| 8-Ball Quiz Question #1 |
| Your opponent breaks and knocks the 7-ball off the table. The cue ball winds up in the middle of the table. What is the call, and what are your options? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #2 |
| The 8-ball sits precariously close to the corner pocket. Your opponent shoots at and makes the 10-ball, but when he stands up he accidentally knocks in the 8-ball. None of the other balls on the table came anywhere near where the 8-ball was. What is the call? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #3 |
| Your opponent misses his object ball, giving you ball in hand. Which of the following is a foul?
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| 8-Ball Quiz Question #4 |
| You pocket your last striped object ball off of the 8-ball, and the 8-ball is left spinning in front of the corner pocket. Without waiting for to 8-ball to stop spinning, you shoot at it and sink it in the called pocket. What is the call? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #5 |
| With the table open after the break, you declare "safety" and proceed to sink the 5-ball. Your opponent then calls a combination shot, striking the 4-ball into the 11-ball, sinking the 11-ball. Was a foul committed? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #6 |
| You are getting ready to shoot and someone opens the bathroom door, knocking your stick into the cue ball. What is the call? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #7 |
| In the unlikely scenario where the table is still open and there is nothing but solid balls and the 8-ball left on the table, are you allowed to shoot at the 8-ball? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #8 |
| You sink the 8-ball on the break, and the foot of the table looks like this. |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #9 |
| You have ball-in-hand behind the head string and you massé the cue ball so that it goes beyond the head string, comes back, and knocks in the 14 ball. |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #10 |
| Due to poor lighting, a player mistakes the 9-ball for the cue ball and shoots the 9-ball into his object ball. What is the call? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #11 |
| You have no good shot, and without calling a shot or calling "safety", you shoot your object ball into the rail. To your surprise, the object ball banks perfectly into the corner pocket. The cue ball settles on the rail behind the 8-ball, leaving your opponent with absolutely no shot. Can your opponent force you to shoot again because you made a ball? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #12 |
| As you line up your shot with your cue stick you accidentally strike the cue ball with the side of your stick, driving it into one of your object balls. The object ball hits a rail. Does this count as a legal shot? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #13 |
| You play a safety and leave your opponent snookered near the rail. Your opponent breaks down his playing stick and uses the shaft to try a jump shot. Is this allowed? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #14 |
| You have stripes, and you shoot your 14-ball into the 5-ball, which was frozen on the rail. Neither the 14-ball nor the cue ball touch the rail. Is this a legal shot? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #15 |
| On your break, you sink the 8-ball but knock the cue ball off the table. What happens next? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #16 |
| Are you allowed to use a bridge to make a shot without holding the bridge in your hand? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #17 |
| You try a heavy draw shot by hitting low on the cue ball. You accidentally dig under the cue ball, causing it to jump over your object ball. The cue ball happens to hit one of your other object balls, driving it to a rail. Is this a legal shot? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #18 |
| You are playing a match, and your opponent is on the hill. Using your jump cue, you try a jump shot and miss. As you opponent approaches the table, you unscrew your jump cue in frustration. Did you just concede the game? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #19 |
| While you are shooting, during the backwards motion immediately prior to the shot your cue accidentally contacts the 3-ball and moves it away from the cue ball as indicated. The shot is then executed. Is this a foul? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #20 |
| You are on the home team, playing in the first game of the last frame. You shake your opponent's hand, he racks the balls, breaks, and proceeds to run the whole table. You go to mark the score sheet with a "B" and realize that it was supposed to be your break, not your opponent's break. Are you allowed to replay the game? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #21 |
| You have ball in hand, and you are rolling the cue ball around with the shaft of your cue. The cue ball squirts out from under your cue, and rolls into a pocket. Did you just scratch? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #22 |
| Your opponent is shooting the 8-ball, which is very close to the corner pocket, but your 6-ball is in his way. He gets out his jump cue, and since it is obvious to you that he intends to make the 8-ball in that corner pocket, you do not ask your opponent what his intentions are. Without calling a pocket, your opponent successfully jumps the cue ball over the 6-ball. The cue ball hits the right side of the 8-ball, causing it go two banks and sinking in the pocket as shown. What is the call? |
| 8-Ball Quiz Question #23 |