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1. Tea in cricket consists of:
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a. Tea |
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b. Depends on the venue. |
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c. Beer |
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d. Oranges |
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2. Sledging is a cricket term meaning what?
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a. Missing the ball and hitting the ground |
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b. Sliding into the fence to save four runs |
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c. Pointing out to the batsman just how much they suck as you walk back to the popping crease for the next ball. |
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d. Skipping practice to go to the pub |
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3. "That's just not cricket" refers to:
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a. a shocker of a bowl. |
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b. Missed catch |
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c. A wild flail of the bat |
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d. May or may not have anything to do with the game |
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4. The Umpire's arm raised with finger extended indicates
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a. The batsman is out |
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b. He's not on the best of terms with one of the players at the moment |
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c. He's testing the wind direction |
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d. He'll just have one beer, thanks... |
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5. The umpire waves one hand in the air to and fro to what purpose?
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a. He saw his best mate in the crowd |
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b. He'll just have one beer, thanks |
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c. The batsman just hit the ball for four runs |
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d. He has a fly in his face |
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6. What is the record for the most number of beers drunk by a member of a cricket team on a transpacific flight to play in an Ashes tour?
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a. 52 by David Boone on a 26 hour flight in 1989 |
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b. Beer? Are you Insane? These are elite sportsmen we are talking about! |
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c. 17 by Shane Warne on the Slow Boat to India in 2001. |
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d. No Idea, but it must have been an Australian. |
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7. "HOWSAAT!" accompanied by much leaping about and pointing is...
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a. a cry of outrage from the batsman |
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b. a fielders' chorused yells of hope |
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c. a bowler's plaintive appeal for Umpire approval |
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d. both b and c |
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8. When the Umpire calls, "Over!" it means...
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a. the game is finished...finally! |
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b. new bowler, opposite end |
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c. Stop whinging and start playing! |
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d. everyone has to go and jump the stumps |
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9. The Windies are:
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a. a cricket team |
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b. caused when the men’s teams order the strong curry for dinner the night before, promoting male team bonding throughout the match |
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c. the roaring breezes that whistle across Aussie stadiums, making bowling just that much more difficult |
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d. a sound the crowd makes when McGrath bowls a bouncer. |
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10. What is a Googly?
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a. the Aussie breed of birds (feathered-variety) that make themselves potential targets by strutting about on the oval (they just love watching the Tests, don't they?) |
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b. a well-aimed speed bowl that would painfully enable a batsman to hit those high notes if he wasn't wearing a box |
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c. The leg-spinner's "wrong' un" - with the wrist bent right round so that the ball is released out of the back of the hand, causing it to spin the "wrong way" - from off to leg. |
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d. a batsman's miss-hit of the ball, causing it to trickle unmercifully into centre stump |
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11. What is a Golden Duck?
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a. the special, honoured term given when a batsman reaches a score of 100 runs |
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b. the "special" on the menu for dinner at the club |
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c. when a batsman gets out on the first ball |
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d. when a batsman has to make a quick dodge of a fast bowl |
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12. What is a Yorker?
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a. a batsman from York |
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b. a delivery that could well supplement a Podiatrist's income |
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c. an irreverent slang term given to an American on the team |
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d. when the batsman lofts the ball over the stadium |
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13. Streaker is a term meaning what?
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a. a naked bloke/sheila running across the oval (may well be the only entertainingly high point of a test match) |
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b. a fast bowl aimed straight at the batsman's head |
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c. a ball hit directly into the crowd |
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d. the red smudge made by the ball when spat on & rubbed along the crotch line of a cricketers' trousers |
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14. Wide refers to
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a. when the umpire takes the opportunity for a good stretch |
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b. when the batsman's swing hits nothing but air |
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c. when a bowl doesn't go within, "Coo-ee," of the stumps or batsman |
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d. both a and c |
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15. A No Ball is
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a. when the match is called off because 'someone' forgot to order the balls |
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b. when a bowler over-steps the crease, or bends their arm when bowling |
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c. when the bowler releases the ball before the batsman declares they are ready |
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d. the unfortunate accident that occurs when the batsman forgets to wear his box |
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16. Calling is the time honoured tradition of
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a. a form of cheating - by coaching the batsman or bowler on the field |
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b. when the Umpire hands out yellow or red cards to the players who backchat |
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c. communication between batsmen eg "Yes," "No," "Wait" |
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d. communication between batsmen eg "Yes...NO, WAIT...Bugger...Sorry" |
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17. Who was "the Don?"
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a. Marlon Brando |
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b. Sir Donald Bradman |
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c. Sir Donald Francis Tovey |
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d. Don Quixote |
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18. Why are leg spinners included in a bowling line up?
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a. There has to be something for the fat guy to do. |
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b. The bunnies need to be given a chance. |
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c. They are deceptively talented. |
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d. It gets really dull watching batsmen duck bouncers. |
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19. Pyjama Cricket is so called because
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a. It is a game for kiddies |
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b. The uniforms look like pyjamas |
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c. It will send you to sleep |
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d. It is played during prime time. |
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20. The state of a one day pitch before every game is assessed by what?
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a. The umpires due and careful consideration |
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b. The captains |
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c. The bowlers |
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d. A car key. |
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