SNOOKER QUIZ ANSWERS
Okay folks, after a week of guessing, here come the answers to my snooker quiz, did anyone get 40/40
1. Name the current World Champion? - John Higgins
2. Name the runner up in the World Final? Shaun Murphy
3. What was the score? 18-9
4. Cliff Thorburn became world Champion 30 years ago in 2010. Two other players from Canada reached the quarter-finals. Can you name them? Kirk Stevens, and Jim Wych
5. Jack Karnehm has the unwelcome distinction of being the only player never to do what in the World Championship? Win A frame, every time he played in the championship he got beat to 0.
6. Only one player has reached the quarter-finals at the Crucible on their only appearance? Who? Patrick Wallace in 2001.
7. Who subsequently said about the World Championships. “From that year on, when I was coming down the M1 and saw the Sheffield sign. I always began to get butterflies”? John Spencer.
8. In the history at the Crucible what year provided the latest start to the championship? 1982, It started 30th April9. Who sponsored the first ever UK Championships back in 1977? Super Crystalate.
10. What was the big controversy ahead of the 1987 Guinness World Cup? (note it was changed back to the usual format subsequently ahead of the World Cup.) The WPBSA decided nationality wouldnt be the basis for World Cup teams, The player ranked 1 would go with players ranked 16,17. The World Number 2 with 15 and 18 and so on with World number 8,9 and 24 making the 8th team up. Before the tournament the country fomat was reinstated.
11. John Virgo, Jason Ferguson and John Spencer have all done what? Served as chairman of the WPBSA
12. Who sponsored the Nations Cup? Coalite
13. What nationality is Gerard Greene? Northern Irish
14. What is so poignant about the 2004 Players Championship final as to regards the three involved in the final? Paul Hunter and referee Colin Brinded have sadly died since
15. Going back to Controversies in formats. What was controversial about the best of 9 format for the second round to the quarter-finals of the 1985 British Open? The first round was best of 11 meaning Steve Davis could win 6-5 in round 1 against Tony Chappel but if it was a round 2 game Chappel would have caused the shock of the season with a 5-4 win.
16. How many players have lost in the first round of their first defence of the World Title (their first game) 5
17. Can you name them? Spencer in 78, Griffiths in 1980, Davis in 82, Taylor in 86 and Dott in 2007.
18. Who offered to split Prize Money with John Virgo when he was docked 2 frames in the 1979 UK Championships? Terry Griffiths
19. What was Virgo’s reply? You havent won it yet.
20. Name the three members of the World Cup dream team who won the 1996 World Cup?
Hendry, Higgins and McManus
21. Doug Mountjoy is the only person who wasn’t in the top 16 to do what? Win back to back ranking events.
22. Who once won the Irish Masters Final 3-9? Ken Doherty
23. Why did he do that? O'Sullivan failed a dope test.
24. Masters time and who reached the Semi-Finals three times in four years in the 00s losing each time? Jimmmy White in 02, 04 and 05.
25. Who is or was Graham L. Blashill? Worked for Imperial Tobacco.
26. Who never qualified for a venue until the Crucible in 1993, Lost promptly in the first round and retired never having qualified for another? Spencer Dunn.
27. Who won the Masters one year having been 7-0 and 8-2 down in the Final? Stephen Hendry.
28. True or False 2010 will be Judd Trump’s last chance to break the Record for the youngest World Champion? Yes
29. Which player suffered heavy defeats in successive years to Matthew Stevens at the Crucible? Tony Drago, 10-2 in 2000 and 10-1 in 2001.
30. Who has refereed the Most World Championship Finals? John Williams and 10
31. Who won the 1995 Rothmans Grand Prix? Peter Ebdon
32. Who did he beat in the final and what was the score? He beat John Higgins 7-4
33. What is the fewest number of frames dropped on route to a crucible quarter-final, who did and what year did it happen in? 3 - Hendry in 1994, 10-1 v Gill and 13-2 v Harold and Higgins 10-1 v Wattana and 13-2 v Dott in 2002.
34. Only one player has beaten John Higgins by 9-3 or 10-3 in a Masters Final, who? Ronnie O'Sullivan
35. In what way can a UK Championship match be won by a session to spare? Concession
36. Who won 2 8-0 sessions at the Crucible in one year and still didn’t win the title? John Higgins
37. What is the record number of centuries at the Crucible in one year? 2009 83.
38. Only one player with a Q in their surname has appeared at the Crucible - who? Lisa Quick, Ladies World Champion 2001 and World Finalist in 2002 and 2003.
39. Piers, Olivier and Cassie in 2009? Blaine in 1999? Denise, Damian and Brendan in 1985?Who are these people? Children of John Higgins, Stephen Hendry and Dennis Taylor.
40. Who drew the reigning champion twice in three years at the Crucible in the 1990s? Eddie Charlton in 1990 and 1992.
40/40?
1. Name the current World Champion? - John Higgins
2. Name the runner up in the World Final? Shaun Murphy
3. What was the score? 18-9
4. Cliff Thorburn became world Champion 30 years ago in 2010. Two other players from Canada reached the quarter-finals. Can you name them? Kirk Stevens, and Jim Wych
5. Jack Karnehm has the unwelcome distinction of being the only player never to do what in the World Championship? Win A frame, every time he played in the championship he got beat to 0.
6. Only one player has reached the quarter-finals at the Crucible on their only appearance? Who? Patrick Wallace in 2001.
7. Who subsequently said about the World Championships. “From that year on, when I was coming down the M1 and saw the Sheffield sign. I always began to get butterflies”? John Spencer.
8. In the history at the Crucible what year provided the latest start to the championship? 1982, It started 30th April9. Who sponsored the first ever UK Championships back in 1977? Super Crystalate.
10. What was the big controversy ahead of the 1987 Guinness World Cup? (note it was changed back to the usual format subsequently ahead of the World Cup.) The WPBSA decided nationality wouldnt be the basis for World Cup teams, The player ranked 1 would go with players ranked 16,17. The World Number 2 with 15 and 18 and so on with World number 8,9 and 24 making the 8th team up. Before the tournament the country fomat was reinstated.
11. John Virgo, Jason Ferguson and John Spencer have all done what? Served as chairman of the WPBSA
12. Who sponsored the Nations Cup? Coalite
13. What nationality is Gerard Greene? Northern Irish
14. What is so poignant about the 2004 Players Championship final as to regards the three involved in the final? Paul Hunter and referee Colin Brinded have sadly died since
15. Going back to Controversies in formats. What was controversial about the best of 9 format for the second round to the quarter-finals of the 1985 British Open? The first round was best of 11 meaning Steve Davis could win 6-5 in round 1 against Tony Chappel but if it was a round 2 game Chappel would have caused the shock of the season with a 5-4 win.
16. How many players have lost in the first round of their first defence of the World Title (their first game) 5
17. Can you name them? Spencer in 78, Griffiths in 1980, Davis in 82, Taylor in 86 and Dott in 2007.
18. Who offered to split Prize Money with John Virgo when he was docked 2 frames in the 1979 UK Championships? Terry Griffiths
19. What was Virgo’s reply? You havent won it yet.
20. Name the three members of the World Cup dream team who won the 1996 World Cup?
Hendry, Higgins and McManus
21. Doug Mountjoy is the only person who wasn’t in the top 16 to do what? Win back to back ranking events.
22. Who once won the Irish Masters Final 3-9? Ken Doherty
23. Why did he do that? O'Sullivan failed a dope test.
24. Masters time and who reached the Semi-Finals three times in four years in the 00s losing each time? Jimmmy White in 02, 04 and 05.
25. Who is or was Graham L. Blashill? Worked for Imperial Tobacco.
26. Who never qualified for a venue until the Crucible in 1993, Lost promptly in the first round and retired never having qualified for another? Spencer Dunn.
27. Who won the Masters one year having been 7-0 and 8-2 down in the Final? Stephen Hendry.
28. True or False 2010 will be Judd Trump’s last chance to break the Record for the youngest World Champion? Yes
29. Which player suffered heavy defeats in successive years to Matthew Stevens at the Crucible? Tony Drago, 10-2 in 2000 and 10-1 in 2001.
30. Who has refereed the Most World Championship Finals? John Williams and 10
31. Who won the 1995 Rothmans Grand Prix? Peter Ebdon
32. Who did he beat in the final and what was the score? He beat John Higgins 7-4
33. What is the fewest number of frames dropped on route to a crucible quarter-final, who did and what year did it happen in? 3 - Hendry in 1994, 10-1 v Gill and 13-2 v Harold and Higgins 10-1 v Wattana and 13-2 v Dott in 2002.
34. Only one player has beaten John Higgins by 9-3 or 10-3 in a Masters Final, who? Ronnie O'Sullivan
35. In what way can a UK Championship match be won by a session to spare? Concession
36. Who won 2 8-0 sessions at the Crucible in one year and still didn’t win the title? John Higgins
37. What is the record number of centuries at the Crucible in one year? 2009 83.
38. Only one player with a Q in their surname has appeared at the Crucible - who? Lisa Quick, Ladies World Champion 2001 and World Finalist in 2002 and 2003.
39. Piers, Olivier and Cassie in 2009? Blaine in 1999? Denise, Damian and Brendan in 1985?Who are these people? Children of John Higgins, Stephen Hendry and Dennis Taylor.
40. Who drew the reigning champion twice in three years at the Crucible in the 1990s? Eddie Charlton in 1990 and 1992.
40/40?
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