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Three strikes in a row in a single bowling game is called a Turkey!
A strike is when the bowler knocks all 10 pins down in one roll
In tenpin bowling, the bowler is allowed 10 frames to knock down as many pins as possible
Tenpin Bowling as been on the Arafura Program since 1997
In 1930 a team of archaeologists discovered various primitive bowling balls, bowling pins and other materials in the grave of an Egyptian boy dating to 3200 BC
Bowlers can also be called ‘Keglers’
A pin that lies on either the lane surface or in the channel, and is out of reach of the pin sweeping mechanism is called ‘Dead Wood’
A perfect game, score of 300, requires 12 consecutive strikes
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