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Knocking down all the remaining pins after the second ball in tenpin Bowling is termed as a spare.

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There isn't a specific name for knocking down all but one pin.

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Q: What is it called in bowling when you knock down all but 1 pin?
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What is it called when you knock down all the pins?

In Bowling the term used when knock down all the pins is "Strike".


When a bowling ball collidies with a bowling pin?

it tries to knock all the pins down


What is the point of the game in bowling?

To knock all the pins down.


The trem used for knocking down all the pins in one turn?

a strike ( if you knock all the bowling pins down with one " throw " of the bowling ball )


How many tries do you get in each frame of bowling to knock down all the pins?

2


How do you get strikes?

Strikes and spares are terms used in the game of bowling. A strike is when you knock all of the pins down in one shot. A spare is when you knock all of the pins down in two shots.


When all bowling pins fall this is called a?

If a bowler knocks down all 10 pins on the first delivery, it is called a "strike". If it takes two deliveries to knock all the pins down, it is called a "spare". If there are pins still standing after two deliveries, it is called an "open".


What does a strike mean in bowling?

A strike is a thing they called by a umpier in history, a strike would be when someone stops work to get better pay, or shorter hours or to even force an employer to agree to meet some other demand.


What is a game that uses dodgeballs and bowling pins?

There are a number of games directly related to tenpin bowling, including lawn bowling (aka bowls), ninepins, duckpin bowling, candlepin bowling, and five-pin bowling.In terms of using skills similar to bowling (releasing an object forward with an underhand swing, in order to hit a target some distance away) there are horseshoe pitching and curling, as well as the beanbag-based games Cornholeand Toss Across. (You might also include softballpitching and shuffleboard on the list.)


What is a complete game of bowling?

If you did it in one try it's a strike. If you did it in two it's a spare.


What is a spare and a strike in bowling?

a strike is all 10 pins knocked down in one try a spare is all 10 pins knocked down in two consecutive tries in the same frame.


How many bowling pins do you need to knock down to get a strike?

The minimum number of pins you would need to knock down to get a 260 would be 97: nine strikes in a row, followed by a 6-1 in the tenth frame. Obviously, it's not the number of total pins that matter, but the number of strikes in a row; it's possible to knock down the same 97 pins and yet only score a 97 game.