Snooker Championship Quiz Answers
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WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP QUIZ ANSWERS Question 1 In terms of official TV viewing figures, put these in order of most watched Answer: C - 1966 World Cup Final 32.30M B - 1984 Winter Olympics Torvill & Dean 23.95M A - 1985 World Snooker Championship Final 18.5M Question 2 Name the player Answer: Alex Higgins. One of the most iconic figures in the game, he won the world title twice, a decade apart in 1972 & 1982 Question 3 What happened next? Answer: Mark Williams not only gets out of a snooker but plays a no-look pot on the green against Jimmy Robertson in the first round of the World Championship in 2018 Question 4 Who am I? Answer: Cliff Thorburn, who defeated Alex Higgins 18–16 in thein 1980 final to be the first world champion in the sport's modern era from outside the UK Question 5 What colour did Ronnie miss when he looked set for a 147 in the 1999 World ChampionshipLorem ipsumsemi-final? Answer: Pink. The match was poised at 12-12, but the miss turned the match and Hendry pulled away to win WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP QUIZ ANSWERS Question 6 Keep it clean. Who am I? Answer: Jan Verhaas, who has refereed six World Championship finals Question 7 Name the two players Answer: Joe Johnson (top) whose Crucible win in 1986 was his only ranking success & Terry Griffiths (bottom) who came through qualifying in 1979 to li the trophy Question 8 What's the relevance of all four numbers? Answer: At just 21, Stephen Hendry was the youngest ever world champion when he beat Jimmy White 18-12 in 1990 Question 9 Who was le seething in 1996? Answer: Alain Robidoux, who felt Ronnie O'Sullivan was being disrespectful for playing le-handed against him Question 10 Name the player who's just come to the table, his opponent, and the year Answer: Stephen Hendry was given a chance (which he took) when Jimmy White missed a regulation black in the deciding frameof the 1994 World Snooker Championship Final WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP QUIZ ANSWERS Question 11 Who Am I? Answer: Hazel Irvine. Following on from David Vine, she's been the BBC's anchorwoman at the Championship for 20 years Question 12 With the balls in a similar position, Jimmy White played a brilliant snooker during his 10-4 first round win over Stephen Hendry in 1998. What shot did he play? Answer: The cue-ball hits the lone red at a half ball angle, returning to baulk with a little side off the top cushion to drop behind the green Question 13 Whose World Snooker Championship 'win rate' is this? Answer: Ray Reardon who won the title six times in 19 appearances. Hendry is the next best at 25.9% Question 14 Whose route to the final was this? Answer: Shaun Murphy, who in 2005, was the first qualifier to win the world championship since Terry Griffiths in 1979. He played Matthew Stevens in the final winning 18-16 Question 15 Who's in the seat? Answer: Peter Ebdon. He was 'outlasted' by Graeme Dott in the 2006 final that finished at one o'clock in the morning WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP QUIZ ANSWERS Question 16 Whose Crucible journey is this? Answer: Stuart Bingham's fairytale. In 2015 he "completed an astonishing transition from journeyman to king of the Crucible" Question 17 What happened next? Answer: Ronnie O'Sullivan makes the fastest maximum 147 break in history, taking five minutes and 20 seconds against Mick Price in the first round of the 1997 World Championship. And he didn't chalk his cue once Question 18 Who Am I? Answer: Romford Slim, aka Steve Davis, winner of six world titles. His 'pool' nickname was given to him by Sid Waddell Question 19 Who is this? Answer: A young Mark Selby (taken in 2005) later to become World Snooker Champion three times in 2014, 2016 & 2017 Question 20 At the World Snooker Championship, what do these two players both have in common? Answer: They both hold the record for the most century breaks in a World Snooker Championship match - seven. Ding Junhui during his semi-final against Alan McManus in 2016 and Judd Trump during the final of the 2019 tournament against John Higgins in 2019.