Answers for Potpourri Bonus Round -- Sports Terms

	Term	Sport	Definition
1	Across the Board	Horse Racing	Win, Place, Show Bet
2	Annie Oakley	Baseball	Free admission or Base on Balls
3	Atemi Waza	Judo	Striking Technique
4	Balkline	Billiards	Line on table or name of a billiard game
5	Bed Posts	Bowling	7-10 split
6	Bingle	Baseball	Single
7	Bowling Crease	Cricket	In line with the stumps, 6ft x 8inches
8	Brooklyn	Bowling	Ball hitting left of the headpin
9	Bug	Horse Racing	Weight allowance for apprentice rider
10	Butt Ending	Ice Hockey	Hitting an opponent with the end of the stick
11	Can of Corn	Baseball	Easy fly ball
12	Cesta	Jai Alai	Basket used to play with
13	Cleek	Golf	4 Wood
14	Coffin Corner	Amer. Football	Corner of Field 10 yards or less from goal line
15	Crotch Ball	Handball	Ball hitting juncture of two walls/ceiling or floor
16	Dead-Line	Rugby	Line 25 yards behind goal line
17	Dukes	Boxing	Fists
18	Extra	Cricket	Run not made from a hit
19	Flanker	Amer. Football	Offensive player who lines up 5+ yards wide
20	Four Horsemen Left	Bowling	Leaving 1-2-4-7
21	Freeze	Curling	When stone stops just as it touches another
22	Full Nelson	Wrestling	Arms on opponents neck from under his arms
23	Gelding	Horse Racing	Male horse without . . . you know.
24	Goal - Kick	Football (Soccer)	Kick out when ball has gone beyond goal line
25	Halved	Golf	Each side has same number of strokes
26	Held Ball	Basketball	2 opponents holding ball for a jump ball
27	Hikiwake	Judo	Tie or draw in match
28	Hinder	Handball	Accidental interference with opponent
29	Hosel	Golf	Socket in clubhead where shaft goes in
30	Inquiry	Horse Racing	Racing steward's review of race before winner posted
31	Intente	Jai Alai	Player's manager
32	Judoka	Judo	Judo student
33	Layup	Basketball	Shot taken near the basket
34	Mid Wicket Off	Cricket	Player furthest from batter on left side of field
35	Niblick	Golf	9 Iron
36	Nock	Archery	Grooves in bow or arrow for strings to go into
37	Palooka	Boxing	Lousy fighter
38	Penalty Area	Football (Soccer)	Area near goal, 18 yards out from goal posts
39	Red - Dog	Amer. Football	Blitz of QB
40	7th Inning Stretch	Baseball	Stretch time
41	Shilling	Archery	Measure of arrow weight
42	Sky Hook	Basketball	Type of shot
43	Squeeze Play	Baseball	Try to score with a bunt
44	Straight Handle	Curling	Stone sent without any curve
45	Switch Hitter	Baseball	Player who can hit lefty or righty
46	Tackling Dummy	Amer. Football	Practice equipment
47	Technical Foul	Basketball	Foul not involving contact
48	Three - Quarter Back	Rugby	An offensive back position
49	Tote Board	Horse Racing	Board which shows approximate betting odds
50	Turkey	Bowling	3 strikes in a row

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