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  1. What is stringing?
    1. Stringing is when both players (or one from each side) play together from the Baulk-line on either side of the "D" to the top cushion, with the object of leaving the ball nearest to the baulk line.
    2. Stringing is when both players (or one from each side) play together from the Baulk-line on either side of the "D" to the top cushion, with the object of leaving the ball played closer to the bottom cushion than the ball played by the opponent.
    3. Stringing is when both players (or one from each side) play together from the top cushion to the baulk cushion, with the object of leaving the ball nearest to the top cushion.
    4. Stringing is when both players (or one from each side) play together from the baulk cushion to the top cushion, with the object of leaving the ball nearest to the top cushion.
  2. A ball is on the baulk line, is it in baulk?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.
  3. How is the choice of cue ball decided and which side is first to play?
    1. It must be by Stringing.
    2. By Stringing or any mutually agreed manner.
    3. It must be by tossing a coin.
    4. By drawing cards or Stringing.
  4. At the start of a game you mistakenly pick up your opponent's ball and break off! Your opponent says that it is a foul. Is he correct?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.
  5. You are 1 behind, you play a shot and the referee calls Time. The balls are still rolling and after the call of Time the red drops in the middle pocket. Who wins?
    1. You win.
    2. Your opponent wins.
  6. You have a tight cannon that you can only just make. You position the cue ball on the right side of the D in order to make the maximum angle, but the referee is looking closely at the cue ball position. Can you ask him if your cue ball is OK?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.
  7. You are in hand and the red is partly overhanging the baulk line, but is out of baulk. What is the result if you hit part of the red that is inside baulk?
    1. It is a foul and your opponent can have the balls spotted.
    2. It is a miss.
    3. It is OK, neither a foul nor a miss.
  8. Both your opponent's ball and the red are close to the baulk line, just out of baulk. You would like to play into baulk, to hit the baulk cushion before hitting the 2 balls. Are you allowed to do this?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.
  9. You have made 12 hazards and the referee calls Ten Hazards. How many more hazards can you play?
    1. 3.
    2. 5.
    3. 8.
    4. 10.
  10. What happens when the striker's ball remains touching another ball?
    1. The red shall be placed on the middle spot, the non-striker's ball, if on the table, shall be placed on the Centre Spot, and the striker shall play from in-hand.
    2. The red shall be placed on the Pyramid spot, the non-striker's ball, if on the table, shall be placed on the Centre Spot, and the striker shall play from in-hand. .
    3. The red shall be placed on the Spot, the non-striker's ball, if on the table, shall be placed on the Centre Spot, and the striker shall play from in-hand.
    4. None of the above are correct.

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