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Section: 11. What year was the first permanent pickleball

court constructed?
Direction: Encircle the letter of your choice. A. 1965 C. 1970
B. 1967 D. 1975
1. What year was pickleball invented?
A. 1960 C. 1970 12. In what year was the first known pickleball
B. 1965 D. 1975 tournament held?
A. 1972 C. 1976
2. Where was pickleball invented? B. 1975 D. 1980
A. Seattle, Washington
B. New York City 13. What was the name of the magazine that
C. Bainbridge Island, Washington included information about pickleball in 1978?
D. Los Angeles, California A. The Other Raquet Sports
B. Sports Illustrated
3. Who are credited with inventing pickleball? C. Tennis Magazine
A. Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney D. ESPN Magazine
McCallum
B. John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, and Pete 14. When was pickleball being played in all 50
Sampras states?
C. Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Maria A. 1980 C. 2000
Sharapova B. 1990 D. 2010
D. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak
Djokovic 15. What year was the first pickleball website
launched?
4. What is the official governing body for A. 1995 C. 2005
pickleball in the US currently? B. 1999 D. 2010
A. US Open Pickleball Association
B. USA Pickleball 16. What year was the USAPA (formerly USAPA)
C. American Pickleball Association established?
D. International Pickleball Federation A. 1975 C. 1990
B. 1984 D. 2000
5. What is the fastest growing sport in the US for
the past 3 years (as of 2023)? 17. Who was the first Executive Director and
A. Pickleball C. Tennis President of the USAPA?
B. Golf D. Basketball A. Joel Pritchard C. Barney McCallum
B. Bill Bell D. Sid Williams
6. What was the original purpose behind creating
pickleball? 18. What material was used by Arlen Paranto to
A. To create a professional sport create the first composite paddle?
B. To provide a game the whole family could play A. Wood
together B. Metal
C. To replace tennis C. Fiberglass/Nomex honeycomb panels
D. To make money D. Plastic

7. What did Joel Pritchard and Bill Bell use for 19. In what year did USA Pickleball become a
paddles in the first game? Non-Profit Corporation?
A. Tennis rackets A. 2000 C. 2010
B. Badminton rackets B. 2005 D. 2015
C. Table tennis paddles
D. Ping pong paddles 20. What website consolidates all places to play
pickleball in North America?
8. What type of ball was used in the first game? A. Places2Play.org
A. Tennis ball B. Pickleball.com
B. Badminton shuttlecock C. USOpenPickleball.com
C. Perforated plastic ball D. PickleballCentral.com
D. Golf ball
21. What year was the first USAPA National
9. What was the original height of the badminton Tournament held for all ages?
net used for the first game? A. 2005 C. 2015
A. 36 inches C. 60 inches B. 2009 D. 2020
B. 42 inches D. 72 inches
22. When did USA Pickleball establish the
10. Who introduced Barney McCallum to the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP)?
game? A. 2005 C. 2015
A. Joel Pritchard B. 2010 D. 2020
B. Bill Bell
C. Joan Pritchard
D. Barney McCallum introduced himself
23. Who joined USAPA as its first full-time 27. According to the SFIA report in 2019, how
Executive Director in 2013? many people participated in pickleball in the US?
A. Justin Maloof A. 1 million C. 3.3 million
B. Mark Friedenberg B. 2 million D. 5 million
C. Steve Wong
D. Barney McCallum 28. As of February 2023, how many USA
Pickleball members were there?
24. What was the first professional media group A. 30,000 C. 70,000
created for pickleball? B. 50,000 D. 100,000
A. Pickleball Channel C. Fox Sports
B. ESPN D. NBC Sports 29. According to the SFIA report in 2023, how
many people participate in pickleball in the US
25. In what year did USAPA surpass 10,000 (over 6 years old)?
members? A. 5 million C. 7 million
A. 2010 C. 2020 B. 6 million D. 8.9 million
B. 2015 D. 2025
30. Who came up with the name "pickleball"?
26. Who were the inaugural inductees into the A. Joel Pritchard C. Barney McCallum
Pickleball Hall of Fame in 2017? B. Bill Bell D. Joan Pritchard
A. Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, Barney McCallum,
Sid Williams, Arlen Paranto, Mark Friedenberg,
and Billy Jacobsen
B. John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras,
Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria
Sharapova
C. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic,
Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka
D. None of the above
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Answer Key

1. What year was pickleball invented? - 1965

2. Where was pickleball invented? - Bainbridge Island, Washington
3. Who are credited with inventing pickleball? - Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum
4. What is the official governing body for pickleball in the US currently? - USA Pickleball
5. What is the fastest growing sport in the US for the past 3 years (as of 2023)? - Pickleball
6. What was the original purpose behind creating pickleball? - To provide a game the whole family could
play together
7. What did Joel Pritchard and Bill Bell use for paddles in the first game? - Table tennis paddles
8. What type of ball was used in the first game? - A perforated plastic ball
9. What was the original height of the badminton net used for the first game? - 60 inches
10. Who introduced Barney McCallum to the game? - Joel Pritchard
11. What year was the first permanent pickleball court constructed? - 1967
12. In what year was the first known pickleball tournament held? - 1976
13. What was the name of the magazine that included information about pickleball in 1978? - The Other
Raquet Sports
14. When was pickleball being played in all 50 states? - 1990
15. What year was the first pickleball website launched? - 1999
16. What year was the USAPA (formerly USAPA) established? - 1984
17. Who was the first Executive Director and President of the USAPA? - Sid Williams
18. What material was used by Arlen Paranto to create the first composite paddle? - Fiberglass/Nomex
honeycomb panels
19. In what year did USA Pickleball become a Non-Profit Corporation? - 2005
20. What website consolidates all places to play pickleball in North America? - Places2Play.org
21. What year was the first USAPA National Tournament held for all ages? - 2009
22. When did USA Pickleball establish the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP)? - 2010
23. Who joined USAPA as its first full-time Executive Director in 2013? - Justin Maloof
24. What was the first professional media group created for pickleball? - Pickleball Channel
25. In what year did USAPA surpass 10,000 members? - 2015
26. Who were the inaugural inductees into the Pickleball Hall of Fame in 2017? - Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell,
Barney McCallum, Sid Williams, Arlen Paranto, Mark Friedenberg, and Billy Jacobsen
27. According to the SFIA report in 2019, how many people participated in pickleball in the US? - 3.3
million
28. As of February 2023, how many USA Pickleball members were there? - 70,000
29. According to the SFIA report in 2023, how many people participate in pickleball in the US (over 6
years old)? - 8.9 million
30. Who came up with the name "pickleball"? - Joan Pritchard