Fred Bowen's "The Score" column,
September 22, 2000, Washington Post

A pop quiz with a prize for twenty lucky kids

(here's the catch - cheating is allowed).

I think it's time for a pop quiz to test your sports knowledge. (And maybe even win a prize.)

If you don't know the answer, no sweat. Look it up. Ask your mom or dad, your neighbor or your sports-crazed uncle.

A lot of people love to talk sports and will be glad to help you.

If you're really stuck, go to your library. Librarians always know where to find answers.

Think of this as a scavenger hunt for facts, and have fun.

The prize? KidsPost will send copies of my new sports novel, "Winner Takes All," and a KidsPost bookmark to the first 20 correctly answered entries we pick.

See the end of this article for details.

1. In what game does "love" play an important role?

a. football
b. tennis
c. hopscotch
d. field hockey

2. What's the name of soccer's most important tournament?

a. World Cup
b. World Bowl
c. World Soccer
d. World Spoon

3. Badminton is an Olympic sport.

a. true
b. false

4. In which sport are the athletes animals?

a. water polo
b. cricket
c. Iditarod
d. horseshoes

5. Thirty years ago, Washington, D.C., had its own baseball team. It was called the Senators.

a. true
b. false

6. What is NOT a golf term?

a. hole-in-one
b. birdie
c. round robin
d. bogey

7. The first basketball hoop was:

a. a peach basket
b. coat hanger shaped into a circle
c. a trash can without a bottom
d. a metal tub

8. Lacrosse began a long time ago as:

a. a game played in rural France
b. training for Native American warriors
c. an alternative to indoor basketball
d. a game at a religious boarding school

9. Only women play field hockey.

a. true
b. false

10. Not counting the end zones, a football field is:

a. 100 meters long
b. 100 feet long
c. 100 giant steps long
d. 100 yards long

TO ENTER THE CONTEST: Send your quiz answers to Sports Quiz, KidsPost, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, DC 20071. Entries must include your name, age, address and phone number. The contest is open to kids ages 13 and under. All entries must be received by Oct. 6. The winners will be chosen at random from all correct entries received before the contest deadline. Employees of The Washington Post and their immediate relatives are not eligible. The prize consists of one copy of Fred Bowen's "Winner Takes All" and a KidsPost bookmark; estimated retail value is $5.50. The odds of winning will be determined by the number of correct entries.

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