Etiquette
How do you start and end each game?
With a handshake
In league curling, the first end hammer and colour choice is determined by...?
Coin toss
A stone is out of play if it completely crosses the _____________________
Backline
Who is responsible for the strategy of the game?
skip
How does the dimension of international curling ice differ from Canadian curling ice?
International is wider
What should you be doing when your opponent is delivering?
Be quite, still, and out of the way
What is a curling tournament called?
Bonspiel
Behind the tee lines, a stone may be brushed by the opponent, but the ________________ team has first privilege of brushing the stone
delivering
Who is responsible for judging the weight of the rock (and therefore determining when sweeping is needed to make it go further)?
Sweepers
Where did curling begin?
Scotland
What should you never do when your opponent misses a shot?
Cheer
How is a competitive curling team usually named?
After the last name of the skip
A guard can be removed out of play after the _________ rock of the end is delivered
fifth
Only the _______ & ____________ may be behind the house while the opponents are delivering?
Third and skip
What is a nickname given to curling?
Chess on ice
Why should you not put your knees and hands on the ice?
It melts it
If you are waiting for the opposition to throw, and it is your turn next, where should you stand?
On the backboards quietly (or on the other side of the hog line) and be ready to go as soon as your opposition has delivered their rock
Let it come to a stop and replace it with a stone of the right colour
Aside from the lead, who else needs to be a strong sweeper and good and judging weight?
second
What country has won the most World Men's Curling Championships?
Canada
Who should move the skip's stone in front of the hack when it's the skips turn to throw?
Front end (lead or secod)
Who marks up the score?
The third on the team that scored
If by mistake, a player misses delivering a stone, who must throw the last stone of the end?
The player who missed their turn
Who should be good at throwing guards and weight judgment when sweeping?
Lead
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