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1. In American football what is it called when you score a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar and between the opponent's goal posts to score 3 points?
2. A new scoring system in the sport of badminton was adopted in 2006. In this system 3 games are played to 21 points each with a required 2 point difference between scores. The winner of a rally scores a point regardless of who serves. What is this scoring system called?
3. Canada's beloved sport of curling -- Everyone is closely watching the second sheet at the Brier. Jeff Stoughton's team and Kevin Martin's team are tied after the 8th end. Kevin Martin has the opportunity to score 1 point simply by leaving his last rock in the house at the bottom of the 9th end. If he takes the point his team will lose the advantage of keeping the hammer (last rock) in the 10th and final end. What would Kevin Martin's best strategic move be?
4. The bases are loaded and the batter up is hit by a pitch. What happens next?
5. Table tennis uses the same scoring system as a regular tennis match?
6. In Olympic diving competition which of the following is not a recognized element of establishing the score of an individual dive?
7. Which of the following sports never uses a "sudden death" shoot out scoring method for settling a tie?
8. In a wrestling match a fall (aka pin) has the same effect as a knockout in boxing in that it immediately ends the bout.
9. In golf what is it called when you take 4 strokes on a par 3 hole?
10. In ten pin bowling if you start your game with a spare followed by a strike in the second frame and another strike in the third frame, what would your score for the 1st frame be?
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