Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[The Statman]

954 at a time.

We have two answers, 0 and 954. The answer is between the two! (I don't think there WERE 954 players last season!)

[Mitsuko]

954 at a time.

[hegeland]

In the 2005-06 season, how many players sat in the vomitorium?

Zero, since a vomitorium is a passageway between entrance and seats.

[The Statman]

One? Because once someone had used it, no one else wanted to enter?

No, not one. I should, strictly speaking, say "how many have sat in a vomitorium" rather than "the" because there are more than one. It is likely that, once a player has sat in one vomitorium, that is the only one he will sit in.

I think it goes without saying that the key to this answer is the definition of the word vomitorium. It has nothing to do with vomit, but is probably based on the same lLatin roots meaning "to eject, throw out, etc.".

[davis_greatest]

I thought we had – in fact I distinctly remember looking at your answers and congratulating you silently, but somehow I must never have got round to congratulating you aloud!

So here is the updated scoreboard after round 94:....

Thanks, Statman!

ROUND NINETY-FIVE

In the 2005-06 season, how many players sat in the vomitorium?

One? Because once someone had used it, no one else wanted to enter?

[The Statman]

The Statman - did we ever conclude on this question?

I thought we had – in fact I distinctly remember looking at your answers and congratulating you silently, but somehow I must never have got round to congratulating you aloud!

So here is the updated scoreboard after round 94:

..1 . . . . . . . . . 19.5 . . . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..4 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..5 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..6 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Mitsuko
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
10 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
11 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
12 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
13 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Cyril
14 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
16 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
17 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . April madness
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Hegeland

ROUND NINETY-FIVE

In the 2005-06 season, how many players sat in the vomitorium?

[davis_greatest]

A) 11½ inches – radius of semi-circle D
B) 1778mm – width of playing area
C) 914mm – minimum length of cue
D) 29 inches – distance between baulk line and bottom cushion
E) 12¾ inches – shortest distance from black spot to top cushion
F) 737mm - distance between baulk line and bottom cushion
G) 851mm – minimum height from floor to top of cushion rail
H) 0.05mm – tolerance of ball diameter (either side of 52.5mm)

The Statman - did we ever conclude on this question?

[Cyril]

Very good Statman! It was indeed the late great John Pulman who managed only to get the odd word in while dear old David Taylor was yelling his head off in excitement! Williams and Karenhm of course, teamed up expertly for the other two.

so the scoreboard after round 94 -
..1 . . . . . . . . . 19.5 . . . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..6 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Mitsuko
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
10 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
11 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
12 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
13 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Cyril
14 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
16 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
17 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . April madness
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Hegeland


Round 95? I could do another commentary one, unless anyone else has a question?

[The Statman]

ROUND 94

First fully correct post will win the point:

Name both commentators for each of these, the first three televised maximum breaks:

a) Steve Davis (vs. Spencer '82 Lada Classic)
b) Cliff Thorburn (vs. Griffiths '83 World Championship)
c) Kirk Stevens (vs. White '84 Masters)

a) David Taylor and John Pulman
b) Rex Williams and Jack Karnehm
c) Rex Williams and Jack Karnehm

[Cyril]

No idea

But wasn't it Stevens who made a 147 against White in the Masters?

Oooopps! Yes of course

[Lindea]

No idea

But wasn't it Stevens who made a 147 against White in the Masters?

[Cyril]

ROUND 94

First fully correct post will win the point:

Name both commentators for each of these, the first three televised maximum breaks:

a) Steve Davis (vs. Spencer '82 Lada Classic)
b) Cliff Thorburn (vs. Griffiths '83 World Championship)
c) Kirk Stevens (vs. White '84 Masters)

[JPK123]

(John Parrott) 11*1483 = 16313 which is the number of ranking points that Parrott has from the last two seasons (04/05 & 05/06)

Correct!
Clive Everton lost in the first qualifying round for the last time in 1991, the year Parrott won his only world title, with 16313 of course being his current ranking points total.

so the scoreboard after round 93 -
..1 . . . . . . . . . 19.5 . . . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..6 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Mitsuko
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
11 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
12 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
13 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Cyril
14 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
16 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
17 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . April madness
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Hegeland


Round 94?

[davis_greatest]

(John Parrott) 11x1483 = 16313 which is Parrott's expected ranking next season

No, sorry - Lindea's answer looks good to me.

[chasmmi]

(John Parrott) 11x1483 = 16313 which is the number of ranking points that Parrott got last season