Originally published on May 24, 2010
Name the one word that is commonly used in the following eight sports?
Football, basketball, hockey, baseball, boxing, golf, fishing, and bowling.
Here’s a hint: It has a different meaning in each sport.
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tricky question? there are seven sports
Yes, In my zest for bringing you the very best brain-stumpers, it seems I counted boxing twice. The eighth sport is bowling. Good luck to you all!
“HOOK”
Football – a type of block, pass route or missed field goal
basketball – type of shot
hockey – tripping or holding a player with a stick
baseball – a hook slide or giving a pitcher the hook
boxing – type of punch
golf – driving the ball to the left
fishing – used with bait
bowling – bend the ball into the pins
Great job, Paul.
Very intuitive!
You’re today’s winner.