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FUN FACTS
100

Can you serve overhand in Pickleball? 

What is NO

100

The hit that begins each rally

What is The Serve?

100

What is the No Volley Zone called?

What is "The Kitchen"

100

A serve must travel what direction over the net?

 What is Diagonal? 

100

What material is the pickleball made of? The paddle?

What is Plastic? What is Wood? 

200

How many points are required to win in Pickleball? 

What is 11 points? 

200

A ball that is hit directly out of the air


What is A Volley?

200

How many players for singles match? For doubles match? 

What is 2 for singles, 4 for doubles?

200

A serve must be hit with this type of hand motion? 

What is underhand? 

200

What state has the most pickleball courts in the US? 

a. Florida

b. California

c. Arizona

What is B (California)? 

300

The only time you can go in the kitchen is when

What is "when the pickleball bounces in the kitchen"

300

A soft shot that barely goes over the net, into the other sides kitchen 

What is a Drop Shot? 

300

When play is stopped because of a rules violation it is called ?

What is a Fault? 

300

A player or team can only score points if they win a rally after doing this?


What is Serving? 

300

Where did the name "pickleball" originate from? 

a. a sailing term

b. a type of snack

c. combination of other sports

d. name of a dog

What is D. Name of a Dog? 

The sport got its name from Pickles, the Pritchards’ dog who would chase after the ball during games.

400

Is it legal for a player to step into the kitchen after hitting a volley? 

What is No?

When striking a volley—a shot sent from the air before it bounces—players are not allowed to enter the kitchen.

400

A hard shot that travels in a line drive

What is a Drive Shot? 

400
DAILY DOUBLE: What year was Pickleball Invented? 

What is 1965? 

400

The name of the rule that makes it illegal to volley a ball on both the first and second hits after a serve

What is the Double Bounce Rule?

400

How many players played & what year was the inaugural US Open Pickleball Championships? 

1. 800 players- in 2016

2. 1,200 players- in 2018

3. 500 players- in 2017


What is A (800 players, year 2016)

500

The line that divides the right service court from the left service court ? 

What is the Center Line? 

500

If your paddle hits the net on any shot, then it is the other teams serve. TRUE OR FALSE?

What is FALSE? You do not know if this person is the 1 or 2 server. 

500

When the serve switches over from player A/team A to player B/team B, it is called what? 

What is a Sideout?

500

The place that server 1 switches to after winning the first rally of the game

What is Left side of service court? 

500

What 3 sports does pickleball combine elements of? 

What is Tennis, badminton and table tennis (ping pong)? 

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