Basic Bowling

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which bowling ball company makes the 'Zone' series of bowling balls? Storm Brunswick Track Ebonite

2. Which bowling ball company makes the 'El Nino' series of bowling balls? Storm Columbia Brunswick Track

3. What does a 'scratch' league mean? 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. a league where you automatically get a strike if you knock down only nine pins.

4. What must a bowler average a game to shoot a 700 series in three games? 267 234 250 200

5. True or False: It is legal to roll a ball without your thumb in the thumbhole, so long your hand is covering the thumbhole. Answer: (One Word)

6. What is sandbagging? 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.

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? 289 299 279 259

8. True or false: 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. Answer: (One Word)

9. If the lane conditions were extremely dry, which type of ball would be best for you to use? plastic ball. proactive ball. reactive resin ball urethane 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? True False