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How Much Do You Know About Pickleball?

Randy Lilleston,

AARP

Published November 01, 2023

8 Questions

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How Much Do You Know About Pickleball?

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 "question" : "There is a specially designated 7-foot zone on either side of the net on a pickleball court. What is it called?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "The parlor",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "The kitchen",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "The mudroom",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "The den",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "No volleying (hitting the ball before it bounces) is allowed in the kitchen.\n",
 "hint" : "",
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}, {
 "question" : "True or false? The average age of avid pickleball players is over 45.\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "True",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "False",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "It’s actually about 35 years old, with 72 percent of players 44 or younger, according to the Association of Pickleball Professionals.&nbsp;\n",
 "hint" : "",
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}, {
 "question" : "As a percentage of a designated market area’s (DMA) population, where is pickleball the most popular?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Miami",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "San Francisco",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "New York",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Los Angeles",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "Over 11 percent of New York’s DMA population, or about 5.5 million people, played pickleball between March 2022 and March 2023, according to APP research.\n",
 "hint" : "",
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}, {
 "question" : "True or false? There is a process to certify paddles and balls for use in pickleball.\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "True",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "False",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "USA Pickleball says its equipment and evaluation committee, in conjunction with an independent lab, tested and approved 525 new paddles and 34 new balls in 2022.\n",
 "hint" : "",
 "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
 "question" : "According to survey data from APP, how many adults played pickleball more than eight times in 2022?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "3.2 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "6.7 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "8.5 million",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "10.6 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "The association says 36.5 million people played pickleball at least once in a yearlong period.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Which is bigger?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "A tennis court",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "A pickleball court",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "They’re the same size",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "A tennis court is 78 feet long, and singles courts are 27 feet wide. Pickleball courts are 44 feet long and 20 feet wide.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "The balls used to play pickleball are called:\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Quaffles",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Snitches",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Pickleballs (of course)",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "They have holes in them and are similar to Wiffle balls, but are tailored specifically for this game.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "AARP has published a stretching routine designed to reduce or prevent pickleball injuries. Which of these stretches are on it? Squats\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Kickers",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Reverse lunges",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "All of the above ",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "The routine should only take about five minutes.\n",
 "hint" : "",
 "hintLink" : "",
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} ]

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Randy Lilleston is the homepage editor for AARP.org. He previously served as editor-in-chief for business news publisher Industry Dive and was a senior digital editor for NPR, USA Today and CNN.