BOWLING
The pins are set up in a triangle, and by USBC meet the specific requirements of a bowling pin. What is the required height of a bowling pin?
15 Inches
The USBC also states that pins are to be spaced 12 inches apart measuring from the center of one to the center of the other.
If the batsman hits the ball over the boundary, without bouncing, he scores "a maximum". What is the "maximum" runs that is scored when this happens?
6 Runs
Can the players choose the balls on a tournament?
Yes
Who is the only player in NFL history to be named Super Bowl MVP despite playing for the losing team?
Chuck Howley in Super Bowl 5
How many pins do you have to knock down to bowl a 300 game?
120 Pins
In the One Day Internationals, a bowler can bowl a maximum of __________ overs.
10
Which country has won the most national titles in the 20th century?
China
Which NFL team is the only franchise in the modern era to finish a regular season undefeated, yet lose three separate times to the exact same team in a single year?
The 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars.
They finished the regular season 14-2 (both losses coming against the Tennessee Titans) and went on to lose to the Titans a third time in the AFC Championship game
What is the minimum weight of a bowling ball?
There is No Minimum Weight.
All cricketing positions are defined in reference to one person. Who is this critical participant in the game?
Batsman
In what year did table tennis become an Olympic sport?
1988
Which legendary NFL quarterback became the first player in league history to be an active grandfather?
Brett Favre
His daughter gave birth to a grandson in 2010 while Favre was still slinging passes for the Minnesota Vikings.
In ten-pin bowling, what pin is commonly referred to as the "kingpin"?
The 5-Pin
It is so named as it is surrounded or "protected" by all the other pins, like a king and his men.
An attempt at a cut shot, which hits the bottom edge of the bat and travels into the area behind square leg.
a French Cut
Why was table tennis banned in the Soviet Union from 1930-1950?
It was allegedly harmful to the eyes
"Fried heads" are ____________ ?
the dried up portion of the first 15 or 20 feet of the lane
The heads on the lane are where most of the oil is concentrated. When the oil pattern begins to break down or dry out, people tend to say that the heads are toast or the heads are fried.
The earliest written reference about cricket is attributed to one John Derrick. Whilst testifying in a court case, the record has him saying that he "played creckett" at the Royal Grammar School in Guildford. In what century was this?
16th Century
In the 1890s which sports equipment manufacturer marketed a game called 'Indoor Tennis', a game based on table tennis that we know today? (This company also trademarked Ping-Pong)
Parker Brothers