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1. We are at the local soccer field. Children run around kicking the ball and trying to score goals. Little Jimmy, your neighbor's son, just walloped a sharp shot past the goalkeeper, but it didn't go in the net. Instead, as many play-by-play announcers say, it hit the ___________.
2. After Jimmy couldn't get the ball into the net, he got discouraged with soccer and decided to try another sport. Oddly enough, it's badminton. He joined the local youth league, and he's very good at the game. What is the nylon and leather-covered cork item that he hits over the net when he is playing?
3. Jimmy's sister, Jenny, is a gymnast. Her specialty event is one of the events in artistic gymnastics that only female gymnasts perform, and the event is named for the apparatus on which it is performed. What is that event?
4. After seeing Jenny perform for her local gymnastics club team, you and your family decide that you need to see a professional sport in action. So, you make your way to the local golf course for a PGA Champions Tour (Senior Tour) event. There, you sit next to the 8th green and watch as Tom Kite pulls a specialty club out of his bag just in front of you, and less than 75 yards from the green. Kite is known for introducing this particular type of wedge, which generally has a loft angle of 56 to 60 degrees. What club is Kite using?
5. While golfing is fun to watch, it probably is too expensive to make it a family trip to the golf course. Instead, you, your spouse, and your two kids go instead to the local ten-pin bowling establishment. Wanting to show off your new weight program and use the heaviest ball possible, you head to the ball racks. What is the heaviest ball allowed to be used by the rules of the game?
6. While bowling inside is fun, staying inside for the hours to complete the games might not be as much fun, especially in the sunny weather of summer. Trying to combine the outside experience with bowling, you take your family to a lawn bowling club. What is the name of the white ball that you try to get as close to as possible to score points?
7. If you are in the U.S., finding a lawn bowling area can be quite tricky and expensive, so you have decided to buy a croquet set for your backyard. What are the U-shaped wire items in the set called, the ones that you have to put your ball through all in order to win in the version commonly played in the United States?
8. The neighborhood kids really enjoy playing croquet, but you have tired of it quickly as it just is not active enough for you. Turning to an old standby for sports, you've taken up running. You want to know, though, how many steps you've taken and calories you've burned while running. What instrument do you need to buy?
9. Running outside can be difficult when the weather is cold or rainy, or hot and humid. What item in a gym will you use as a substitute?
10. Running gets you into good shape, good enough shape that the neighborhood kids ask you to join their soccer game. They are really excited that you have purchased an official ball from the 2010 FIFA World Cup to use for the games. What is the name of that ball?
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