George Flowers, age 10, of Haggerstown, Md., for his question:

WHERE DID WE GET THE GAME OF QUOITS?

Quoits is a game of tossing a metal ring, called a quoit, over a peg. History shows that the game was played as early as the 1300s in England, where it may have developed from the game of hoseshoes.

Any number may play quoits at one time. Championship rules provide for two pegs that stand 18 yards apart.

The quoits have a rim two inches wide, with a four inch hole in the center. Rubber, rope or wooden quoits are often used for indoor games.

Each player stands beside one peg and throws two quoits at the other peg.

A. ringer is a quoit that encircles the peg and it counts three points. A leaner, or hobber, is a quoit that leans against the peg and it counts two.

If there are no ringers or leavers, the quoit closest to the peg counts one point.

The game usually ends when one player has 21 points.