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| Lawn Bowls has been played in various forms for centuries. Which famous sailor was said to be playing bowls at the time of being informed of an impending attack? | Lawn Bowls Lunacy
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Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis Drake is said to have been in the middle of a game of bowls in Plymouth Hoe on July 15th 1588 when he was informed that the Spanish Armada was approaching. In response he declared "We still have time to finish the game and thrash the Spaniards too". The legitamacy of this story is still debated although there is no doubt that he did go on and defeat the Spanish.
| Every bowl is shaped so that it travels in an arc rather than in a straight line. What is this called? | Lawn Bowls Lunacy
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Bias. The bias side of the bowl is indicated by a small circle. As the bowl slows down the bowl move increasingly that way. Bowls vary in the amount of bias they have and the conditions of the bowls green will also have a massive effect on the the line that needs to be taken to get to the jack.
| After the jack is rolled it is placed into the centre of the rink. What is the space around the jack called? | Lawn Bowls Lunacy
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Head. As each bowl is delivered the head is built up. Understanding the best shot to play and what your opponent is likely to do is called reading the head.
It is removed from play unless it has touched the Jack.. A bowl that hits the jack when it has been delivered it is marked with chalk to indicate that it is a toucher. A toucher is the only bowl that remains in play if it goes into the ditch.
Ditches are not very deep and are usually filled with stones, cork or rubber.
Bowling to the jack with precise weight.. The draw shot is most important in the game of bowls and is the most common shot played. Playing with a lot of power is known as a firing shot or a drive, while playing to hit another bowl but stay in it's place is an example of a yard on shot. A bowl a long way short of the jack is called a blocker.
To see which bowl is closest to the jack. Most callipers look a lot like a compass and are used when two bowls are very near to the jack to determine which is closest.
| Which film directed by Mel Smith and released in 2003 is all about Lawn Bowls? | Lawn Bowls Lunacy
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Blackball. Blackball is a surprisingly good comedy set in Torquay, England about Cliff Starkey who becomes known as "the bad boy of bowls". Cliff has to team up with his arch rival and enemy Ray Speight (who also happens to be his girlfriends father) to beat Australia in the bowls version of the ashes.
The idea for the movie came from real life bowler Griff Sanders from Torquay who was banned for 10 years in 1998 for inappropriate dress, swearing, and obscene language towards an official. This ban was overturned on appeal a year later.
New York. Bowling Green Park is located at the end of Broadway on the south side of Manhattan. It was originally the city's meat market before being turned into a bowling green in 1733 for some British colonists who leased the land at a price of one peppercorn per year.
| What is the white object ball called in the game of bowls? | Lawn Bowls
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Jack. The jack is normally white or yellow.
Sir Francis Drake. He was reputed to have finished his game of bowls before tackling the Spanish Armada who were sailing towards the English Channel.
| How many bowls are used in a traditional game of lawn bowls singles? | Lawn Bowls
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4. There is a also a two wood singles game which is played less frequently.
| 00 is the smallest size of bowl. Which is the largest? | Lawn Bowls
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7. Size 7 has a diameter of 5-1/8th of an inch. Size 00 are 4 and 9/16th.
| Which modern day player has the won the world indoor championship 5 times? | Lawn Bowls
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Alex Marshall. Although he as been hugely successful at the World Championships, he has been unable to win any of the other indoor bowls ranking events.
| Which legendry bowler has won thr Pipeman of the Year award twice? | Lawn Bowls
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David Bryant. Bryant dominated the Game of Bowls from the 1960s through to 1980s.
| On the world bowls tour circuit, who is known as the Devon Destroyer? | Lawn Bowls
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Ian Bond. He is the Quizmasters brother.
| Where were the 2008 outdoor World Bowls Championships held? | Lawn Bowls
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New Zealand. Safuan Said was the singles champion in 2008.
| Where is the WBT world indoor bowls championships held? | Lawn Bowls
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Potters Leisure Resort. Potters Leisure Resort is in Norfolk (Hopton-on Sea). Alex Marshall of Scotland won the singles championship.
| What is the maximum you can score in one end in a game of triples? | Lawn Bowls
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9. Each player uses 3 bowls in triples, 4 in pairs, 4 in singles, and 2 in fours.
False. The aim of the game is to get as close to the jack as possible.
| In a triples game, each player plays with 3 bowls? | Lawn Bowls
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True. For a triples game 3 bowls per person is permitted.
| There are at 3 different variations of Bowls? | Lawn Bowls
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True. The three most well know variations of Bowls are:
1. Outdoor Bowls
2. Indoor Bowls
3. Short-mat Bowls
| Which of the sizes below is not an actual size of bowl? | Lawn Bowls
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8. The smallest size of a bowl is 00 (double zero) and the biggest is size 7.
| When playing bowls, what does the bias refer to? | Lawn Bowls
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The smaller circle in the inside of the bowl which helps it follow the correct path. When playing bowls, the bias refers to the smaller circle in the inside of the bowl. If the wrong bias is said to have been played, this means that the small circle has been on the outside rather than the inside.
| If a bowler says that there was too much grass, what are they referring to? | Lawn Bowls
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The bowl has been bowled with too much width. If a bowl is played with too much width (I.E. too much grass), it has a tendency to hang out and not come back.
| If a bowler remarks that the bowl was heavy, what would they be referring to? | Lawn Bowls
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The bowl was played with too much weight. A heavy bowl refers to the weight in which it (the bowl) was played. A heavy bowl can also be knowning as 'firing'.
| When playing a game of fours, how many bowls does each playing member play with? | Lawn Bowls
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2. In a game of triples, 3 bowls are played with. In a double match, four bowls are played with, and in singles four bowls are also played with.
| Scenario: A Bowl has been played. It trundles down the green and hits the jack on to the neighbouring rink. What happens next? | Lawn Bowls
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The end is dead and no points are given to any team. If the jack is knocked into the ditch (at the back of the rink, not at the side), then the game can still be played. If the bowl that hit the jack also lands in the ditch, it is left there and is still "live", and can be counted if near to the jack at the end of the end.
| What is used to measure the distance between the bowl and a jack, if the bowl is a very short distance from the jack? | Lawn Bowls
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Calipers. If the two bowls are very close to the jack and it can not be decided using nothing but your eye, then calipers are used.
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