bowling

     

Bowling is a sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface calle the lane into objects called pins. There are many forms of bowling, with the earliest dating back to ancient Egypt, while other instances where bowling was first seen can be traced to ancient Finland and Yemen, and much later in 300 A.D. in Germany.

Trivia about bowling

  • When keeping score in this sport, "forget" to add your opponent's next pin score to his spare
  • Each year millions of people participate in this indoor game using special shoes & Brunswick equipment
  • A silver medal goes to totally blind men who score over 185 in this indoor sport
  • Keep ball within 41" wide area, have a beer, scan for bottle-shaped items you've knocked down, have another beer
  • In 2009 Nebraska's Huskers rolled, spared & struck their way to the NCAA women's title in this sport
  • On Feb. 2, 1997 Jeremy Sonnenfeld rolled a perfect 900 series in this sport in Lincoln, Nebraska
  • "Strike" while the iron is hot, IOC -- this sport might be right up your "alley" as an Olympic sport
  • It might actually help to be "pinned down" in this activity heard here
  • This sport uses a ball that has a circumference of 27 inches & a weight limit of 16 pounds
  • Have a unique fashion sense? Into rubber sole? Then the shoe seen here, used in this sport, is for you
  • In this sport, the ball has 3 holes in which you put your fingers
  • Creeper,nose hit,open frame
  • Sport in which you might leave a bucket, Christmas tree or picket fence
  • The Johnny Petraglia Open & the AMF Dick Weber Classic have been major tournaments in this sport
  • With 30 tournament wins, Lisa Wagner is the women's career leader in this sport
  • Mark Roth, Marshall Holman & Nelson Burton Jr.
  • Marshall Holman, Pete Weber & Earl Anthony
  • Fond of this sport, Richard Nixon lived life in the fast lane, often scoring in the 170s or higher
  • Dating back to Ancient Egypt, this sport, also called kegling, can keep you in the gutter
  • A Kugel is a crusty baked pudding; kegling is another name for this game
  • Earl Anthony rolled on to a record 41 titles in this sport, Mark Roth is second
  • PBA, founded in 1958
  • Delivering a ball to a batsman in cricket isn't called "pitching", it's called this
  • The museum & hall of fame for this sport in St. Louis has a display of zany team shirts from the 1950s