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What olympic sport was played with a stone and broom?
Curling...Oh, how I hate Curling. :P
What is the curling stone made from?
Granite.
Is the curling stone smooth?
yes
Where was the oldest curling stone found?
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh (1735)
What is a curling disc made of?
A curling stone is made of granite and weighs between 38 and 44 lbs.
What is the ball shaped thing in curling called?
A Stone
In what sport do they use brooms rocks and sliders?
Curling is a Winter sport played on ice. The rock or Stone is hurled or bowled as players use a broom to sweep the ice in front of the stone as it slide across the ice.
Can you hit your own stone in curling?
yep, you can block also!
What sport is played using brooms and stones?
Curling, which is very popular in Scotland and Canada. The object is to slide a large circular stone on the ice towards a target. Nearest wins.
What do you do when competing in the sport of curling?
curling is a event in the winter Olympics where one takes a curling stone and slides it down a ice run way where he has two "sweepers" when he says sweep the literally sweep the ice causing friction slowing down the stone to either make it into the circles in the end of the run way or knock the opponents stone out of the way.
Who is the person that throws the rock after the lead in curling?
All members of the curling team throw stones. Every end, they take turns throwing 2 stones each in the order of: Lead, Second, Third/Vice/Mate, Skip. The person who is currently delivering their stone could be called the thrower.
Where do they make curling stones?
Curling stones are made of a very specific type of granite mined from one of two quarries in the United Kingdom: Ailsa Craig, a small island off the coast of Scotland, and Trefor Quarry in Wales.
