History of Softball

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Where did softball begin?

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Chicago

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Who moved the game outside in a vacant lot of Minneapolis?

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Lewis Rober Sr.

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What were all the names of softball? Options: "Mush Ball", "Pumpkin Ball", "Jack O Ball"; "Kitten league ball", "Kitten Ball", "Diamond Ball"; "Kite Ball", "Korn Ball", Diamondback Ball"; "Kitten's Ball", "Kitty Ball", "Cat ball"

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"Kitten league ball", "Kitten Ball", "Diamond Ball"

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When was the first ever national amateur softball tournament?

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1933

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When was the first meeting held for the International Softball Federation?

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1952

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When did the first world championship take place?

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1965

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When was the Women's Fast-Pitch Softball selected to be debuted as a medal sport at the 1996 Olympic Sport?

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1991

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Refers to a team's best pitcher, though it can also be used to describe an elite pitcher in general. Therefore, a team with multiple elite pitchers is said to have more than one.

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Ace

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The defensive team can appeal certain plays to alert the umpires of infractions that would otherwise be allowed without the appeal.

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Appeal plays

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What are the two areas on a regulation softball field located on either side of home plate?

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Batter's Box