Bowling

Alley

The bowling balls are delivered down a long narrow lane, also called a(n) _____

27

The circumference of a bowling ball is ____ inches around.

Return

The tracked machine which returns the ball after delivery

3

There are two boxes per frame for each ball, except the final frame, which has ____ boxes, to allow for a strike or spare

Foul

There is an area for the player to approach the and release the bowling ball. They must not step over the _____ one or the score will not count.

True

All ten pins are the same size and weight

Child

Bowling has been traced to articles found in the tomb of the Egyptian _____ buried in 5200 B.C.

True

Bowling pins are mad of strips of maple stuck together, shaped and coated in plastic

Maple

Bowling pins are often made of six strips of _____ stuck together, shaped, and coated in plastic

False

Bowling pins are placed in an obtuse triangle

True

Bowling pins do not have a number, but are numbered by their positions in the triangle

Head pin

Number 1 pin

Plastic

Originally lames were made of thin stripes of pine or maple, newer lanes today are made of laminated ____

10

A single bowling game consists of _____ frames

Duck pin

A smaller pin than a standard pin

True

If a bowler scores a spare in a particular frame, the score for that frame is ten plus the next ball thrown

False

If a bowler scores a strike in a particular frame, the score for that frame is ten plus the next ball thrown

Dressing

Lames are varnished, polished, and coated with a thin layer of oil known as the ____

1

A bowler sparing in the 10th frame is allowed how many total balls.

Open frame

A frame where there is not a spare or strike scored

Gutter ball

A ball which goes into the gutter

2

For each frame, a bowler is allowed a maximum of _____ rolls to knock down all 10 pins

Religious

German monks introduced bowling to the masses as a ____ ritual

300

The maximum score possible in a game of bowling is _____

King pin

The number 5 pin

Leave

The number of pins standing after the first ball is rolled

True

The pinspotter is a machine which will reset the pins between each ball

False

Three holes in a bowling ball are for the thumb, middle finger, and the index finger

Turkey

Three strikes in a row

Strike out

To finish a game with more than one strike in a row

/

When a bowler scores a spare, is is marked on the score sheet by a(n)

X

When a bowler scores a strike, it is marked on the score sheet by a(n)

Sleeper

When one pin is left standing behind another pin and it is difficult to see

Lofting

When the ball is dropped rather than rolled, not good technique

Split

When there are pins left standing, with more than one ball width between them