Bull’s-eye Sports

Question: What was the first sport to have a world championship?

Answer: The first world championship event for any sport was for billiards. It was held in 1873.

Question: What is the president of a woman’s archery tournament called?

Answer: A lady paramount presides over a woman’s archery tournament. Sometimes the term is also used for a sponsor of an amateur match.

Question: Which sport is also known as tenpins?

Answer: Bowling is called tenpins, because the object of the game is to knock down ten pins that are arranged in a triangle.

Question: How many holes are there in a bowling ball?

Answer: There are three holes in a regulation bowling ball: one for the thumb and two for the first two fingers.

Question: How long must a billiard cue be?

Answer: A billiard cue must be at least 35 inches (90 centimeters) long. In regulation play, there is no maximum length.

Question: In lawn bowling, what is the target ball called?

Answer: In lawn bowling, players roll bowls over a grass surface toward a small white ball called a jack.