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Everyone’s Been Bowling Once In Their Life, But Do You Really Know Anything About It?

Bowling Quiz

<p>Well, now is your chance to test your memory to see if you even remember the rules and lingo.</p>

That thunderous sound of knocking every pin over. It's a beautiful sound I hear (none)ce a game.

Strike

What is it called when you knock all the pins down on your first throw?

Four rows of 10 pins: 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the back.

The worker gives you a numbered "lane" to go play at while you eat some questionable French fries.

Lane

You throw the bowling ball down the \_\_\_\_ to reach the pins.

So say you hit five pins down and then five more...your score sheet will have a "/" on that old and busted TV above your head.

Spare

What is it when you knock down the remaining pins on your second throw?

10 pins ordered 1 pin, 2 pins, 3 pins, and 4 pins do indeed make a triangle.

A triangle.

Rolling a perfect game is 300. I got 129 one time and walked around like I owned the place. Those were my younger, inexperienced years back in 2018.

What's the highest score you can get in bowling?

I only know this because of that _Nickelodeon_ channel that showed all the game shows like _Double Dare 2000_ and _Legends of the Hidden Temple_.

Turkey

What is it called when you get three strikes in a row?

That magical place your ball ends up most of the time.

Gutters

You want to avoid the \_\_\_\_, located on both sides of the lane.

Every cool kid did the ol' ricochet method. Mine still found a way to end up in the gutter.

Bumpers

What is the safety net you use in bowling if you want to have a game so everyone can hit the pins?

I always wanted my own and realized society would never accept me wearing bowling shoes outside of an alley.

Bowling Shoes

What are those special shoes you have to wear called?

Use your thumb, middle, and ring finger to grip the ball.

How many finger holes are there in a bowling ball?

And there would always be that one kid trying to walk closer and get yelled at by a worker.

Foul Line

What is the line called you must stay behind as you throw the ball?

Aim for the center arrow and cross your fingers.

Arrows

Between you and the pins, what is painted on the lane to assist you?

The color of the quiz should have helped you out.

White and Red

It lifts up the rack so it can clear the lane of any knocked over pins.

Pinspotter

What is that thing that picks up the pins called?

Similar to billiards, the ten pins are called a "rack." Although, I am all for changing it to "Pinfam."

Rack

Nothing special here. I think a lot of kids grew up calling it the "spitter," but it is simply called the "ball return."

Ball Return

What is the name of that machine that adults would always tell you to keep your hand away from?

Gutter Ball!

Excuse me, I didn't know Norm Duke took BuzzFeed quizzes.

Strike!

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Everyone’s Been Bowling Once In Their Life, But Do You Really Know Anything About It?

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