Q 01/05

What is the maximum score in a single game of ten-pin bowling?

A) 200

B) 250

C) 280

D) 300

Answer · why

D) 300

It takes twelve consecutive strikes: one in each of the first nine frames and three in the tenth.

Q 02/05

In bowling slang, what is a 'turkey'?

A) Three consecutive strikes

B) Two consecutive spares

C) A gutter ball

D) A missed 7-10 split

Answer · why

A) Three consecutive strikes

Four in a row is a 'hambone', a term credited to announcer Rob Stone in the mid-2000s.

Q 03/05

How long is a ten-pin bowling lane from the foul line to the centre of the head pin?

A) 50 feet

B) 75 feet

C) 90 feet

D) 60 feet

Answer · why

D) 60 feet

The lane is 41.5 inches wide and made up of 39 boards, with the guide arrows about 15 feet from the foul line.

Q 04/05

What is the maximum weight of a regulation ten-pin bowling ball?

A) 12 pounds

B) 16 pounds

C) 14 pounds

D) 20 pounds

Answer · why

B) 16 pounds

The limit was set by the American Bowling Congress in 1895, along with the 300-point scoring system.

Q 05/05

A regulation ten-pin weighs roughly how much?

A) 3 lb 8 oz

B) 4 lb 8 oz

C) 5 lb 8 oz

D) 6 lb 8 oz

Answer · why

A) 3 lb 8 oz

Pins stand 15 inches tall and 4.75 inches wide, and are usually maple coated in plastic.

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