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Quiz about Its All About the Score
Quiz about Its All About the Score

It's All About the Score Trivia Quiz


Gaining points and strategies of a variety of sports is covered in this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Booklover17. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Booklover17
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
340,261
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
476
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Question 1 of 10
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? Hint


Question 2 of 10
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? Hint


Question 3 of 10
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? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The bases are loaded and the batter up is hit by a pitch. What happens next? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Table tennis uses the same scoring system as a regular tennis match?


Question 6 of 10
6. In Olympic diving competition which of the following is not a recognized element of establishing the score of an individual dive? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following sports never uses a "sudden death" shoot out scoring method for settling a tie? Hint


Question 8 of 10
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.


Question 9 of 10
9. In golf what is it called when you take 4 strokes on a par 3 hole? Hint


Question 10 of 10
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? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
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?

Answer: Field Goal

If a team is down by less than 3 points in overtime, a field goal is often the easiest and fastest way to win the game.
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?

Answer: 3 x 21 rally

Badminton was invented by British military officers stationed in India in the 1800s. It has been an Olympic sport since 1992.
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?

Answer: Blank the end

Though "blanking the end" means shooting the rocks out of the house (scoring no points) thus leaving the game tied going into the 10th end, if Kevin Martin keeps the hammer his team will have much higher odds of winning as they have last rock. This is never a guarantee, as I have seen a team without the hammer win the last end by stealing points.
4. The bases are loaded and the batter up is hit by a pitch. What happens next?

Answer: The team at bat scores 1 run

When the pitcher hits the batter he automatically gets a walk to first base. If the bases are loaded (a player on every base) the player on 3rd base automatically scores one run.
5. Table tennis uses the same scoring system as a regular tennis match?

Answer: False

In the sport of table tennis individual points are scored for each rally won, with 11 points being required to win a game. Tennis uses a completely unique system of scoring. Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since the 1988 games in Seoul, South Korea.
6. In Olympic diving competition which of the following is not a recognized element of establishing the score of an individual dive?

Answer: Exit

How you exit the pool has no bearing on your dive score.
7. Which of the following sports never uses a "sudden death" shoot out scoring method for settling a tie?

Answer: Roller Derby

Roller Derby was invented in the USA. It is played with two teams on an oval rink. A designated scorer called a "jammer" skates around attempting to gain points by lapping members of the opposing team. Members of each team attempt to use blocking strategy to prevent/help the "jammer" score.
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.

Answer: True

A fall (aka pin) is called by the referee when any part of both shoulders is held in contact with the mat for a minimum of 2 seconds.
9. In golf what is it called when you take 4 strokes on a par 3 hole?

Answer: Bogey

Par is when you take the designated number of strokes to sink the ball in the hole. A birdie is a hole played 1 stroke under par. An eagle is a hole played 2 strokes under par.
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?

Answer: 20 points

When scoring a spare, you get 10 points + the points from the first ball of the next frame. A strike in 10 pin bowling is worth 10 points.
Therefore frame 1 scores as follows: 10 + 10 = 20.
Source: Author Booklover17

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