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Basic Bowling Trivia Quiz

This is an easy quiz for those who bowl tournaments and leagues.

A multiple-choice quiz by jessesky1969. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jessesky1969

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,604

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3651

Last 3 plays: robbonz (7/10), Guest 199 (9/10), calmdecember (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which bowling ball company makes the 'Zone' series of bowling balls? Hint

Storm

Ebonite

Track

Brunswick

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which bowling ball company makes the 'El Nino' series of bowling balls? Hint

Brunswick

Track

Columbia

Storm

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does a 'scratch' league mean? Hint

a league where you automatically get a strike if you knock down only nine pins.

a league where the bowlers have handicap

a league where the bowlers do not have any handicap.

a league where you automatically receive a strike in the 3rd, 6th, and 9th frames.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What must a bowler average a game to shoot a 700 series in three games? Hint

267

234

250

200

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Question 5 of 10

5. It is legal to roll a ball without your thumb in the thumbhole, so long as your hand is covering the thumbhole.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is sandbagging? Hint

When a bowler intentionally bowls poorly to lower their average.

When you throw your rosin bag at an opposing player who just got a lucky strike.

When your team is purposely bowling slow to allow a teammate to show up who is running late.

When you are trying to bum free drinks from the waitress.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Let's say that the first frame of a game you leave a 10-pin and you miss your spare, what would be the maximum score you would be able to bowl that certain game? Hint

299

289

259

279

8. In an ABC sanctioned league or tournament, you bowl a horrible first game because the lanes are flooded with oil. An ABC rule allows you to alter the surface of your bowling ball with sandpaper to grip the lane better, even if you already bowled one game.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. If the lane conditions were extremely dry, which type of ball would be best for you to use? Hint

plastic ball

proactive ball

reactive resin ball

urethane ball

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Question 10 of 10

10. It is legal for the ball to bounce out of the channel (gutter) and back on to the lane to knock down a pin or pins.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which bowling ball company makes the 'Zone' series of bowling balls?

Answer: Brunswick

2. Which bowling ball company makes the 'El Nino' series of bowling balls?

Answer: Storm

3. What does a 'scratch' league mean?

Answer: a league where the bowlers do not have any handicap.

4. What must a bowler average a game to shoot a 700 series in three games?

Answer: 234

5. It is legal to roll a ball without your thumb in the thumbhole, so long as your hand is covering the thumbhole.

Answer: True

6. What is sandbagging?

Answer: When a bowler intentionally bowls poorly to lower their average.

7. Let's say that the first frame of a game you leave a 10-pin and you miss your spare, what would be the maximum score you would be able to bowl that certain game?

Answer: 279

Answer: False

It is legal to sand or polish your bowling ball prior to a league or tournament, not after to start bowling the first game.

9. If the lane conditions were extremely dry, which type of ball would be best for you to use?

Answer: plastic ball

10. It is legal for the ball to bounce out of the channel (gutter) and back on to the lane to knock down a pin or pins.

Answer: False

Source: Author jessesky1969

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