BOCCE BALL
BOCCE IS FROM WHAT COUNTRY?
A) FRANCE
B) ITALY
C) GERMANY
B) ITALY
OF WHAT METAL ARE OLYMPIC MEDALS MOSTLY MADE ?
A) GOLD
B) SILVER
C) COPPER
B) SILVER
BOWLING HAS BEEN AROUND FOR HOW LONG?
A) SINCE 3200 BC
B) SINCE 100 AD
C) SINCE 500 AD
A) SINCE 3200 BC
*FOUND IN EGYPTIAN GRAVES
IF YOU WALKED THE ENTIRE GOLF COURSE APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY MILES WILL YOU HAVE WALKED?
A) 2 MILES
B) 3 MILES
C) 4 MILES
C) 4 MILES
HOW MANY DIFFERENT SPORTS ARE IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS?
A)MORE THAN 20
B) MORE THAN 30
C) MORE THAT 40
B) MORE THAN 30
IN BOCCE YOUROLL THE BOCE BALL CLOSET TO THE TARGET BALL CALLED A WHAT?
A) PALINA
B) POLINO
C) PAULETTA
A) PALINA
WHAT SPORT IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN THE WORLD?
A) SYNCRONIZED SWIMMING
B) DIVING
C) SWIMMING
C) SWIMMING
WHAT YEAR DID INDOOR BOWLING BEGIN?
A)1840
B)1901
C)1950
A) 1840
WHAT TWO SPORTS HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON THE MOON?
A) GOLF AND FOOTBALL
B) GOLF AND ARCHERY
C) GOLF AND JAVELIN
C) JAVELIN AND GOLF
HOW MANY COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS?
A) 90
B) 120
C)170
C) 170
BLACK BOCCE (MODERN BOCCE) IS AN ANCIENT SPORT INVENTED DURING THE?
A) GREEK EMPIRE
B)ROMAN EMPIRE
C) INCAN EMPIER
B) ROMAN EMPIRE ***BOCCE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE ORIGINATED AS FAR BACK AS 5200 BC, IN EGYPT
WHAT IS THE SLOWEST OLYMPIC SWIMMING STROKE?
A) THE CRAWL
B) THE BACKSTROKE
C) THE BREASTSTROKE
C) THE BREASTSTROKE
WHAT YEAR WAS BOUWLING TELEVISED FOR THE FIRST TIME?
A) 1940
B) 1950
C)1960
B) 1950
BEFORE THE TEE WAS INVENTED WHAT DID GOLFER'S USE TO SUPPORT THE BALL FOR TEEING OFF?
A) THE TIP OF THEIR SHOE
B) A PILE OF SAND
C) A HANKERCHIEF THEY KEPT IN THEIR POCKET
B) A PILE OF SAND
THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR HOW MANY YEARS?
A) OVER 40 YEARS
B) OVER 50 YEARS
C)OVER 60 YEARS
B) OVER 50 YEARS
WHAT DOES THE WORD BOCCE MEAN?
A) LOVE
B) BALL
C) KISS
B) BALL
THE FIRST SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAD 1000 ATHLETES, HOW MANY DO THEY HAVE NOW?
A) MORE THAN 3 MILLION
B) MORE THAN 4 MILLION
C) MORE THAN 5 MILLION
C) MORE THAN 5 MILLION
WHAT WERE BOWLING BALLS FIRST MADE OF?
A) RUBBER
B) METAL
C) WOOD
C) WOOD
GOLF BALL USED TO BE MADE FROM LEATHER AND FEATHERS, HOW MUCH DID THEY COST PER BALL?
A) $4 - $5 EACH
B) $5- $10 EACH
C) $ 10 - $20 EACH
C) $10 - $20 EACH
Special Olympics is a competition held every how many years?
A) EVERY YEAR
B) EVERY TWO YEARS
C) EVERY FOUR YEARS
B) EVERY TWO YEARS ***THEY ALTERNATE BETWEEN SUMMER AND WINTER
WHICH FAMOUS PRESIDENT PLAYED BOCCE?
A) LINCOLN
B) WASHINGTON
C) ADAMS
B) WASHINGTON
IS IT IMPORTANT TO STAY HYDRATED IF YOU ARE A SWIMMER?
A) NO BECAUSE YOU ARE IN WATER
B) YOU DON'T SWEAT IN WATER SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT
C) SWIMMERS STILL SWEAT WHILE SWIMMING SO HYDRATE
C) SWIMMERS STILL SWEAT WHILE SWIMMING SO HYDRATE
HANNAH DIEM IS THE YOUNGEST PERSON IN THE USA TO BOWL A PERFECT GAME, HOW OLD WAS SHE?
A) 7 YEARS OLD
B) 9 YEARS OLD
C) 11 YEARS OLD
B) 9 YEARS OLD
KASSANDRA KOMMA DID THIS TWICE IN A 9 HOLE GAME?
A) MISSED THE BALL COMPLETELY
B) HIT THE FLAG POLE ON THE GREEN
C) HIT TO HOLE IN ONES
C) HIT TWO HOLE IN ONES
The 1st International Special Olympics Summer Games were held at Soldier Field in the USA, IN WHAT YEAR
A) 1960
B) 1964
C)1968
C) July 19 – 20, 1968.