Pickleball UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
serving begins in - CORRECT ANSWER - right hand court
how many feet kept behind the line when serving? - CORRECT ANSWER - two
how is the serve made? - CORRECT ANSWER - underhand
is the ball hit in the air or after a bounce when serving? - CORRECT ANSWER - in the air
is bouncing allowed when serving? - CORRECT ANSWER - not allowed
what direction is the serve made in across the court? - CORRECT ANSWER - diagonally
how many serve attempts are allowed? - CORRECT ANSWER - One, unless the ball
touches the net on the serve and lands in the proper service court.
How many serve attempts is one team allowed before giving it over to the other team? -
CORRECT ANSWER - one, then each player will serve and fault before the other team
gets the ball.
which player always starts the play? - CORRECT ANSWER - right hand court player
what does it mean to volley a ball? - CORRECT ANSWER - to hit it while in the air
without letting it bounce.
double bounce rule - CORRECT ANSWER - each team must play their first shot off the
bounce.
, what are the qualifications of a fault? - CORRECT ANSWER - when the ball is out of
bounds. when the ball doesn't clear the net. when a player steps into the non volley zone and
volleys the ball. not following the double bounce rule.
a team can only score a point at this time - CORRECT ANSWER - when they are serving
how many points is the game played to? - CORRECT ANSWER - 11 points, but a team
must win by two points.
what is a ball considered when it lands on a line? - CORRECT ANSWER - it's considered
good
what happens when a fault is made by the receiving team? - CORRECT ANSWER -a
point is scored by the serving team.
what happens when the serving team makes it's first fault? - CORRECT ANSWER -
players stay in the same court and the second partner will serve.
when was pickleball created? - CORRECT ANSWER - during the summer of 1965 on
Bainbridge island, Washington, near Seattle.
where did the name come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - family dog named pickles who
would chase after balls and hide them in the bushes. Pickle's Ball was shortened to pickleball.
Initially, families played pickleball where? - CORRECT ANSWER - hard surfaces,
driveways, and residential dead end streets.
what did it evolve from? - CORRECT ANSWER - a family activity into a paddle court
sport with formalized rules.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
serving begins in - CORRECT ANSWER - right hand court
how many feet kept behind the line when serving? - CORRECT ANSWER - two
how is the serve made? - CORRECT ANSWER - underhand
is the ball hit in the air or after a bounce when serving? - CORRECT ANSWER - in the air
is bouncing allowed when serving? - CORRECT ANSWER - not allowed
what direction is the serve made in across the court? - CORRECT ANSWER - diagonally
how many serve attempts are allowed? - CORRECT ANSWER - One, unless the ball
touches the net on the serve and lands in the proper service court.
How many serve attempts is one team allowed before giving it over to the other team? -
CORRECT ANSWER - one, then each player will serve and fault before the other team
gets the ball.
which player always starts the play? - CORRECT ANSWER - right hand court player
what does it mean to volley a ball? - CORRECT ANSWER - to hit it while in the air
without letting it bounce.
double bounce rule - CORRECT ANSWER - each team must play their first shot off the
bounce.
, what are the qualifications of a fault? - CORRECT ANSWER - when the ball is out of
bounds. when the ball doesn't clear the net. when a player steps into the non volley zone and
volleys the ball. not following the double bounce rule.
a team can only score a point at this time - CORRECT ANSWER - when they are serving
how many points is the game played to? - CORRECT ANSWER - 11 points, but a team
must win by two points.
what is a ball considered when it lands on a line? - CORRECT ANSWER - it's considered
good
what happens when a fault is made by the receiving team? - CORRECT ANSWER -a
point is scored by the serving team.
what happens when the serving team makes it's first fault? - CORRECT ANSWER -
players stay in the same court and the second partner will serve.
when was pickleball created? - CORRECT ANSWER - during the summer of 1965 on
Bainbridge island, Washington, near Seattle.
where did the name come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - family dog named pickles who
would chase after balls and hide them in the bushes. Pickle's Ball was shortened to pickleball.
Initially, families played pickleball where? - CORRECT ANSWER - hard surfaces,
driveways, and residential dead end streets.
what did it evolve from? - CORRECT ANSWER - a family activity into a paddle court
sport with formalized rules.
