TENPIN SA JUNIOR
DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
Bowling Knowledge Test
Name
Question One (1)
Number the Pins below
Score
/25
Question Two (1)
How many boards are on the lane?
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Question Three (1)
Which board numbers are the arrows placed (write the answer on the lines
provided)?
Question Four (1)
Which board numbers are the dots placed (write the answer above the dots)?
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Question Five (14)
Pick the correct definition from the options for each of the following words.
Pocket
 1-3 for right-handers and the 1-2 for left-handers
 Corner pins
 1-2 for right-handers and the 1-3 for left-handers
Brooklyn
 1-3 for right-handers and the 1-2 for left-handers
 A double gutter
 1-2 for right-handers and the 1-3 for left-handers
High Hit
 When the bowling ball bounces out the gutter and knocks the top of the pin
 When a bowling ball hits more of the headpin in a pocket shot than the pin
next to it usually resulting in a 4-pin leave or a split
 When a bowling ball does not quite make the pocket usually leaving a 2pin or 2-pin combination split
Light Hit
 When a bowling ball does not quite make the pocket usually leaving a 2pin or 2-pin combination split
 When a bowling ball bounces out the gutter and knocks the bottom of the
pin
 When a bowling ball hits more of the headpin in a pocket shot than the pin
next to it usually resulting in a 4-pin leave or a split
POO
 Something you do in the toilet
 Point Of Origin
 Point Of Open
Inside
 Being indoors
 Moving right (for right-handers) and left (for left-handers) with your target
to play closer to the gutter
 The area of the lane left of the track area (right-handers) or right of the
track area (left-handers)
Outside
 The area of the lane right of the track area (right-handers) or left of the
track area (left-handers)
 Being outdoors
 Moving right (for right-handers) and left (for left-handers) with your target
to play closer to the gutter
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Personal Number
 Telephone Number
 The number that indicates how many boards someone drifts with base
number 7
 A bowler’s favourite line
Double
 Two strikes in-a-row
 Two gutters in-a-row
 Two bowlers pairing together to compete
Turkey
 Christmas lunch
 Someone who carries on when they are not bowling well
 Three strikes in-a-row
??-bagger
 Someone who tries to keep their average down
 When more than three strikes in-a-row are thrown the number of strikes is
succeeded with bagger (i.e. 4 strikes in-a-row is a 4-bagger, etc.)
 Someone who pays out the rest of the bowlers
Track Area
 The area of the lane most commonly used and the part of the lane that is
worn because of heavy traffic
 Amount of margin for area a bowler has
 The oil rings on a bowling ball
Hanging
 Something similar to the demise of Ned Kelly
 Having the first 11 strikes in a game and then not striking on the last shot
 When every member in a team gets a strike except for one
Fill Shot(s)
 The extra shot(s) awarded to a bowler because they closed the 10th frame
 A shot to make up the required frames
 Bowling out to the 10th frame even when your opponent has already won
Question Six (2)
What is the 3-6-9 System?
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Question Seven (2)
What is the 2-4-6 System?
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Question Eight (1)
Generally where is the best place to play on a short condition?
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Question Nine (1)
Generally where is the best place to play on a long condition?
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Question Ten (1)
Moving in the direction the ball went is a very good rule of thumb when making
adjustments?
True / False
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