Question: what do you call a game of bowling
Answer: In New England , `` bowling '' is usually referred to as `` ten - pin bowling '' or `` big - ball bowling '' , because of the smaller diameter , lighter weight ball used in the Worcester , Massachusetts - conceived sport of candlepin bowling from 1880 , and the similarly `` small - ball '' sport of duckpin bowling ( conceived in 1895 ) , popular in the Northeast United States , as well as Canada 's own sport of five - pin bowling , all three of which use smaller diameter , lighter weight bowling balls when compared to tenpin bowling ,