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Trivia Today - Monday, April 7, 2014
Greetings Infomaniacs, I hope everyone had a great weekend. I went bowling on Saturday night; something I haven't done in quite awhile. I even have my own bowling ball and shoes, but no longer had my old partners that used to bowl with me.
However, it turns out that my boyfriend also has his own ball and shoes, so we finally got around to knocking down some pins this weekend! In honor of this very exciting bowling occasion, I have some facts for you about the sport. Have a great day!
Enjoy!
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GopherArchives Questions? Comments? Email Melissa WHO SAID IT?QUOTE: "It may be that all games are silly. But then, so are humans."
HINT: (1879-1949), Irish writer, an urbane literary essayist and strong Irish nationalist.
RANDOM TIDBITSAccording to the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, a British anthropologist discovered in the 1930s evidence of bowling items in an Egyptian grave. The evidence suggests bowling dates back as far as 3200 BC.
In the 1800s, New York was appointed as the unofficial capital of bowling, and in 1840, the first indoor bowling alley "Knickerbockers" was built in the city.
Bowling balls were made out of wood until the early 1900s until Brunswick introduced hard rubber balls.
A Dutch 200 is a game where the player consistently alternates between strikes and spares, resulting in a score of exactly 200.
The game's popularity exploded in the U.S. in the 1970s after automatic scorer became commonplace in bowling alleys across the country.
The origin of pin bowling can be traced back to Germany in AD 300. The first mention of the game in written history involves English King Edward III who, in 1366, actually banned the game to force his soldiers to focus more on their archery practice.
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WHO SAID IT?QUOTE: "It may be that all games are silly. But then, so are humans."
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