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Sri Lankan Greats Trivia Quiz

Such a little island, yet it has competed and triumphed against the best of them! Here are some great achievements.

A multiple-choice quiz by Inov8iveFool. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Inov8iveFool

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,721

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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870

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following players has played in the most World Cup games for Sri Lanka? Hint

Muttiah Muralitharan

Aravinda de Silva

Arjuna Ranatunga

Sanath Jayasuriya

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which pair put on the the partnership record for Sri Lanka in ODI of 237? Hint

DPMD Jayawardene & KC Sangakkara

ST Jayasuriya & MS Atapattu

ST Jayasuriya & PA de Silva

PA de Silva & A Ranatunga

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following players was born in Sri Lanka, but played for another country in Test cricket? Hint

Dav Whatmore

Tom Moody

Kepler Wessels

Mark Ramprakash

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket? Hint

Nuwan Zoysa

Kumar Dharmasena

Muttiah Muralitharan

Pramodya Wickramasinghe

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sri Lanka scored a massive 398 for 5 in 50 overs in an ODI. Who was their opponent? Hint

Bangladesh

England

India

Kenya

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Sri Lanka's first Test captain? Hint

Mendis

Tillakaratne

Ranatunga

Warnapura

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pick the odd man out from the following Sri Lankan bowlers. Hint

Don Anurasiri

Ravindra Pushpakumara

Promodya Wickramasinghe

Champaka Ramanayake

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first debutant to score a century for Sri Lanka? Hint

Romesh Kaluwitharana

Roshan Mahanama

Mahela Jayawardena

Brendon Kuruppu

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following had played in the most ODI's and Tests for Sri Lanka? Hint

Sanath Jayasuriya

Duleep Mendis

Muttiah Muralitharan

Arjuna Ranatunga

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which opponent was Sri Lanka's first Test win against? Hint

Australia

India

West Indies

England

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following players has played in the most World Cup games for Sri Lanka?

Answer: Aravinda de Silva

The Master batsman has appeared in 35 World Cup games in 5 World Cups (1987-2003).

2. Which pair put on the the partnership record for Sri Lanka in ODI of 237?

Answer: ST Jayasuriya & MS Atapattu

Atapattu (101 off 124) and Jayasuriya (122 off 105) put on 237 for the opening partnership in 33.4 overs against the Australians in 2003 in a VB series game.

3. Which of the following players was born in Sri Lanka, but played for another country in Test cricket?

Answer: Dav Whatmore

Whatmore played 7 tests for Australia being born in Colombo. He coached Sri Lanka to the 1996 World Cup win.

4. Who was the first Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket?

Answer: Nuwan Zoysa

Zoysa accomplished this feat against Zimbabwe in 2001, taking first ball ducks of Gripper, Goodwin, and Johnson.

5. Sri Lanka scored a massive 398 for 5 in 50 overs in an ODI. Who was their opponent?

Answer: Kenya

Lankans won this game by 144 runs in the 1996 World Cup. Aravinda de Silva top scored with 145.

6. Who was Sri Lanka's first Test captain?

Answer: Warnapura

Bandula Warnapura led Sri Lanka in all 4 tests that he played. He eventually was banned from Sri Lankan cricket for touring South Africa with the rebel team in 1982-83.

7. Pick the odd man out from the following Sri Lankan bowlers.

Answer: Don Anurasiri

Don Anurasiri is the only slow bowler among the bunch. The rest are medium to fast pace bowlers. Anurasiri has a stingy 2.33 economy rate in Test cricket after 18 matches. He was also the only southpaw among the bunch.

8. Who was the first debutant to score a century for Sri Lanka?

Answer: Brendon Kuruppu

Kuruppu made 201* against New Zealand and ended up playing only 4 Test matches.

9. Which of the following had played in the most ODI's and Tests for Sri Lanka?

Answer: Sanath Jayasuriya

Jayasuriya was the first player in Sri Lankan history to have played 100 tests.

10. Which opponent was Sri Lanka's first Test win against?

Answer: India

Duleep Mendis led the Lankans to a 149 run victory in 1985 against the Kapil Dev led Indians.

Source: Author Inov8iveFool

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