8-BALL POOL QUIZ - THE POOL COACH

The 8-Ball Pool Player's Quiz

Test your Pool Brain with this 8-Ball Player's Quiz. You will need a 75% Pass rate to make the Grade.

Which of these is NOT a rule in Blackball?

You must hit a cushion on any shot that a ball is not potted.

Deliberate fouls can be played at any point in the frame to gain a tactical advantage.

An opponent's ball can be potted, provided one of your own is made on the same shot.

Following a foul shot, the opposite player is rewarded with one free shot and one visit.

If you play 4 shots of the same pace, into a cushion, at the same angle – which shot would travel the longest distance?

The one played with Right-Hand side

The one played with Left-Hand side

The one played with Running side

The one played with Reverse side

Which of the the following is NOT an illegal shot? (Tick All That Apply)

Touching a ball with a piece of your clothing but not moving it.

Playing the Cue Ball with something other than the cue tip.

Deliberately playing away from a "touching" ball.

Playing a shot with neither foot contacting the floor.

Jumping the Cue Ball.

All of these are illegal.

The Americans call it a Masse Shot, But which ONE is it?

Which type of cue spec would make a deep screw shot easier to play without losing accuracy?

An Ash cue, weighing 17.8 ounces with a 9mm tip.

An Ash cue weighing 18.6 ounces with an 8.5mm tip.

A Maple cue that weighs 18.3 ounces with a 8.5mm tip

A Maple cue, weighing 17.4 ounces with an 8.5mm tip.

Using Ratios, What Surface Area of the table is known as Baulk?

1:5

4:10

3:6

2:5

Complete the following sentence: Pool Patterns are…

the shapes you make in your chalk by the way you apply it to your cue.

the split of the balls after the break.

when you send a ball off multiple cushions creating a pattern of imaginary lines.

the order in which you plan to play the balls.

The Red in the centre is blocking the Pathway… Where would you Strike the Cueball to Pot the Yellow Ball into the Top Left Corner?

Right-hand Side

Left-hand Side

Bottom Spin

Top Spin

In the acronym WEPF, what does the “E” stand for?

English

Eightball

Event

Elite

When is Cheating the Pocket most likely to be used?

To stop an opponent from potting their ball.

When using the jaws of the pocket to escape a tricky situation.

To execute a skill shot and free up a previously blocked pocket to open the table up.

To create a different deflection angle and improve position on the next shot.

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