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Bowling Knowledge Assessment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the area that stretches from the front edge of the lane (top) to the foul line known as:

a)

channel

b)

frame

c)

pocket

d)

approach

2.

A bowling match is divided into these:

a)

quarters

b)

frames

c)

innings

d)

periods

3.

The trench or channel that is along both sides of the bowling lane are known as:

a)

lane

b)

foundation

c)

wash out

d)

gutters

4.

What is the mark that determines the beginning of the bowling lane?

a)

foul line

b)

gutter

c)

arrows

d)

head pin

5.

How many frames are there in an official bowling match?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

8

d)

5

6.

How many pins are set up at the beginning of each frame?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

12

d)

10

7.

What is it called when you knock all 10 pins down on your first roll in a frame?

a)

strike

b)

hook

c)

split

d)

spare

8.

What is it called when you knock all all of the remaining pins with your second ball?

a)

slide

b)

spare

c)

split

d)

strike

9.

How many pins (points) is a strike worth?

a)

10 plus the number of pins your knock down on your next roll

b)

10 plus the number of pins you knock down on your next two rolls

c)

20

d)

10 plus number of pins you knock down with your next three rows

10.

How many pins (points) is a spare worth?

a)

10 plus the number of pins your knock down on your next roll

b)

10 plus the number of pins you knock down on your next two rolls

c)

20

d)

10 plus number of pins you knock down with your next three rows

11.

When you knock down the head pin in bowling, but you leave two or more non-adjacent pins standing it is known as a

a)

open frame

b)

brooklyn

c)

split

d)

banana

12.

A frame where the player does not knock down all 10 pins for either a spare or strike is known as a

a)

kegler

b)

closed frame

c)

foul

d)

open frame

13.

If a bowler gets three strikes in a row it is known as a

a)

turkey

b)

string

c)

double

d)

five bagger

14.

What is the nickname given to the #1 pin on a bowling lane

a)

head pin

b)

queen pin

c)

Brooklyn pin

d)

split

15.

An official bowling lane is ________ inches wide and _______ feet long from the foul line to the head pin.

a)

60 inches wide and 42 feet long

b)

42 inches wide and 42 feet long

c)

42 inches wide and 60 feet long

d)

60 inches wide and 60 feet long