

French Bowline Knot
Timber Hitch
Figure of Eight on a Bight Knot
Mooring Hitch