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White for Reds Trivia Quiz

Jimmy White, the "Whirlwind", began playing professional snooker in 1980. He has a flamboyant style, is enormously popular, and has been newsworthy on many topics. Here are a few questions about Jimmy White.

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

Author
mlcmlc

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,975

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of Jimmy White's childhood friends from Tooting, London, England, was also a snooker professional, nicknamed "The Cat"? Hint

Steve Davis

Tony Meo

Alex Higgins

Tony Drago

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Question 2 of 10

2. While competing as an amateur, Jimmy White won the World Amateur Snooker Champship, hosted that year in Australia, at age 17. What was unique about this win? Hint

He was disqualified

He became the oldest winner

He became the youngest winner

He won by default

3. The premier snooker title is the World Snooker Championship, out-ranking others in prestige, prize money, and ranking points. Jimmy White reached the finals for the first time in 1984. Which snooker player, dubbed "The Nugget", defeated him that year?
Hint

Ken Doherty

Tony Drago

Graeme Dott

Steve Davis

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1984, Jimmy paired up with Alex Higgins to win the World Doubles Championship. They beat the previous champions in the semi-finals and defeated Cliff Thorburn and Willie Thorne in the finals. Who were the previous champions? Hint

Terry Griffiths & Doug Mountjoy

Steve Davis & Tony Meo

Mike Hallett & Stephen Hendry

Tony Jones & Ray Reardon

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Question 5 of 10

5. White has also been cast as a player in movies. The first in 1990, "Legend of the Dragon", was a Hong Kong comedy film. The plot was about a young man with a natural talent for snooker. What part did Jimmy play? Hint

Chow Siu-Lung

The Boss

Himself

Dimitri

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Question 6 of 10

6. A maximum break, or score of 147, is an incredible feat of precision and concentration. In 1992, Jimmy White achieved a maximum break at which event? Hint

World Championship

UK Championship

World Masters

He's never made a 147

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Mosconi Cup is an annual tournament to promote pool playing awareness, with teams representing Europe and the USA. In 1995, Jimmy White was one of the members of the winning Europe team. Which cue sport did they compete in for this trophy? Hint

14-1

Nine-ball

Carom

Snooker

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 2003, Jimmy White entered the televised Poker Million contest and won the first prize. Who was the last hand played against?

Hint

Tony Bloom

Steve Davis

Joe Beevers

Bruce Atkinson

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 2005, White reached the semi-finals of the Rileys Club Masters, previously known as the Benson and Hedges Masters, after defeating Matthew Stevens and Mark Williams. Which player, nicknamed "The Rocket", defeated White 6-1? Hint

John Higgins

Stephen Hendry

Peter Ebdon

Ronnie O'Sullivan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Jimmy won the World Seniors Championship in 2010. This was billed as a tournament for over 40s. To reach the final, he played against Joe Johnson, Cliff Thornburn, and John Parrott. Who did he defeat in the finals? Hint

Steve Davis

Ken Doherty

Nigel Bond

Dennis Taylor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of Jimmy White's childhood friends from Tooting, London, England, was also a snooker professional, nicknamed "The Cat"?

Answer: Tony Meo

There are several reports that claim that the two were sponsored by a local taxi driver, Bob Davis, who would drive them around to various halls to play. Meo was also one of the snooker players to be included in the Chas and Dave single, "Snooker Loopy". Meo retired from professional play in 1997.

2. While competing as an amateur, Jimmy White won the World Amateur Snooker Champship, hosted that year in Australia, at age 17. What was unique about this win?

Answer: He became the youngest winner

Several sources state that this championship was won at age 18, but the program for the event says that he was 17 at the time. The program also stated he was the favorite to win. The last line of his bio reads: "He has in excess of 300 century breaks to his credit, highest 141".

Answer: Steve Davis

Jimmy trailed Steve Davis throughout the match, but aggressively went from 4-12 to 15-16, then 16-17, with the final score of 16-18 to Davis. Later that year White would become World Doubles Champion with Alex Higgins.

Answer: Steve Davis & Tony Meo

This tournament was created in 1982 to bring more televised snooker to the public. It only ran for six years. Steve Davis and Tony Meo won four out of the six tournaments.

Answer: Himself

In this film, Jimmy was the final opponent for Chow Siu-Lung, the protagonist. Jimmy was also cast in the film, "Jack Said", where he played the seedy snooker club owner, Vic Lee.

6. A maximum break, or score of 147, is an incredible feat of precision and concentration. In 1992, Jimmy White achieved a maximum break at which event?

Answer: World Championship

This first round was a televised match with Tony Drago. It was the second recorded maximum break at the World Championship. Jimmy got to the finals and was then was defeated 14-18 by Stephen Hendry.

Answer: Nine-ball

This tournament debuted in 1994, the year after Willie Mosconi died. The Europe team members for 1995 were Daryl Peach (England), Steve Davis (England), Alex Higgins (Northern Ireland), Lee Kendall (England), Oliver Ortmann (Germany), Tom Storm (Sweden), and Jimmy White (England).

8. In 2003, Jimmy White entered the televised Poker Million contest and won the first prize. Who was the last hand played against?

Answer: Joe Beevers

All these were players in the 2003 tournament. Joe Beevers, a professional poker player, won the Poker Million tournament in 2007.

Answer: Ronnie O'Sullivan

Sponsorship for this tournament was provided by HP Foods, makers of HP Sauce. Jimmy contracted a deal with the sponsor which included changing his name by deed poll to Mr. Brown. Jimmy also declared that he would wear a brown tuxedo with blue tie to match the product's colours. According to all reports, he did indeed file to have his name changed, but changed it back the following week.

Answer: Steve Davis

All these were players in this non-ranking tournament. Jimmy won with a 4-1 score. This tournament was last competed in 1991.

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