Toptenn Colouring-In Competitions
To enter your schools Toptenn Colouring-In Competition just click on the link below --> download the colouring sheet --> and hand it to your school office by Friday the 30th of June!
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Section One - The Basics
*WARNING* It is unsafe not to warm-up your mind muscles with these True or False tennis questions before you attempt the Toptenn Brain Buster!
| Quiz Name: | Tennis Trivia |
| Type: | True / False |
| Instructions: | Read each statement below and decide whether it is True or False. |
| 1. Tennis is played on a court. True False |
| 2. You only get one chance to get your serve in. True False |
| 3. Tennis is played in the Olympics. True False |
| 4. Love in tennis is equal to 40 points. True False |
| 5. To win a match in tennis you must win seven sets. True False |
| 6. The ball can bounce once on your side before you hit it. True False |
| 7. A "let" in tennis is the end of a match. True False |
| 8. A match in tennis is usually three sets. True False |
| 9. There are four players on the court during a doubles match. True False |
| 10. You switch sides after each point. True False |
Section Two - History Of Tennis
Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question.
1. |
Most historians agree that tennis originated during the 1100's or 1200's in what country? |
| England | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
2. |
What was the game of tennis first called in 1874, the year Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patented tennis equipment and rules for playing on grass courts? |
| Lawn ball | |
| Flying wickets | |
| Sphairistike | |
3. |
What sport did tennis replace as England's most popular outdoor sport in the late 1800's? |
| Cricket | |
| Croquet | |
| Lacrosse | |
4. |
Mary Ewing Outerbridge, an American sportswoman, set up the first U.S. tennis court in what state? |
| California | |
| Florida | |
| New York | |
5. |
Who was the first player to win two grand slams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, United States Open)? |
| Bjorn Borg | |
| Martina Hingis | |
| Rod Laver | |
6. |
Who has won nine women's singles championships at Wimbledon, a record number among female players? |
| Chris Evert | |
| Billie Jean King | |
| Martina Navratilova | |