Bull’s-eye Sports
- Question: Which sport is also known as tenpins?
- Answer: Bowling is called tenpins, because the object of the game is to knock down ten pins that are arranged in a triangle.
- Question: In lawn bowling, what is the target ball called?
- Answer: In lawn bowling, players roll bowls over a grass surface toward a small white ball called a jack.
- Question: What was the first sport to have a world championship?
- Answer: The first world championship event for any sport was for billiards. It was held in 1873.
- Question: How long must a billiard cue be?
- Answer: A billiard cue must be at least 35 inches (90 centimeters) long. In regulation play, there is no maximum length.
- Question: How many holes are there in a bowling ball?
- Answer: There are three holes in a regulation bowling ball: one for the thumb and two for the first two fingers.
- Question: What is the president of a woman’s archery tournament called?
- Answer: A lady paramount presides over a woman’s archery tournament. Sometimes the term is also used for a sponsor of an amateur match.
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