Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[davis_greatest]

Congratulations Robert602!

So here is the scoreboard after round 171:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 28. . ... . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 15½ .. . . . . . Robert602
..3 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . davis_greatest
..4 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..5 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..6 . . . . . . . . . 12½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..7 . . . . . . . . . 11½. . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
14 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
15 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . JPK123
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Monique
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
25 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
26 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
27 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
30 . . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . abextra

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO

... anyone?

Robert - are you interested in teaming up and sharing points, so we can go (temporarily) top of the scoreboard?

[snookersfun]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO

Let me try some questions as well:
1. A player has potted a red, and on the next shot plays for a red, and pots it too. What is the outcome?

2. With only the last 6 colours remaining, player A has fouled and left player B snookered on the yellow. So he nominates the blue as a free ball. After potting the blue, the white rolls into the yellow and knocks it in too. What is the outcome?

3. What is the highest number of points that can theoretically be scored in a single shot?

4. What was Peter Ebdon's ranking after his first season as a professional player?

5. Which player made his second ever television appearance in 14 years as a professional in the Grand Prix 2005?

6. In the 1972 World Championships, Alex Higgins did something no one had done before. What was it?

7. Who won the high break prize of the 'B and H Masters 2001'

[snookersfun]

I have been asked about the scoring...
it might be worth more than one point, depending on how it goes...
maybe one extra point for the last open answer... will see

[davis_greatest]

Do we have to answer them all? And if we only have some answers, should we be silly enough to give them away here? Like this...


Let me try some questions as well:
1. A player has potted a red, and on the next shot plays for a red, and pots it too. What is the outcome?

Is this a trick? What does "plays for" mean? If he pots red, and on the next shot pots a colour and plays for position on a red, which he then pots, then he has scored for all 3 balls and continues his break. But if he pots two reds in consecutive shots, it is a foul - 7 points away.


2. With only the last 6 colours remaining, player A has fouled and left player B snookered on the yellow. So he nominates the blue as a free ball. After potting the blue, the white rolls into the yellow and knocks it in too. What is the outcome?

2 points scored - blue respotted; yellow stays down.

3. What is the highest number of points that can theoretically be scored in a single shot?

Depends how many reds there are... is this snooker on Astronomicus? If on Earth, I'd guess 15

4. What was Peter Ebdon's ranking after his first season as a professional player?

I don't want to remember Peter Ebdon's first season as a professional player - was that the season when he knocked Davis out of the Crucible in the first round?

5. Which player made his second ever television appearance in 14 years as a professional in the Grand Prix 2005?

forgotten his name

6. In the 1972 World Championships, Alex Higgins did something no one had done before. What was it?

Wasn't that when he became the first person ever to win the 1972 World Professional Snooker Championship?

7. Who won the high break prize of the 'B and H Masters 2001'

Michaela Tabb

[sunny3909]

ans1 - The opponent will be awarded 4 points and the 2nd red will come back on the table.
ans2 - Player B will be penalised 4 points.
Ans3 - 7.
Ans4 - Peter ebdon was ranked 47 in 1992.
Ans5 - mike dunn. Ans6 - first ever qualifier to win title.
Ans7 - paul hunter and jimmy white,they both made a 136.

[snookersfun]

Do we have to answer them all? erm, yes eventually, for points And if we only have some answers, should we be silly enough to give them away here?maybe Like this...yeah, I see you went for let's confuse the contestants?


Let me try some questions as well:
1. A player has potted a red, and on the next shot plays for a red, and pots it too. What is the outcome?

Is this a trick? What does "plays for" mean? If he pots red, and on the next shot pots a colour and plays for position on a red, which he then pots, then he has scored for all 3 balls and continues his break. But if he pots two reds in consecutive shots, it is a foul - 7 points away.

2. With only the last 6 colours remaining, player A has fouled and left player B snookered on the yellow. So he nominates the blue as a free ball. After potting the blue, the white rolls into the yellow and knocks it in too. What is the outcome?

2 points scored - blue respotted; yellow stays down.

3. What is the highest number of points that can theoretically be scored in a single shot?

Depends how many reds there are... is this snooker on Astronomicus? If on Earth, I'd guess 15

4. What was Peter Ebdon's ranking after his first season as a professional player?

I don't want to remember Peter Ebdon's first season as a professional player - was that the season when he knocked Davis out of the Crucible in the first round? I think it was, sorry

5. Which player made his second ever television appearance in 14 years as a professional in the Grand Prix 2005?

forgotten his name

6. In the 1972 World Championships, Alex Higgins did something no one had done before. What was it?

Wasn't that when he became the first person ever to win the 1972 World Professional Snooker Championship?

7. Who won the high break prize of the 'B and H Masters 2001'

Michaela Tabb

OK, not giving away too much here: but yes, two expected answers... 5 more to go...

[snookersfun]

ans1 - The opponent will be awarded 4 points and the 2nd red will come back on the table.
ans2 - Player B will be penalised 4 points.
Ans3 - 7.
Ans4 - Peter ebdon was ranked 47 in 1992.
Ans5 - mike dunn.
Ans6 - first ever qualifier to win title.
Ans7 - paul hunter and jimmy white,they both made a 136.

3 good ones here

[davis_greatest]

I'll just steal sunny's answers and combine with my own and see what that leads to...

1) foul - 7 points away.
2) 2 points scored - blue respotted; yellow stays down.
3) 16
4) 47
5)Mike Dunn.
6) first ever qualifier to win title.
7) Paul Hunter and Jimmy White both made a 136.

[snookersfun]

only 1 wrong now, getting hot

[davis_greatest]

1) foul - 7 points away.
2) 2 points scored - blue respotted; yellow stays down.
3) 16
4) 47
5) Mike Dunn.
6) first ever winner to cry like a baby
7) Paul Hunter and Jimmy White both made a 138

[snookersfun]

well, hint: getting colder...

[davis_greatest]

Revised guess:

1) foul - 7 points away.
2) 2 points scored - blue respotted; yellow stays down.
3) 16
4) 47
5) Michael Judge
6) first ever qualifier to win title.
7) Paul Hunter and Jimmy White both made a 138

[davis_greatest]

New complete guess - wonder if this could be right?

1) foul - 7 points away.
2) 2 points scored - blue respotted; yellow stays down.
3) 16
4) 47
5) Rory Mcleod
6) first ever qualifier to win title.
7) Paul Hunter and Jimmy White both made a 138

[snookersfun]

New complete guess - wonder if this could be right?

1) foul - 7 points away.
2) 2 points scored - blue respotted; yellow stays down.
3) 16
4) 47
5) Rory Mcleod
6) first ever qualifier to win title.
7) Paul Hunter and Jimmy White both made a 138

wohoo! yes that would be the correct answer. Well done!
1 point to d_g and I think the new entrant sunny deserves 1/2 point for the three good answers and for joining us. Scoreboard to follow in a sec.

[snookersfun]

Congratulations d_g and sunny!

So here is the scoreboard after round 172:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 28. . ... . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 15½ .. . . . . . Robert602
..3 . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . davis_greatest
..4 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..5 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..6 . . . . . . . . . 12½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..7 . . . . . . . . . 11½. . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
14 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
15 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . JPK123
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Monique
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
25 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
26 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
27 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
30 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . sunny3909
31 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . abextra

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE

... anyone?