table tennis quiz
games should be played to ______ points
11
year US revived table tennis
1920
year it has been in the Olympics
1926
in ______ a shift occurred and _____ took over as the dominating country
1950, japan
when did it become a full medal olympic sport
1988 in Seoul Central European countries dominated in this event (Hungary & Czechoslovakia)
when did it start
19th century or 1820
game must by won by _____ points
2
ALTERNATE SERVES EVERY ______ POINTS
2 Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time. EXCEPTION: After tied 10-10 ("deuce"), service alternates at every point. Can you lose on a serve in ping pong? Yes! There is no separate rule for serving on Game Point.
paddle regulated in what year
2004
table tennis is the world's _______ largest participation sport
2nd
TOUCHING THE BALL WITH YOUR PADDLE HAND IS ______
ALLOWED What happens if the ball hits your finger or hand during a ping pong rally? If the ball touches your PADDLE hand and otherwise results in a legal hit, there is no rule violation and play shall continue as normal. Your paddle hand includes all fingers and hand area below the wrist. But what if the ball touches a player's body anywhere else during a ping pong rally? You may not touch the table with your non-paddle hand for any reason. It will result in a point for your opponent. BUT if your opponent's hit sails over your side of the table without touching it, and hits any part of you or your paddle, that is still your point.
_______ HITTING IN A DOUBLES RALLY
ALTERNATE Doubles partners must alternate hitting balls in a rally, no matter where the ball lands on the table.
THE SERVE CAN LAND ___________ IN SINGLES
ANYWHERE There is no restriction on where the ball lands on your side or your opponent's side of the table. It can bounce two or more times on your opponent's side (if so, that's your point), bounce over the side, or even hit the edge.
values of table tennis
Also can be played at almost any age Less injury Played at a lot of social places College**** Finding opponents is usually easy
other names for the sport
Gossima Flim-Flam Whif-Whaf
___________ APPLIES TO DISAGREEMENTS
HONOR SYSTEM If no referee is present during a match and the players disagree on a certain call, the "honor system" applies and the players should find a way to agree, or play the point over. Ping pong carries a tradition of fierce but fair play. Help us keep it that way!
A SERVE THAT TOUCHES THE NET ON THE WAY OVER IS A ______
LET
YOU MAY NOT TOUCH THE TABLE WITH YOUR _____________
NON-PADDLE HAND You may touch the ball or the table with your paddle hand (after reaching in to return a short serve, for example), or other parts of your body. NOTE: If the table moves at all from your touching it during a rally, that is your opponent's point.
Can you hit the ball before it bounces in ping pong?
No. In regular tennis you may "volley" the ball (hitting the ball before it bounces on your side of the net). But in table tennis, this results in a point for your opponent. NOTE: When your opponent hits a ball that sails over your end of the table without touching it and then hits you or your paddle, that is still your point.
TOSS THE BALL ______________ WHEN SERVING
STRAIGHT UP Hold the ball in your open palm, behind your end of the table. Toss at least 6" straight up, and strike it on the way down. It must hit your side of the table and then the other side.
the net
Should be 6 inches above the table and extend 6 inches outside the table on both ends
the ball
Small, celluloid, spherical, matte in color, 40 millimeters, Weights 2.7 grams
US international table tennis
United States Table Tennis Association (USTTA) in 1933, but then changed to USATT in 1994
_______ ARE NOT ALLOWED
VOLLEYS
IF YOUR HIT BOUNCES BACK OVER THE NET BY ITSELF IT IS _________
YOUR POINT If you hit the ball in a rally or on a serve and it bounces back over the net after hitting your opponent's side of the table (due to extreme spin), without your opponent touching it, that is your point.
Can the ball hit the net in ping pong?
Yes, during a RALLY, if it touches the top of the net and then otherwise lands as a legitimate hit. BUT not when serving. If a served ball hits the net on the way over and otherwise legally bounces in play, it's a "let" serve and is done over. There is no limit on how many times this can happen.
first to establish international table tennis and in what year
berlin, 1926
who is the top competitor for the sport
china took dominance in 1960-1980
AN _______ BALL BOUNCING OFF THE HORIZONTAL TABLE TOP SURFACE IS GOOD
edge An otherwise legal serve or hit may contact the top edge of the horizontal table top surface and be counted as valid, even if it bounces sidewise. The vertical sides of the table are NOT part of the legal playing surface.
possible origin
england
DOUBLES SERVES MUST GO ______ COURT TO _______ COURT
right, right The serve must bounce in the server's right court, and receiver's right court (NOTE: landing on center line is fair). Doubles partners switch places after their team serves twice.
name for the professional sport
table-tennis rec= ping-pong
Considered an excellent club sport or home game due to ________
the minimal equipment needed
why is it named ping-pong
the sound it makes when in contact with the table
A Match is generally the best _____ Games.
three of five