What is knocking down all ten pins with the first ball of a frame called?
AnswerStrike
A strike is all ten pins on the first ball, marked with an X.
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7 fact-checked facts about ten-pin bowling, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
How many frames are in a standard game of ten-pin bowling?
Answer10
A game has ten frames, with bonus balls possible in the tenth.
Going deeper
How are the ten pins arranged?
AnswerIn a triangle of four rows
The pins form a triangle of rows of 1, 2, 3 and 4 pins.
A strike scores 10 plus the pins knocked down on how many following rolls?
Answer2
A strike's bonus is the next two rolls; a spare's bonus is the next one roll.
What is the maximum weight of a ten-pin bowling ball?
Answer16 pounds
Rules cap ten-pin balls at 16 pounds (about 7.26 kg).
Expert level
Which famous split leaves only the two back corner pins standing?
Answer7–10 split
The 7 and 10 pins sit at opposite back corners, making this split very hard to convert.
What is the most balls a bowler can roll in the tenth frame?
Answer3
A strike or spare in the tenth frame earns extra balls, up to three in total.
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