The Point
What do you call the first shot of the point in tennis?
What is a serve?
What do you call a score of zero points?
Love
What do you call the piece of equipment that separates the two sides of the court?
The net.
To be able to play the game, a tennis player needs to carry a piece of equipment. It is used to hit the ball back to the other player. What is the name given to this?
The racket
True/False:
In South Africa, tennis was once played on tennis courts made out of camel dung!
True
When a player hits the serve back, it is called a ________.
What is a "return?"
What is your score if you have won 1 point in a game?
15.
What is the shape of a tennis court?
A rectangle.
In which city of the world is the International Tennis Hall of Fame located?
Newport, Rhode Island!!
True or False:
Before 1981, most tennis balls were not yellow?
For 100 bonus points: what color were they if they weren't yellow?
True.
White.
If the server misses two serves in a row, this is called a ___________.
What is "double fault"?
What is your score if you have won 2 points in a game?.
30
Is the returner or the server's score called first during a point?
The server.
Was tennis invented before or after 1776?
After. Tennis as we know it started in 1874.
True/ False: Shoes are not required while playing tennis.
False
When players hit the ball back and forth over the net, it is called a ______________.
What is a rally?
What is your score if you have won 3 points in a game?
40.
Which takes more points to win, a set, or a match?
A match.
How fast do you think the fastest tennis serve of all time is? (If you guess within 30 miles per hour, you get this one right!)
163 miles per hour!!!
True or False:
In the past, tennis strings were made of sheep and cow intestines (guts)!
True.
When there are two players on each side of the net during a tennis match, this game is called ______.
What is "doubles?"
What is your score if you have won 4 points in a game?
Game.
When you play singles, do you include the area of the court called the doubles line or the alleys?
No.
What do all players do at the end of a tennis match as a sign of sportsmanship?
Shake hands.
How many hours did the longest match in tennis history last?
If you are within 2.5 hours, you get this question correct.
11 hours! And you thing TeamFAME lasts a long time!