What's Going On?

Riddle: Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, felled by three eyes, black as night. What's going on here?

Answer: A strike was thrown in ten pin bowling.

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Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, felled by three eyes, black as night. What's going on here? — What's going on? by Anonymous v1.

Riddle: Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, felled by three eyes, black as night. What's going on here? Answer: A strike was thrown in ten pin bowling. — by Anonymous v2.