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Quiz about Ashes Tour 2006
Quiz about Ashes Tour 2006

Ashes Tour 2006 Trivia Quiz


Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi, Oi!

A multiple-choice quiz by trivia_ruler. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
trivia_ruler
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
247,469
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
401
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Question 1 of 10
1. What country was the Ashes held in 2006?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. What was the score line after 3 matches? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who took the last wicket of the 3rd test securing Australia's win, and how many test wickets did he have? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. During one of the matches, Brett Lee went for a catch, and someone else ran through and took it, also cutting Brett Lee's leg with the spikes on his shoe. Who was this? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Australian got the second fastest 50 runs while batting? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was the outcome of the first ball on the first day of the first test? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Ricky Ponting made 200 runs in the first test.


Question 8 of 10
8. Which English bowler took 5 wickets in one innings? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Was the Ashes a 5-0 scoreline?


Question 10 of 10
10. In the 3rd test in Englands 2nd innings, _______*1 kept appealing to the same umpire and kept geting turned down, untill _________*2 caught one smashed at him up close? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What country was the Ashes held in 2006?

Answer: Australia

The country is on a rotating system, AUS, ENG, AUS, and so on.
2. What was the score line after 3 matches?

Answer: 3-0 to Australia

This means Australia wins no matter what, as it's best out of 5.
3. Who took the last wicket of the 3rd test securing Australia's win, and how many test wickets did he have?

Answer: Shane Warne-699

The batsman played a sweep shot, missed, and the ball spun back heaps and took out the stump.
4. During one of the matches, Brett Lee went for a catch, and someone else ran through and took it, also cutting Brett Lee's leg with the spikes on his shoe. Who was this?

Answer: Michael Hussey

The ball went straight up. At least Hussey took the catch.
5. Which Australian got the second fastest 50 runs while batting?

Answer: Adam Gilchrist

He could have got the record, but the bowler bowled a deliberate wide so he couldn't. It took 16 balls.
6. What was the outcome of the first ball on the first day of the first test?

Answer: Wide

It was so wide it went to second slip!
7. Ricky Ponting made 200 runs in the first test.

Answer: False

He went out for 196.
8. Which English bowler took 5 wickets in one innings?

Answer: Monty Panesar

He bowls spin.
9. Was the Ashes a 5-0 scoreline?

Answer: Yes

It was beter than 2005 for the Aussies.
10. In the 3rd test in Englands 2nd innings, _______*1 kept appealing to the same umpire and kept geting turned down, untill _________*2 caught one smashed at him up close?

Answer: *1 Shane Warne *2 Justin Langer

The commentator, Ritchie Benuard, said what would happen if Warne was umpiring and a bowler appealed to him as much as he does to umpires.
Source: Author trivia_ruler

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