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The Dying Sport of Cricket? Trivia Quiz

This quiz is for all cricket fans and shouldn't be too hard.

A multiple-choice quiz by arjanrobben. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
arjanrobben

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
328,775

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
264

Question 1 of 10

1. What is a leg-bye? Hint

When the ball bounces off your pad and you run.

When your leg hits the wicket.

When the ball hits your leg first and then the wicket.

When the ball hits your leg and goes for four.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is an LBW? Hint

When the ball hits your leg without touching your bat, and your leg is in the line of the wicket.

When the ball bounces of your helmet onto the boundary.

When the ball bounces of your pad and the wicket keeper catches it.

Yellow card.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these cricket players set a record for the most World Cup gold medals? Hint

Shane Warne

Shawn Pollock

Glen McGrath

Kevin Pietersen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did the 2003 Cricket World Cup take place? Hint

Australia

West Indies

India

South Africa

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did the 2007 Cricket World Cup take place, and who won it? Hint

South Africa, Australia

West Indies, India

India, West Indies

West Indies, Australia

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Question 6 of 10

6. What crime was the South African captain Hansie Cronje accused of? Hint

Swearing at the umpire

Murder

Match fixing

Drunk driving

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Question 7 of 10

7. How did Hansie Cronje die? Hint

He had a heart attack

He was stabbed

In an airplane crash

Car crash

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Question 8 of 10

8. What country did Raymond Price play for? Hint

England

Australia

Zimbabwe

South Africa

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who got the most runs in the 438 game, and how many did they get? Hint

Herschel Gibbs, 105

Herschel Gibbs, 178

Hashim Amla, 108

Abraham De Villiers, 178

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was Man of the Tournament in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup? Hint

Glen McGrath

Ricky Ponting

Kevin Pietersen

Abraham De Villiers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a leg-bye?

Answer: When the ball bounces off your pad and you run.

A leg-bye is added to your team's score but not to your personal score.

2. What is an LBW?

Answer: When the ball hits your leg without touching your bat, and your leg is in the line of the wicket.

LBW stands for Leg Before Wicket.

3. Which of these cricket players set a record for the most World Cup gold medals?

Answer: Glen McGrath

Glen McGrath retired among riotous applause after receiving his 3rd and final World Cup gold medal at the 2007 Cricket World Cup in West Indies, after Australia's defeat of Sri Lanka.

4. Where did the 2003 Cricket World Cup take place?

Answer: South Africa

Australia won it, and this made three World Cup titles for Australia.

5. Where did the 2007 Cricket World Cup take place, and who won it?

Answer: West Indies, Australia

In 2007, Australia set the ground breaking record of three consecutive World Cup wins.

6. What crime was the South African captain Hansie Cronje accused of?

Answer: Match fixing

Hansie Cronje was South Africa's most successful captain, bringing South Africa from seventh to first in the world.

7. How did Hansie Cronje die?

Answer: In an airplane crash

He had been away from home for a while and couldn't take it anymore. He phoned his wife and said he would find a plane home that night. He did, a man who owned a plane offered to fly him home for a small fee. He agreed but that night there was a storm and the plane crashed.

8. What country did Raymond Price play for?

Answer: Zimbabwe

Raymond Price has played for Zimbabwe since he was 21 years old, and played for them for over 10 years.

9. Who got the most runs in the 438 game, and how many did they get?

Answer: Herschel Gibbs, 178

The 438 game was South Africa vs Australia in 2006, and is touted by many as the greatest game ever. Herschel Gibbs put on an incredible performance, smacking sixes, and fours.

10. Who was Man of the Tournament in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup?

Answer: Ricky Ponting

That was the ICC Cricket World Cup's ninth edition of the tournament and took place in the West Indies. Australia took their fourth title.

Source: Author arjanrobben

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