PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3

(INDIVIDUAL SPORTS)
PRE-FINALS ACTIVITY

Name: REYNALDO ALLAM

Year: 2ND YEAR

Course: BSIT-2

Block: B

Instructor: MR. GILBERT A GAMAS

Date of submission: DECEMBER 6. 2022

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS;

1. How large should be the table for the game?

Ans: The dimensions of a table tennis table are 9' | 2.74 m long by 5' | 1.525 m broad. Ping-pong tables

come with a center net that is 6" | 15.25 cm high and extends 6" | 15.25 cm beyond the table's width,

and the playing surface must be adjusted to a height of 2.5' | 76 cm.

2. In what year did table tennis became an Olympic Sports?

Ans: With its introduction at the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988, table tennis did indeed become an

Olympic sport. Yoo Nam Kyu, a table tennis player, won the first gold medal ever for his home nation.

3. A standard game ends when one player scores how many points?

Ans: In table tennis, a game is won by the player who scores 11 points first and is at least two points

better than his or her opponent. The first player to gain a 2-point lead wins the game if both players

have a total of 10 points won. In a match, the best five games count. The server will serve first, and the

score is 0-0 at the outset.

4. What is the diameter of a table tennis ball?

Ans: In the year 2000, the International Table Tennis Federation changed the official ball diameters from

38mm to 40mm to make it a better spectator sport.

5. In what county did table tennis originate?

Ans: The game was invented in England in the early days of the 20th century and was originally called

Ping-Pong, a trade name. The name table tennis was adopted in 1921–22 when the old Ping-Pong

Association formed in 1902 was revived.

6. What are some of the names that table tennis has been called over the years?

Ans: The game quickly caught on with the public, marketed under many different names:

Ping Pong or Gossima

Ping Pong

Table Tennis

Whiff Waff

Parlour Tennis

Indoor Tennis

Pom-Pom

Pim-Pam

Netto

Clip-Clap

Royal Game

Tennis de Salon

and others.

7. An official standard ping-pong table tennis is usually green, but it can also be what color?

Ans: Blue, a table is 9 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 30 inches high.

8. On a typical paddle, what is the name of the layer between the blade and the rubber?

Ans: Sponge, the thickness of the sponge greatly influences the characteristics of the paddle: thicker

sponge provides more speed while thinner sponge provides more control.

9. On the serve, how high must the ball be thrown from the flat of the hand?

Ans: The ball must be positioned on the flat of the hand at a height of 6 inches in order to prevent any

spin that the fingers might impart, which would give the server an unfair advantage

10. What score does one player has to achieved to win the game?

Ans: A score of 11 is required from the player. Any odd number of games may comprise a match.

Additionally, a player needs a two point edge to win if the game is tied at 10 apiece.
11. Todays bats are made of wooden blades covered in rubber. When the game was first played what
were they made of?

Ans: After then, they were wrapped in fabric, leather, or sandpaper and used to play with light knitted

web balls or champagne corks. Rubber with "pumps" and light-weight balls eventually became the

standard.

12. Hitting the ball hard for the opponents side is called?

Ans: Spike, If you are a good ping pong player then you can shock your opponents with a hard spike.

13. How long do the players have between the successive games of a match?

Ans: 1minute an interval between the successive games of a match can be up to 1 minute. At that time

the players are required to leave their raquets on the table.

14. How many competitive players take part in competitions world wide?

Ans: Over 40million as well as the unknown numbers of those who play for fun. That's a lot of table

tennis balls.

15. What is the other main blade types, with shakehand?

Ans: If you hold your paddle like you're shaking someone's hand, then you are a "Shakehander". If you

hold your paddle like you are holding a pen, then you are a "Penholder". The "Penholder" grip is most

popular amongst Asian players.

16. Can the players choose the balls on a tournament? Yes/No

Ans: Yes, the players have an opportunity to choose the ball before coming to a playing area.

17. Who were the world powers in table tennis in the late 1990s and early 2000s?
Ans: Sweden, China and Korea

18. Which country has won the most national titles in the 20th century?

Ans: China, a Chinese player fourteen times beginning in 1926. Next was Japan with nine.

19. Why was table tennis banned in the Soviet Union from 1930-1950?

Ans: it was allegedly harmful to the eyes

20. How high should the net be?

Ans: 6 in. (15.24cm)

21. In which country did table tennis originated?

Ans: It is thought that upper-class Victorians in England invented table tennis in the 1880s as a genteel,

after-dinner alternative to lawn tennis, using whatever they could find as equipment.

22. When was table tennis first introduced to the Olympics Summer Games?

Ans: INTRODUCTION Table tennis made its Olympic debut at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul

in 1988.

23. In addition to ping pong what is other name of table tennis?

Ans: Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a

lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets.

24. How many points do we need to win a single game in table tennis.

Ans: A game is won by being the first player to win 11 points, and be at least 2 points ahead of his or her

opponent. If both players have won 10 points, then the first player to get a 2 point lead wins the game.

A match is the best of 5 games. The score begins at 0-0, and the server will serve first.
25. What happens when the score of a table tennis game is 10 to 10?

Ans: Both players will only serve one serve apiece when a score of 10-all is reached until the match is

over. The server's score is announced first when the total is called out. When the first player (or doubles

team) in the final game of a match reaches 5 points, the players must switch ends

26. Which countries is currently dominating table tennis?

Ans: China leads the medal table in each individual event, with 21 men's singles, 24 women's singles, 18

men's doubles, 23.5 women's doubles, and 20.5 mixed doubles gold medals for a total of 107 golds.

27. Which material is used for making table tennis balls?

Ans: The official material used in table tennis balls was changed from celluloid to plastic, a material free

of celluloid, in 2014.

28. What is the minimum number of players needed for a table tennis game?

Ans: Table tennis may be played with one player at each end of the table or with two players at each

end who may be both men or both women or one of each.

29. What is the standard size of a table tennis table?

Ans: a table. The playing surface, or the top of the table, is horizontal and 2.74 meters long and 1.525

meters wide. It is raised 76 centimeters from the ground. The vertical sides of the tables are not a part

of the playing area.

30. Which term refers to the period in table tennis during which the ball is being played?

Ans: RECEIVE: The return of a serve. S‍ TROKE: Any shot used in the game, including the serve, DRIVE:

When the ball does not rotate but it is a plain shot by tapping the ball forward with the racket. S‍ MASH:

A put away shot

31. Which player won both the World's Table Tennis Championships and Wimbledon tennis champion in

1929?

Ans: Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World

Amateur number one tennis player during those three years.

32. Who is currently the number one male table tennis player of England?

Ans:Liam Pitchford (born 12 July 1993) is a British Table tennis player. As of October 2022, he is ranked

the No. 22 player in the world. He is currently sponsored by Victas.

33. What is the standard diameter of table tennis balls?

Ans: In the year 2000, the International Table Tennis Federation changed the official ball diameters from

38mm to 40mm to make it a better spectator sport.

34. Which of the following is an offensive stroke?

Ans: Offensive Strokes: It is the stroke where 5 conditions occur and these are as following: Speed Drive:

This stroke is generally used to keep the ball in play, apply pressure on the opponent and potentially

opening up an opportunity for a powerful attack. It is a direct hit propelling it forward back to the

opponent.

35. What is the main goal of a smash stroke in table tennis?

Ans: The forehand smash is a fast, hard and powerful stroke that aims to force the opponent away from

the table or to win a point outright. However, the shot is not always about force and requires the player

to use good timing, technique and precision simultaneously.

36. Which of the following organisations is the highest governing body of table tennis?
Ans: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis

associations. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological

improvement for the sport of table tennis.

37. How many consecutive serves do each player have in table tennis?

Ans:  Each player gets 2 serves, and it alternates until one of the players scores 11 points, unless there is

a deuce (10:10). In that case, each player gets only one serve and it alternates until one of the players

gets a twopoint lead.

38. What happens when the ball touches the net during a serve but still goes over to the side of your

opponent?

Ans: During a serve, if the ball hits the net but still bounces on the opponent's side of the table, the

point is a let (which means it needs to be replayed). If the ball hits the net and doesn't make it to the

other half of the table, the receiver is automatically awarded a point.

39. In which country will the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships be held?

Ans: The 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held in Houston, United States from 23 to 29

November. It was the 56th edition of the championships and the first time the competition was held in

the United States. Houston became the host by beating Agadir, Morocco in 2019.

40. When was the 21-point scoring system changed to the 11-point scoring system in table tennis?Ans:

As far back as 1902, when table tennis was brand new, scoring was to 21, or sometimes even to 30 or

50. 

41. Which type of sports is table tennis?

Ans: table tennis, also called (trademark) Ping-Pong, ball game similar in principle to lawn tennis and

played on a flat table divided into two equal courts by a net fixed across its width at the middle.

42. Based on international rules, which colors should be used for the rubbers in a table tennis racket?

Ans: The ITTF regulations stipulate the following: in addition to a mandatory black rubber on one side of

the racket, a coloured rubber may be placed on the other side of the wood. The authorised colours, in

addition to red, are pink, violet, green and blue.

43. Which term refers to the situation when both players reach the score of 10 points?

Ans: Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time. EXCEPTION: After tied 10-10

(“deuce”), service alternates at every point.

44—45. What happens to the ball when you put a back spin effect to the end (point) opponent hits it

forward and flat?

Ans: Backspin generates an upward force that lifts the ball (see Magnus effect). While a normal hit

bounces well forward as well as up, backspin shots bounce higher and less forward. Backspin is the

opposite of topspin.