Test Your Bowling Knowledge

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. If you bowl on a handicap league, this means you're physically handicapped? True False

2. To bowl on a league you have to be a member of an association such as ABC or WIBC? True False

3. How many strikes does one have to have for a perfect 300 game? 13 30 10 12

4. If you're bowling a game where a 9-count counts as a strike, what is this called? 9 tap no strike 9 strike no tap

5. What is it called if you still have a pin or pins standing after you've finished bowling a single frame? closed frame open frame bad frame spare frame

6. How many frames are in a single game? 15 5 10 12

7. What is the maximum amount of times one can go up and release the ball in a single game? 12 10 21 24

8. If a player gets three strikes in a row, this is known as what? a turkey a good bowler a chicken a bad bowler

9. What does WIBC stand for? Women's Interstate Bowling Congress Women's International Bowling Championship Women's International Bowling Congress Women's Interstate Bowling Championship

10. How would one determine what their average is in a 3-game series? multiply total pinfall by 3 subtract 3 from total pinfall divide total pinfall by 3 add 3 to total pinfall

11. During league play, if one steps over the foul line on their approach, this will result in a 0-count no matter how many pins may be knocked down. True False

12. If one goes up to bowl and there's a bowler on the approach directly to the right or left of them, what's the basic rule of thumb for this? Don't wait, go ahead and procede with your approach, after all it's your turn too run up and release the ball in a hurry procede with your approach but wait until the other bowler has released their ball before releasing your own wait until the bowler has released their ball and has returned off of the approach line

13. Would it be considered ok to wear bowling shoes outdoors? Yes No

14. A lot of bowlers will use two different balls during game play, what are these most commonly known as? strike ball and split ball strike ball and spare ball strike ball and gutter ball strike balls

15. Which of the following is not a bowling game? tenpin turtlepin duckpin candlepin