A) wood and covered with rubber on both sides.
B) feather and covered with rubber on both sides.
C) synthetic and covered with rubber on both sides.
- 2. what is trademarked name for the sport table tennis.
A) pingpongs
B) Pingpong
C) pingping
- 3. is a racket sport derived from ___ but distinguished by its playing surface being on the top of a stationary table, rather than the court on which players stand
A) table tennis
B) badminton
C) arnis
A) Far East in 1984
B) Far East in 1844
C) Far East in 1884
- 5. is imitative of the sound of a bat striking a ball
A) pingpong
B) ping
C) pong
- 6. equates to the sound of the bounce on the table.
A) pong
B) ping
C) table tennis
- 7. TABLE TENNIS The sport originated in?
A) Victorian England
B) British china
C) British India
- 8. Table Tennis originated in England towards the end of the 19th century. It was initially played as an after-dinner game by upper-class Victorians in the 1880s.
A) 1926
B) 1880
C) 1988
- 9. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was established in 1926, with the first World Championships being held in London that same year.
A) 1926
B) 1971
C) 1952
- 10. Table Tennis made its debut at the Summer Olympics in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland, but it was not until the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea that it became an official medal sport.
A) 1972
B) 1952
C) 1971
- 11. The reverse rubber was introduced in 1971, which allowed players to put even more spin on the ball. This revolutionized the sport and made it even more exciting to watch.
A) 1972
B) 2000
C) 1971
- 12. In 2000, the scoring system was changed to an 11-point game, with players alternating serves every two points. This made the game faster and more intense.
A) 1988
B) 2000
C) 1971
- 13. Jing Chen wins the first Olympic gold in table tennis
A) Seoul 1988
B) Seoul 1999
C) Seoul 1948
- 14. Jing Chen wins the first Olympic gold in table tennis
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) GE
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