Answer: 9 ft. by 5 ft. (2.7 m. by 1.5 m.)
The table should be 9ft. by 5ft. (2.7 m. by 1.5 m.) and 2 ft. 6 in. (0.76 m.) above the floor.
From Quiz: Table Tennis Rules
Answer: 1988
Table tennis was admitted as a full medal sport at the Seoul Olympics.
From Quiz: Ping Pong
Answer: Eleven points
If the score is a 10-10 tie at one point, then the players alternate serves until one player wins by two.
From Quiz: The World of Ping Pong
Answer: 40 mm
The ball has to be 40 mm in diameter and has to be white or orange in color.
From Quiz: Table Tennis Rules
Answer: England
Table tennis started to become popular in England in the 1880s.
From Quiz: The World of Ping Pong
Answer: All of these
Although the origins of the game are unclear, it is known that it started as a parlour game in England in the 1890s and played on a dining room table.
From Quiz: Ping Pong
Answer: Blue
A table is 9 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 30 inches high.
From Quiz: The World of Ping Pong
Answer: Sponge
The thickness of the sponge greatly influences the characteristics of the paddle: thicker sponge provides more speed while thinner sponge provides more control.
From Quiz: Advanced Table Tennis
Answer: 6 inches
The ball must be placed on the flat of the hand to avoid any spin that the fingers may put on it, therefore giving the server an unfair advantage.
From Quiz: Ping Pong
Answer: 11
The player has to achieve a score of 11. A match can be any odd number of games. As well, if the game has a score of 10-10 then a player has to get a two point advantage to win.
From Quiz: Table Tennis Rules
Answer: all of these
They were then covered with cloth, leather or sandpaper and played with champagne corks or light knitted web balls. Later on, 'pimpled' rubber and lightweight balls became the norm.
From Quiz: Ping Pong
Answer: Spike
If you are a good ping pong player then you can shock your opponents with a hard spike.
From Quiz: The World of Ping Pong
Answer: 1 minute
An interval between the successive games of a match can be up to 1 minute. At that time the players are required to leave their raquets on the table.
From Quiz: Table Tennis Rules
Answer: over 40 million
As well as the unknown numbers of those who play for fun. That's a lot of table tennis balls.
From Quiz: Ping Pong
Answer: Penhold
If you hold your paddle like you're shaking someone's hand, then you are a "Shakehander". If you hold your paddle like you are holding a pen, then you are a "Penholder". The "Penholder" grip is most popular amongst Asian players.
From Quiz: Advanced Table Tennis
Answer: yes
The players have an opportunity to choose the ball before coming to a playing area.
From Quiz: Table Tennis Rules
Answer: Sweden, China and Korea
From Quiz: Ping Pong
Answer: China
A Chinese player fourteen times beginning in 1926. Next was Japan with nine.
From Quiz: The World of Ping Pong
Answer: it was allegedly harmful to the eyes
From Quiz: Ping Pong
Answer: Parker Brothers
Parker Bros. also trademarked the name 'Ping-Pong' after the noise the ball made on the bat and the table. Thus the confusion over the correct title of the game.
From Quiz: Ping Pong
