Q 01/05

What is the target area at the end of a curling sheet called?

A) The button

B) The house

C) The hack

D) The hog

Answer · why

B) The house

It is made of a centre circle and three rings, 4, 8 and 12 feet across, painted or laid in vinyl beneath the ice.

Q 02/05

How many players are on a curling team in the standard game?

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

C) Four

Each player throws two of the team's eight stones per end; the skip calls the shots and usually throws last.

Q 03/05

What are curling stones made of?

A) Marble

B) Basalt

C) Slate

D) Granite

Answer · why

D) Granite

The rock comes from just two places on earth: an island in the Firth of Clyde and a Welsh quarry.

Q 04/05

What is a single round of play, in which both teams throw all their stones, called?

A) A frame

B) An inning

C) A period

D) An end

Answer · why

D) An end

Games are usually eight or ten ends, and if the score is level extra ends break the tie.

Q 05/05

What is the last stone thrown in an end called?

A) The anchor

B) The hammer

C) The closer

D) The nail

Answer · why

B) The hammer

It is a big tactical advantage; the team that fails to score in one end gets it in the next.