| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| It's not your day, as your ball has ended up buried somewhere in a bunker but you don't know where; it is not visible under the sand. What is the rule? | You can move the sand to find your ball, and must re-create the lie as accurately as possible. | 38%
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| You hit a super shot, but the ball ends up embedded inside a half-eaten mango. What can you do? | You must play the ball as it lies or declare it unplayable and incur a one-shot penalty. | 34%
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| Your terrible round is almost over, and you are looking forward to a stiff drink. Perhaps you are overly eager to get to the 19th hole, as you overhit your shot and it flies straight into the clubhouse. What is the ruling here? | If it is not deemed out of bounds, you can open a door or window and keep playing with no penalty. | 31%
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| What if the live snake is killed by a sudden attack by a hawk while you are pondering the dilemma - but is still lying there, touching the ball? | You can remove the snake; if this causes the ball to move, move it back to the original spot without penalty. | 28%
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| What if the live snake in question 2 was a rattlesnake? | You may drop another ball in a safe spot, not nearer the hole. | 24%
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| With your eighth shot, your ball finally arrives at the hole and starts to fall inwards, but is blocked by a fallen twig which has come to rest across the hole. The ball is balanced between the hole lip and the twig; if you were to remove the twig, the ball would fall into the hole. | You remove the twig and the ball falls in, so you score 8. | 24%
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| You want to test the wind direction and speed; which one of these statements is true? | You can light a cigar and observe the movement of the smoke. | 10%
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| You start your round with 12 clubs in the bag, and break your driver while teeing off on the 1st. What can you do? | You may buy a new one from the pro shop if you wish, without delaying the game, and carry 13 clubs. | 10%
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| While you are trying to play a shot, the clubhead flies off the club during your swing. What rule applies? | You may retake the shot if the clubhead flew off during the backswing. | 10%
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| What happens if your ball is touching a live grass snake which refuses to move away? | You must play the ball as it lies, or take a one-shot penalty drop. | 10%
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