Tennis Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cows and sheep

Cow and sheep intestines contain a type of chemical substance known as collagen, which has good elasticity property. On the other hand, synthetic guts are made of artificial materials, such as nylon, kevlar, and polyester.

Answer: Nitrogen

A tennis ball is normally yellow in color. Pressurized tennis balls are filled with inert nitrogen gas in their cores. The gas used must be inactive or inert. Hydrogen is highly inflammable.

Answer: High and consistent

Out of the four Grand Slam events in the world of tennis, Wimbledon is played on natural grass court. Meanwhile, the French Open is played on clay courts. On the other hand, both U.S. Open and Australian Open are played on hard courts. Hard courts give a high and consistent bounce. Clay courts will absorb the pace of tennis balls, hence the bounce will be low and inconsistent.

Answer: Deuce line

The center line divides the two service areas equally into advantage court on the left hand side, and deuce court on the right hand side.
When a ball is served, it should land within the opponent's service area, namely the area that is enclosed by the net, the singles side line (or doubles side line), the center line, and the service line. When you serve a ball, you should stand behind the baseline.

Answer: Wimbledon

Wimbledon was first held in 1877, thus making it the oldest tournament. On the other hand, the U.S. Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open were first held in 1881, 1891, and 1905, respectively.
The Australian Open is held at Melbourne Park in January. The French Open is held at the Stade Rolland Garros in late May to early June. Wimbledon is held in late June to early July at Wimbledon, a suburb of London. The U.S. Open is held somewhere around August and September at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York.

Answer: The points for a tie-break game are counted the same way as in a normal game

For a tie-break game, the points are not counted in 15, 30, and 40 (as in a normal game) anymore, but they are counted in the normal 1, 2, 3 and so on. In order to win a tie-break game, a player needs to score a minimum 7 points and lead their opponent by 2 points. So, the possible final scores for a tie-break game are 7-0, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 8-6, 9-7, 10-8 and so on. 7-6 is impossible as a difference of 2 points is needed.

Answer: Calls out the score

Apart from calling out the score, a chair umpire also needs to fill in the scorecard for a tennis match. They can also penalize players for unappropriated misconducts.
A net umpire holds the net when the server serves the ball to the opponent's side. If the ball touches the net and falls inside the opponent's service area (or service box), then they will call out "let", and the serve will be replayed. Usually there are two net umpires in a tennis match.
There are three to nine line umpires in a tennis match, but in some tennis courts, the high-tech electronics devices take over the roles of the line umpires. Their main job is to signal whether a ball is "good" (also known as "safe") or "out".
Ball boys and ball girls are not the officials in a tennis match. Nonetheless, their job is to collect or pick up the tennis balls that are scattered around the court.
A referee or a tournament director can usually be seen walking around from court to court with a walkie-talkie. Their decision will be final should there be any conflicts or arguments in a tennis match.

Answer: 7-6 or 7-5

The score now is 6-5. If player A wins the next game, the score would be 7-5 and it is the end of the set. (Notice that in order to win a set without using the tie-break system, there should be a difference of 2 points)
However, if player B wins the next game, the score would be tied at 6-6. This is when they will play a tie-break game (a player needs to win a minimum 7 points and leads his or her opponents by 2 points). Whoever wins the tie-break game will win the set. So the final score for that set is 7-6.

Answer: When the server steps on the baseline when he or she serves the ball

In other words, "let" means "replay the point". When the server steps on the baseline when they serve the ball, it is a foot fault. If the ball served by the server touches the net and falls outside the opponent's service area, the net umpire will call out "let", which is followed by the line umpire calling "out".

Answer: Volley

Usually, a player will volley in front of the net. Their opponent will have very limited time and slim chance to return the ball.
If player A serves the ball into player B's service area, and player B fails to touch the ball, it is called an ace.