Strikes are for Women Trivia - Hard
1. In today's game, 300 games are all too common. But it wasn't always that way. Only fourteen 300 games were recorded by the TWBA before 1970. Who was the first lady in Texas to shoot a sanctioned 300?

Beryl Cox
Myrt DeFily
Evelyn Lanier
Norma Rittlemeyer

2. There have been a handful of sanctioned 800s in Texas. Sandi Irvine sits atop that distinguished list of women with an impressive 844. However, the first 800 was shot 21 years before Sandi's. Who shot the first sanctioned 800 in Texas?

Merrill Alexander
Margaret Brown
Sharon Graff
Sue Sewell

3. Every year near the first of March, the Texas Women's Bowling Association hosts the Bluebonnet Queens Tournament. Winners of this tournament have gone on to become Woman Bowler of the Year and some have even been inducted into the TWBA Hall of Fame. What Hall of Famer and former Bowler of the Year was the winner of the very first Bluebonnet Queens Tournament?

Gloria Alderman
Carolyn "Mudd" Anderton
Susie Reichley
Bobbie Thomas

4. In 1996, the Texas Women's Bowling Association introduced the Ladies Senior Classic. This tournament, for bowlers age 50 and above, was designed to create a competitive atmosphere similar to the Bluebonnet Queens tournament. Who was the first Ladies Senior Classic champion?

Jean Cope
Gloria Frazier
Susie Minshew
Susie Reichley

5. What is it about being pregnant that brings out the best in a woman bowler? Which of the following women shot a 300 while six months pregnant?

Mary Betke
Kathy "Kat" LeCroy
Shirley Robertson
Denise Welker

6. In the WIBC Hall of Fame, listed are legendary bowlers like Marion Ladewig and Donna Adamek and past leaders such as Alberta Crowe and Helen Baker. Our own Susie Reichley was honored as an inductee in May of 2000 at the WIBC Annual Convention in Reno. All of the bowlers listed below except one are members of the WIBC Hall of Fame. Which bowler is not?

Helen Baetz
Rae Fisk
Lil Poole
Robbie Rickard
Violet Simon

7. The FIQ World Championships only come around once every four years. The 1st World Championships were held in 1954 in Helsinki, Finland. Since then, only four women from Texas have had the privilege of competing in the FIQ World Championships. Robin Marshall is the most recent. Of the four women listed below, only one came back with multiple medals; a gold and two bronze. Who was it?

Mary Betke
Dixie Burmeister (Broadwell)
Regina Hillier (Loveall)
Robin Marshall

8. The Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow award is given to the outstanding youth bowler in the nation each year. Throughout the years, five promising young bowlers from Texas have received this award. Which bowler listed below was not an Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow?

Carolyn Anderton
Kathy Kirst
Karen Linton
Rosalyn Raab
Susie Reichley

9. In 1979, at the WIBC Championship Tournament, Alpine Lanes broke the team scoring record with a 3096. That record held up for 16 years until it was broken in 1995 by Contour Power Grips of Detroit. Which of the ladies listed below was not a membr of that team?

Donna Dillon
Ruth Farris
Gertie Schmidt
Sherri Slaughter

10. Lots of triplicates are recorded throughout the nation and in Texas. However, one in particular stands out. The highest triplicate ever shot, not just in the state of Texas, but in the nation was a 268. That adds up to 804. And the lady who did it was a Texas woman bowler. Who was this lady?

Merrill Alexander
Carolyn Anderton
Debbye Berry
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard

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