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1) How many players were on a team in the 1900's? 

a) 2

b) 3

c) up to 5

d) Up to 10

 

 2) What type of strings last longer?

a) cat gut

b) sheep gut

c) nylon

d) polyester

 

 3) What type of string has the greatest resiliency? 

a) gut

b) polyester

c) Dacron

d) nylon

 

 4) In what part of the world is badminton the most popular?

 a) southern Europe

b) south America

c) the middle east

d) southeast Asia

 

 5) How many points must be won by one team to complete a game of women’s doubles?

 a) 11

b) 15

c) 30

d) 21

 

 6) Which term indicates a violation of the rules?

a) Fault

b) Feint

c) Let

d) Replay

 

7) How many points does the server get for winning a rally?

 a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

 

 8) What is the score at the start of the game? 

a) no score

b) 0-0

c) love

d) all of above

 

9) What is the shot called that travels downward with great force? 

a) slam

b) drive

c) drop

d) smash

 

10) A point must be replayed. what is this called?

a) fault

b) let

c) down

d) replay

 

11) In what country was the modern game of badminton developed?

a) United States

b) England

c) Denmark

d) Japan

 

12) What may touch the net without a penalty being called?

a) a racket

b) a players clothing

c) a players body

d) a shuttle cock

 

 13) What does it mean when the team is on the offensive?

 a) the team is serving

b) the team has the higher score

c) the team is more skilled

d) the team has hit the shuttle downward

 

14) Players hit the shuttle back and forth to each other what is this called?

a) playing a point

 b) rallying

c) pinging

d) hitting

 

 15)What is the difference between a indoor and outdoor shuttle cock?

a) band of color around the base

b) material of feathers

c) weight of shuttle

d) color of the shuttle cock

 

 16) What is the period called during which the player or team holds the serve?

a) 1 hand

b) inside

c) inning

d) in game

 

  17)How can the doubles serving court best be described?

a) long and narrow

b) long and wide

c) short and narrow

d) short and wide

 

18)Which stroke is hit high to the opponents court?

a) drop

b) smash

c) clear

d) drive

 

19)How many points must be won by a player to complete a game of men's singles?

a) 11

b) 15

c) 21

d) 17

 

 20)What is it called when a player carries or swings the shuttle off the racket?

 a) fault

b) no shot

c) let

d) carry 

 

Answers: 1)c   2)c   3)a   4)d   5)b   6)a   7)a   8)d   9)d   10)d   11)b   12)d   13)d   14)b   15)b   16)c   17)b   18)c   19)b   20)b

 

 

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