NEW ENGLAND
This New England State does not have a border with an ocean.
What is Vermont?
This is the maximum score you can get in a single bowling game?
What is 300?
This round blue/purple fruit native to North America blooms from May to August. July is the national month for this fruit.
What is Blueberries?
Unlike in ten-pin, this is the maximum number of rolls you get per frame in candlepin.
What is 3?
Born July 1, 1961, she is Prince Harry’s mother.
Who is Princess Diana?
The larges candlepin bowling tournament was held on this Boston television show.
What is "Candlepin Bowling"? (Aired from 1958-1996)
If you rolled a perfect game in ten-pin bowling on National Bowling Day, you would have knocked down exactly this many pins by the end of the game. How many pins would you have knocked down?
What is 120? 12 strikes x 10 pins each=120 pins knocked down in a perfect game.
This New England stadium is the oldest original major league baseball stadium still in use.
What is Fenway Park?
When you bowl three strikes in a row, it's known as this bird.
What is a turkey?
July is on average the hottest month in the Northern hemisphere. The long hot days are often called "____ ____ __ ______".
What is the "Dogs days of summer"
In candlepin, the pins are shaped like this household object.
What is a candle?
Born July 16, 1911, she was Fred Astaire’s dance partner and leading lady in films.
Who is Ginger Rogers?
This is the weight of a standard candlepin ball in pounds.
What is 2.5 pounds?
This New England University is America's oldest learning institution, founded in 1636.
What is Harvard University?
This is the name for the triangle-shaped setup of pins at the end of the lane.
What is a rack?
July received it's name in honor of this Roman emperor (100 B.C-44 B.C)
Who is Julius Caesar?
Has anyone ever bowled a perfect score of 300 in candlepin bowling?
No one has ever bowled a perfect 300 game in candlepin.
Born on July 9, 1956 he is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in Turner & Hooch (1989), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan, as well as for his voice work in the animated Toy Story series and The Polar Express (2004).
Who is Tom Hanks?
Unlike ten-pin bowling, in candlepin you cannot do this to the ball before rolling it.
What is put your fingers in holes? Candlepin balls have no finger holes.
You can see impressive mansions from the Gilded Age in this Rhode Island town.
What is Newport?
The country where forms of bowling were found dating back to ancient times.
What is Egypt?
On July 1st, 1863, this Civil War battle commenced. More American soldiers became casualties at this battle than in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 combined.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The act of intentionally using the fallen pins to knock down standing pins is called this.
What is playing the wood?
Born Richard Starkey and one of only 2 surviving members of this iconic band, he will always be remembered as the drummer, but he sang the lead on “Yellow Submarine” and “With a Little Help from My Friends.”
Who is Ringo Starr?
The year candlepin was invented.
A. 1880 B. 1890 C. 1899
What is 1880?
This New England State has more coastline than CA.
What is Maine?
The size of a standard ten pin bowling ball in pounds. The heaviest allowed.
What is 16 pounds?
On July 7, 1898 President William McKinley signed a resolution annexing this territory. In 1900, Congress made it an incorporated territory of the U.S., which it remained until becoming a state in 1959.
A) Alaska B) Hawaii C) Puerto Rico D) Arizona
What is Hawaii?
This New England state has the most Candlepin bowling alleys.
What is Massachusetts?
43rd US President born July 6, 1946
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Candlepin bowling was first played in this Massachusetts city.
What is Worcester?
The settlement was a quiet fishing town until the 1700s, when New England’s whaling industry expanded greatly. It quickly became one of the busiest ports in the region.
What is New Bedford?
This bowler is known for holding the most career 300 games in PBA History.
Who is Walter Ray Williams Jr.?
What two signs astrology signs fall within July?
If you’re born before July 22nd, then your star sign is Cancer. If you’re born after this day, from July 23rd onward, then you’re a Leo.
In candlepin bowling, this is the official name of the machine that picks up the pins and clears the fallen ones.
What is a pin setter?
38th U.S. President (1974-1977). He has the distinction of being the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.
Who is Gerald Ford?
The main organization for professional bowling in the United States.
What is the PBA, Professional Bowlers Association?