Umpires Quiz #2

The jack travelling up the green on its original course hits the marker on the foot. What happens?

marker-foot

It is redelivered by the oppositionIt is redelivered by the same playerThe bowl is forfeited as shot counting has already commencedThe bowl cannot be played on the next end

A player uses a set of blue bowls for the trial ends of a match. They then play with orange bowls for the first end of the game. Is this permitted?

trial-ends

No, you must use the same bowls as in the trial endYes, a player has one end to decide what bowls they will use for the rest of the gameYes, a player can play with bowls that are different to the bowls used in trial endsA player can change their bowls during a game

When are Conditions of Play decided by the Controlling Body?

play-conditions

When the event is about to be playedAfter the event has been publishedBefore the details of the event are publicisedAfter the event has commenced

Who delivers the jack after an end has become dead?

end-dead

The team that did not make the end deadThe skips toss a coin and the winner will decide who starts the endThe oppositionThe winner of the previous scoring end

As the marker you do not think the jack is legal. What should you do?

complaints

Ask the players if they think it is legal and take their decisionAsk the marker on the next rink if they think it is legalGet the players to pace out the approximate distance to the 25-metre pegCall the umpires to measure the jack

What happens if the jack is moved by the equipment of the measurer?

moved-jack

Measurer must concede the shotOpponent must put the jack back to its former positionPerson measuring puts the jack back to its former positionUmpire declared the end dead

Team A delivers the jack and plays their first bowl. Then Team B realises that they won the previous end and should have started. What happens?

team-start

As one bowl has been played the end continues in the same orderTeam B plays two bowls to get into the correct orderTeam B restarts the endThe jack is returned and Team B delivers it but cannot change the mat placement

What is the situation if Player A accidentally delivers Play B's bowls?

wrong-player

The bowls is replaced by the correct bowl and the end continuesThe bowls is marked and counted as a bowl from Team A at the completion of the endThe end is declared and is replayedNothing happens and the end continues

What action should be taken if a jack in the ditch is moved by a toucher?

moved-jack

It is returned to its previous positionIt is left in the new position and the bowl entering the ditch is removedIt is left in the new position and the bowl in the ditch remains where it comes to restIt is returned to its previous position and the bowl entering the ditch is removed

The jack was centred on the wrong line and not noticed until the second is about to bowl. What should happen?

wrong-line

The jack is moved to the correct centre lineThe jack is returned and the end restartedThe legality of the jack cannot be challenged once a bowl has been playedThe legality of the jack can be challenged as only one bowl has been played

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