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Quick Quiz One
A bowl is leaning after the last bowl has been delivered. One of the players asks for you to wait to see if it falls. How long do you wait?
30 Seconds
60 Seconds
15 Seconds
20 Seconds
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When does a game start?
With the arrival of players at the rink
With the placing of the mat
With the delivery of the jack
With the delivery of the first bowl
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The jack is delivered and finishes on the next rink. What happens?
The skip places it on the centre line where they would like it and at least 23m from the mat line
It is returned to be delivered by the opposition. The mat remains where it is situated
It is returned to be delivered by the opposition. The mat may be moved by the opposition
A coin is tossed to see which skip will place the jack
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What is the minimum length of a delivered Bowl?
14 metres
20 metres
12 metres
23 metres
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Two players from the same club are drawn to play each other. They both have the same club stickers on their bowls. Player A is provided with another set of stickers which are placed over the club stickers. Is this acceptable?
Yes, but only two sets are allowed
No, only one set is allowed
Yes, because they are only temporary
Yes, but only large stickers can be used
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How long after a game can a complaint be lodged regarding a set of bowls
24 hours
12 hours
12 minutes
10 minutes
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A jack rebounds off the face of the bank up the green. What is the distance for it to still be in play?
21 metres
20 metres
23 metres
14 metres
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A bowl is delivered with a chalk mark on it. What would you do as a Marker?
Leave it - it is for the players to remove
Leave it - but note it is not a toucher
Remove it
Remove it - but only if it can be done without moving the bowl
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The players have decided that the result of the end is two shots to Team B when they realise Player A has a bowl left to play. What happens?
Play the bowls then decide the head
Play the bowl but the shots agreed, stand
The bowl is forfeited as shot counting has already commenced
The bowl cannot be played on the next end
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A player is taken ill during a game. What happens?
If the player cannot return within 10 minutes the game is forfeited to the opposition
If the player cannot return within 30 minutes the game is forfeited to the opposition
The players conclude the game on another day by agreement
The players conclude the game on another day selected by the match committee
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A player picks the mat up before the end is completed. What will happen?
The opposition player will replace the mat on the centre line
The player who picked it up will replace the mat
The final bowl will be delivered with no mat
The opposition player will replace the mat to its former position
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A toucher in the ditch is hit by a non-toucher entering the ditch. What do you do?
Leave the head as is
Remove the non-toucher from the ditch but leave the head as is
Remove the non-toucher from the ditch and return the toucher to its former position
Remove the non-toucher from the ditch, return the toucher to it's former position and mark the position of the toucher in the ditch
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When do you mark the scorecard?
As soon as you have declared the head
When you get halfway down the end of the green
On every second end when you are down the same end as the scorecard
As soon as you have straightened the jack at the commencement of the next end
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The jack, travelling up the green after delivery, hits the marker on the foot. What happens?
It is redelivered by the opposition
It is redelivered by the same player
The marker places it where they believe it would have come to rest
The marker places it on the two metre mark
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During an end the jack travels out of the boundary of the rink. How is this recorded on the card?
Nothing, as the end is not counted
The score is carried down from the last end
One point is awarded to each team
Two points are awarded to each team
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What action should be taken if a jack in the ditch is moved by a toucher?
It is returned to the previous position
It is left in its new position but the bowl entering the ditch is removed
It is left in its new position
It is returned to its previous position and the bowl entering the ditch is removed
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The jack was centred on the wrong line and not noticed until the second is about to bowl. What should happen?
The jack is moved to the centre line
The jack is returned and the end restarted
The jack cannot be challenged after a bowl is played
The jack can be challenged as only one bowl as been played
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What is the legal date stamp on bowls being used as part of a domestic competition in New Zealand
Currently 1982 or later
Currently 2020 or later
Currently 2000 or later
Currently 1992 or later
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A player drives at the jack which rebounds of the face of the bank and then splits in two. What is the action that needs to be taken?
The larger piece becomes the jack and the end continues
The larger piece is replaced by a new jack and the end continues
Both pieces are removed and a new jack is placed on the 2 metre mark
The end is dead and is replayed
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As the marker you do not think the jack is legal, what should you do?
Ask the players if they think it is legal
Ask the marker on the next rink if they think it is legal
Get the players to pace out the distance to the 25 metre peg
Call the umpire to measure the jack
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A player uses a set of blue bowls for the trial ends of a match and then decides to play with orange bowls for the first end of the game. Is this permitted?
No you must use the same bowls as in the trial end
Yes you can use any combination of bowls in a game
Yes you can use any combination of bowls in a game so long as they are from the same set
There is no restriction on the bowls being used
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While measuring, a player moved a bowl with the pointer on the measure. What happens?
The player returns it to its former position
The opposition will return it to its former position
The bowl gets left in its new position
The players agree to its former position. If they cannot agree the end is dead.
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What is the situation if Player A accidentally delivers Player B's bowl?
The bowl is replaced by the correct bowl and the end continues
The bowl is marked and counted as a Team A bowls at the completion of the end
The end is dead and it is replayed
Nothing happens and the end continues
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Who delivers the jack after and end has become dead?
The team that did not make the end dead
The skips toss a coin and the winner will decide who starts the end
The opposition
The winner of the previous scoring end
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Team A delivers the jack and plays the first bowl. Team B realised that they won the previous end and should have started. What happens?
As one bowl has been played the end continues in the same order
Team B plays two bowls to get into the correct order
The jack is returned and Team B delivers it but cannot change the mat placement
Team B restarts the end
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