Pickle ball and Curling

Question 1

Backboard

Answer 1

Bourd or bumper at the end of each sheet of ice

Question 2

Back ring

Answer 2

Portion of the 8-foot and 12-foot rings behind the tee-line

Question 3

Biter

Answer 3

A rock partially inside the outer edge of the 12 foot ring

Question 4

Blank End

Answer 4

An end that is scoreless, with no rocks in the house at the completion of the end

Question 5

Blanking an End

Answer 5

A deliberated attempt by a skip with last rock advantage to create a blank end to retain last rock advantage in the next end

Question 6

Bonspiel:

Answer 6

A curling competition comprised of a number of individual events.

Question 7

Bumper:

Answer 7

Is the backstop (foam or rubber composition), which rests against the backboards to protect them from impact of rocks.

Question 8

Burned Rock:

Answer 8

A delivered rock touched by a team member or his equipment while the rock is in motion.

Question 9

Bury a Stone:

Answer 9

A rock placed behind a guard or guards so that it cannot be hit directly.

Question 10

Button:

Answer 10

The area within the central ring.

Question 11

Chip:

Answer 11

A shot that hits another rock on the side.

Question 12

Chip and Roll:

Answer 12

To hit an opposing rock and roll to a new position in the house:

Question 13

Coming Home:

Answer 13

The final end of regulation play of a match.

Question 14

Counter:

Answer 14

Any rock which touches any portion of the house.

Question 15

Double:

Answer 15

Removal of two rocks from the playing area with one shot.

Question 16

Draw Weight:

Answer 16

Sufficient momentum to enable a rock delivered to reach the house.

Question 17

End:

Answer 17

That portion of a game when sixteen rocks have been played. A game consists of a specified number (10) of ends.

Question 18

Fall:

Answer 18

A portion of the ice surface, which is not level and thus, causes a moving rock to deviate from its path.

Question 19

Front Ring:

Answer 19

The portion of eight-foot and twelve-foot rings in front of the tee line.

Question 20

Freeze:

Answer 20

A rock with sufficient momentum to come to the face of another rock in the house, without moving it.

Question 21

Giving Ice:

Answer 21

The placing of the broom for a target to aim at, in regard to the amount of draw expected.

Question 22

Guard:

Answer 22

Any rock that blocks the path of another rock.

Question 23

Hack Weight:

Answer 23

Sufficient momentum to move a rock from hack to hack.

Question 24

Heavy:

Answer 24

A rock delivered with more than the desired weight.

Question 25

Heavy Ice:

Answer 25

Dull ice, thus requires more effort to deliver a rock.

Question 26

House:

Answer 26

The area within the twelve foot circle.

Question 27

Ice:

Answer 27

The distance between the skip’s broom and the rock or target area, determined by the amount of “draw” anticipated.

Question 28

In-turn:

Answer 28

A clockwise rotation imparted to the rock as it is released in the delivery (right-handed curler).

Question 29

Keen-ice:

Answer 29

Fast ice.

Question 30

Keen-ice:

Answer 30

Fast ice.

Question 31

Last Rock:

Answer 31

The last rock to be delivered in an end.

Question 32

Lead:

Answer 32

The first player on the team. They deliver the first two rocks of each end.

Question 33

Light:

Answer 33

A rock that is delivered with less than the desired weight.

Question 34

Narrow:

Answer 34

A rock delivered inside the imaginary line to the skip’s broom.

Question 35

Off the Broom:

Answer 35

A rock delivered of the imaginary line to the skip’s broom.

Question 36

On the Broom:

Answer 36

A rock delivered on the imaginary line to the skip’s broom.

Question 37

Out-turn:

Answer 37

A counterclockwise rotation imparted to the rock as it is released in the delivery (right-handed curler).

Question 38

Out-turn:

Answer 38

A counterclockwise rotation imparted to the rock as it is released in the delivery (right-handed curler).

Question 39

Pebble:

Answer 39

The rough playing surface caused by sprinkling water on the ice.

Question 40

Playdown:

Answer 40

Series of competitions to declare champions.

Question 41

Port:

Answer 41

An opening between two rocks wide enough to allow another rock to pass through.

Question 42

Raise:

Answer 42

When one rock is bumped ahead with another.

Question 43

Roll:

Answer 43

The movement of the hitting rock after hitting a stationary rock in play.

Question 44

Second:

Answer 44

The second player on the team. They deliver the second pair of rocks.

Question 45

Skip:

Answer 45

The last member of the curling team, who generally delivers the last pair of rocks and also directs the strategy of the match.

Question 46

Skip:

Answer 46

The last member of the curling team, who generally delivers the last pair of rocks and also directs the strategy of the match.

Question 47

Take-out:

Answer 47

A removal of a rock from the playing area by hitting it with another rock delivered with sufficient momentum to do so.

Question 48

Tee Line:

Answer 48

Line passing through the center of the circles at right angles to the centerline.

Question 49

Third:

Answer 49

The vice-skip. The player who delivers the third pair of rocks.

Question 50

Wide:

Answer 50

A rock delivered outside the imaginary line to the skip’s broom.