Q 01/05

How many pockets does a pool table have?

A) Six

B) Four

C) Eight

D) Ten

Answer · why

A) Six

Carom billiards is played on a table with none at all, and snooker on a larger six-pocket table.

Q 02/05

Around what year did eight-ball arise in the United States, as a development of pyramid pool?

A) 1900

B) 1850

C) 1925

D) 1950

Answer · why

A) 1900

The game arose around 1900 in the United States as a development of pyramid pool.

Q 03/05

In eight-ball, which balls are the stripes?

A) 1 through 7

B) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14

C) 9 through 15

D) 1 through 8

Answer · why

C) 9 through 15

The solids run 1 to 7, and the black 8 must be racked in the centre of the triangle.

Q 04/05

Where must the 8 ball sit in a standard eight-ball rack?

A) At the apex of the triangle

B) In the centre of the third row

C) In either back corner spot

D) Anywhere in the back row

Answer · why

B) In the centre of the third row

The two back corners must hold one stripe and one solid.

Q 05/05

In nine-ball, which object sits at the front of the diamond rack?

A) The 1

B) The 9

C) The 5

D) The cue

Answer · why

A) The 1

The 9 goes in the centre, and whoever legally pockets it wins, even on the break.