Snooker 1 - Answers

Published: Tuesday 1st March 2011
  1. Who did Steve Davis defeat to win his first World snooker title in 1981? Doug Mountjoy.
  2. Which BBC2 snooker based TV show became at the time one of the most popular shows on TV? Pot Black.
  3. What is the maximum break in a game of Snooker under normal circumstances? 147
  4. In snooker, who made the first televised maximum break? Steve Davis [1982 in the Lada Classic].
  5. In feet, what is the size of a regular [full-size] snooker table? 12ft x 6ft.
  6. At the start of a game of snooker, how many balls are on the table? 22
  7. In snooker, how many balls in total do you have to pot to score a maximum break? 36 [15 reds, 15 blacks and then the 6 colours].
  8. In which country was Snooker said to originate? India.
  9. Which player organised the first World Snooker Championship in 1927? Joe Davis.
  10. At which venue is the current snooker World Championship held? The Crucible, Sheffield.
  11. Which snooker players have the following nicknames, [a] Hurricane, [b] Whirlwind, [c] Dracula, [d] Tornado and [e] Rocket [a] Alex Higgins, [b] Jimmy White, [c] Ray Reardon, [d] Tony Drago and [e] Ronnie O'Sullivan.
  12. What was the name of the TV snooker quiz show hosted by Jim Davidson and John Virgo? Big Break.
  13. Who at 17 was the youngest player to win a ranking snooker tournament? Ronnie O'Sullivan.
  14. What did Alex Higgins achieve at the 1972 Snooker World Championship? He won on his first appearance.
  15. Which Scottish player won the snooker World Championship SEVEN times in the 1990s? Stephen Hendry.
  16. Who in 1980 became the first non-UK winner of the snooker World Championship of the modern era? Cliff Thorburn [Canada].
  17. Three Welshmen have won the snooker World Championship, can you name them? Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths and Mark Williams.
  18. Which player has reached SIX snooker World Championship finals but has yet to be Champion? Jimmy White.
  19. What was the name of the quiz hosted by Dave Lee Travis on Radio One that had a snooker theme? Give Us A Break.
  20. In snooker, what is the name given to the rest that has an arch-shaped head to raise the cue above the height of the cue ball? A Spider.

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