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Pool Vocabulary - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 102 times
- The average score is 14 of 25
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| A version of pool in which players attempt to pocket balls in numerical order, with the winner being the first to pocket the 9-ball. | 9-Ball | 73%
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| The reverse rotation of the cue ball, i.e., when it rotates in the direction opposite the direction in which it is traveling; usually the result of a below-center hit on the cue ball. Also called “bottom spin.” | Backspin | 71%
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| A substance used in cube form to improve contact between the cue stick and the cue ball. | Chalk | 71%
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| Any of six holes cut into the rails of a pool table. | 71%
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| The first shot of a game, in which the cue ball is propelled into the mass of object balls. | Break | 70%
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| A long wooden stick used to strike the cue ball. | Cue stick | 70%
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| A shot during which a player strikes the cue ball at a downward angle, causing it to launch into the air. | Jump shot | 70%
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| A triangle-shaped device used to align object balls at the start of a game. | Rack | 70%
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| A white or off-white ball propelled into object balls using a cue stick. | Cue ball | 64%
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| A shot made after the player verbally identifies the pocket s/he intends to propel a ball into. | Call shot | 63%
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| A version of pool in which one player’s goal is to pocket all the solid balls and then the 8-ball, and the other player’s goal is to pocket all the striped balls and then the 8-ball. | 8-Ball | 62%
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| A player’s hand or a separate device used to help guide the cue stick toward the cue ball during a shot. | Bridge | 60%
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| Balls numbered from 9 to 15, also called “highs.” | Stripes | 60%
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| A shot in which the object ball is bounced off one or more cushions before being pocketed. | Bank shot | 59%
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| Balls numbered from 1 to 8, also called “lows.” | Solids | 59%
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| The practice of contorting one’s body while a shot is in play as if expecting the body movement to somehow influence the balls’ paths of travel. | Body English | 52%
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| The set of balls players attempt to pocket during the course of a game. | Object balls | 52%
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| To knock the cue ball into a pocket. | Scratch | 51%
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| The location on the pool table surface on or behind which the cue ball will normally be placed before the break. | Head spot | 40%
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| Returning a ball to the table after it has been pocketed or has jumped off the table. | Spotting | 40%
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| Any of the boards that form the perimeter of a pool table. | Rail | 38%
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| Any of the triangular strips of cloth-covered rubber that line the inside perimeter of a pool table. | Cushion | 37%
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| Any of 18 markings (three between each pair of pockets), also called “diamonds,” found on the pool table rails, and used by players to line up shots. | Sight | 37%
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| The location on the pool table surface where the rack is positioned before the break. | Foot spot | 32%
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| Any of the four imaginary lines on the pool table surface. | String | 30%
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