Is petanque a form of lawn bowls?

The only time, that i can think of, when you spray a bowl in a game of lawn bowls, is when the wood (black bowl) has touched the Jack (white ball) They spray the black bowl, with a white spray chalk,...

sadly, no it is not.

It depends how many people are playing and what the competition is. If you are playing a Singles game (1 person) - its usually first to 21 points If your playing a timed game, its the person to score...

White or it is sometimes yellow in big competitions.

because there too dangerous