1. To rack a game of Nine Ball, all the balls must be in numerical order, from left to right? True False

2. Sinking the nine off of the break is an automatic win? True False

3. What happens if you break and sink the nine ball, but you also sink the cue ball in a pocket? You get a re-rack The nine ball will be spotted, and it is ball in hand for your opponent It's an automatic loss You spot the nine and keep on shooting

4. If you hit the lowest ball on the table first, then the cue ball goes two rails and hits the nine ball in, you do what? Spot the nine and keep shooting Automatic loss, grab the rack and have a seat, you'll be there a while Spot the nine and its your opponents turn Tell your opponent to rack em' up because you won

5. A perfect break consists of the one ball dropping in a side pocket, and the cue ball staying mid-table? True False

6. Jump shots are not allowed in Nine Ball? True False

7. A masse shot is played with your cue at an angle greater than 45 degrees? True False

8. Nine Ball is so popular (especially on TV) because of its speed and constant breaks? True False

9. Earl Strickland (a world class player) completed a challenge that consisted of running eleven nine ball tables in a row, for a huge dollar wager? True False

10. To enter most Nine Ball tournaments, you must first pay the entry fee, then a green fee? True False

11. What is a calcutta? The "B" side of a double knockout tournament A way to see who you are playing next in the tournament A bid that takes place before the tournament starts when players buy tickets on who they think will win the tournament, and the winners of the calcutta are payed out at the end the decision process to make a tournament board

12. In the official rules for Nine Ball, after hitting the lowest ball on the table first, you must either sink a ball, or hit a rail for it to be a legal shot? True False

13. There is a ranking system for handicapped tournaments, consisting of different ranks for different levels of play, which enables the in-experienced players are able to compete and win? True False

14. People who are highly ranked but go to a new area, and get rated a lot lower than what their actual skill level, are called what? Coffins Sandbaggers Dirtbaggers Strikers

15. The hardest part of pool to learn is Consistency The stance The stroke Your aim