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Pétanque USA - Test your knowledge


Here's a little hyperlinked multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge of the rules.


Question 1: What should be done if a boule breaks into two or more pieces during play?

| | Each piece counts as though it were a complete boule.
| | Only the largest piece counts.
| | The boule is disqualified.
| | The round is annulled.
| | The largest piece is replaced with a complete matching boule.

Question 2: What happens if a dog runs off with the cochonnet during play?

| | The round is annulled.
| | The cochonnet is retrieved and put back in place.
| | A fresh cochonnet is put in place of the old one.
| | The dog is shot dead, then the dog becomes the new cochonnet.

Question 3: What happens if, in the course of play, one boule from each team is in winning position but they are both exactly the same distance from the cochonnet?

| | Both boules are disqualified
| | The teams get one point each.
| | The teams continue to play alternately until the situation changes or the round ends.
| | The round is annulled.

Question 4: Player A plays a boule belonging to Player B by mistake. What should be done?

| | The two players switch boules for the remainder of the game.
| | Player A is disqualified.
| | One of Player A's boules is substituted for the wrongly played boule and the game continues.
| | The boule is annulled.
| | Player A gives one of his boules to Player B and the game continues.

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