Pool Basics
The white ball you strike with the cue stick.
What is the cue ball?
In 8-ball, these balls are 9–15. (Solids or Stripes)
What are stripes?
The stick you use to strike the cue ball.
What is a cue stick?
“Scratching” in pool means this happened.
What is pocketing the cue ball?
Who is Ishmam?
The ball you must make in last to win?
What is the 8 ball?
If you hit the 8-ball in early, after the break, you automatically do this.
What is lose the game?
This blue powder is rubbed on the tip of the cue for friction.
What is chalk?
The phrase “behind the eight ball” comes from this situation in pool.
What is being blocked by the 8 ball with no clear shot?
This person is from Greece.
Who is Sabrina?
A shot where the object ball bounces off a rail before hitting another ball.
What is a bank shot?
“Ball in hand” means you can do this with the cue ball.
What is place it anywhere on the table?
The tip of a cue stick is usually made of this material.
What is leather?
This pool variant uses 9 balls and you must make them in order from 1-9.
What is 9-ball?
These two people are the media coordinators.
Who are Maddy and DJ?
A shot where the cue ball bounces off a rail before hitting another ball.
What is a kick shot?
A shot that is considered a foul because the cue tip stays in contact too long.
What is a push shot?
The table’s flat playing surface is usually covered in this.
What is felt?
A house rule where, if your opponent sinks all their balls before you pocket any, you have to do this under the table.
What is a crawl?
This person is the last cofounder of the SUBA club.
Who is Diego?
The term for striking the cue ball below center
What is draw shot/ or backspin?
In official 8-ball rules, a legal break requires at least this many balls to hit a cushion or one ball to be pocketed.
What is 4 balls?
In bar tables, the cue ball is often slightly larger so it can do this.
What is separate in the coin return?
This phrase describes when someone clears the table in one turn.
What is running the table?
This person is the #1 pool player on Fridays.
Who is Jared?