Snooker Quiz - see how many you can answer

[Snooker Rocks!]

This is a snooker quiz mainly based on players, rather than tournaments, venues, prize money etc...

Post your answers, and we'll see how many you get.

Ok, so here goes:

Name the player.....

1) Who's nickname is 'The Rocket'
2) Who's nickname is 'The Darling of Dublin'
3) Who's nickname is 'The Entertainer'
4) Who's nickname is 'Ebbo'
5) Who's nickname is 'Scoobie'
6) Who's nickname is 'Basildon'
7) Who's nickname is 'Sprog'
8) Who's nickname is 'Tornado'
9) Who's nickname is 'The Kid'
10) Who's nickname is 'The Nugget'
11) Who's nickname is 'The Golden Boy'
12) Who's nickname is 'Swampy'

13) Who's coach saw a 'Riley' sticker on his cue and smashed it
14) Who lost 3 out of his first 4 matches as a professional and went on to win multiple world titles
15) Who missed out on a 152 because they were so confident on playing the last black that they closed their eyes and missed it
16) Who first compiled three consecutive century breaks
17) Who has the most consecutive match wins (including women)
18) Who won the 1995 'Newcomer of the Year'
19) Who won the 1995 'Achievement of the Year'
20) Who was born in Malta, in 1965.


(Don't go hunting for the answers on the net - it's likely that you'll find them )

[Parklife Ricky]

1) Who's nickname is 'The Rocket' - Ronnie O'Sullivan
2) Who's nickname is 'The Darling of Dublin' - Ken Doherty
3) Who's nickname is 'The Entertainer' - JP
4) Who's nickname is 'Ebbo' - Peter Ebdon
5) Who's nickname is 'Scoobie' Alain Roobi-doobie-doux
6) Who's nickname is 'Basildon' - Nigel Bond
7) Who's nickname is 'Sprog' - Mark J Williams
8) Who's nickname is 'Tornado' - Tony Drago
9) Who's nickname is 'The Kid' - Ray Reardon (after the film?)
10) Who's nickname is 'The Nugget' - Steve Davis
11) Who's nickname is 'The Golden Boy' - Stephen Hendry
12) Who's nickname is 'Swampy' - good one! Hamilton

13) Who's coach saw a 'Riley' sticker on his cue and smashed it - Alain Robidoux
14) Who lost 3 out of his first 4 matches as a professional and went on to win multiple world titles - 50/50 on this one - presume Hendry
15) Who missed out on a 152 because they were so confident on playing the last black that they closed their eyes and missed it - not sure - one of the early WC contenders, though: Walter Donaldson?
16) Who first compiled three consecutive century breaks - in any setting? Because 'Silver Fox' Taylor did it in an exhibition sometime in the late 70s.
17) Who has the most consecutive match wins (including women) Stephen Lee?
18) Who won the 1995 'Newcomer of the Year' - Pichit?
19) Who won the 1995 'Achievement of the Year' - not Hendry, but presumably Higgins (who I think won three tourneys that yea)
20) Who was born in Malta, in 1965. - Tony Drago

[RaNeN]

I think the answer to the 17th question is Ronnie!.

[pat39]

This is a snooker quiz mainly based on players, rather than tournaments, venues, prize money etc...

Post your answers, and we'll see how many you get.

Ok, so here goes:

Name the player.....

1) Who's nickname is 'The Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan
2) Who's nickname is 'The Darling of Dublin' Ken Doherty
3) Who's nickname is 'The Entertainer' Alex Higgins
4) Who's nickname is 'Ebbo' Peter Ebdon
5) Who's nickname is 'Scoobie' Stephen Maguire
6) Who's nickname is 'Basildon' Nigel Bond
7) Who's nickname is 'Sprog' Michael Holt
8) Who's nickname is 'Tornado' Tony Drago
9) Who's nickname is 'The Kid' Stephen Hendry
10) Who's nickname is 'The Nugget' Steve Davis
11) Who's nickname is 'The Golden Boy' Ding Junhui
12) Who's nickname is 'Swampy' Anthony Hamilton

13) Who's coach saw a 'Riley' sticker on his cue and smashed it Alain Robidoux
14) Who lost 3 out of his first 4 matches as a professional and went on to win multiple world titles Steve Davis
15) Who missed out on a 152 because they were so confident on playing the last black that they closed their eyes and missed it John Spencer
16) Who first compiled three consecutive century breaks Stephen Hendry
17) Who has the most consecutive match wins (including women) Ronnie O'Sullivan
18) Who won the 1995 'Newcomer of the Year' Mark Williams
19) Who won the 1995 'Achievement of the Year' John Higgins
20) Who was born in Malta, in 1965. Tony Drago


Some great questions here but some bad answers by me

[Skypigeon]

This is a snooker quiz mainly based on players, rather than tournaments, venues, prize money etc...

Post your answers, and we'll see how many you get.

Ok, so here goes:

Name the player.....

1) Who's nickname is 'The Rocket'
Ronnie
2) Who's nickname is 'The Darling of Dublin'
Ken Doherty
3) Who's nickname is 'The Entertainer'
John Parrott
4) Who's nickname is 'Ebbo'
Peter Ebdon
5) Who's nickname is 'Scoobie'
Robidoux
6) Who's nickname is 'Basildon'
7) Who's nickname is 'Sprog'
Mark Williams
8) Who's nickname is 'Tornado'
Tony Drago
9) Who's nickname is 'The Kid'
John Higgins
10) Who's nickname is 'The Nugget'
Steve Davis
11) Who's nickname is 'The Golden Boy'
Paul Hunter
12) Who's nickname is 'Swampy'

13) Who's coach saw a 'Riley' sticker on his cue and smashed it?
Robidoux
14) Who lost 3 out of his first 4 matches as a professional and went on to win multiple world titles?
Gotta be Hendry?
15) Who missed out on a 152 because they were so confident on playing the last black that they closed their eyes and missed it
16) Who first compiled three consecutive century breaks
17) Who has the most consecutive match wins (including women)
18) Who won the 1995 'Newcomer of the Year'
19) Who won the 1995 'Achievement of the Year'
John Higgins
20) Who was born in Malta, in 1965.
Tony Drago? (Man, He's my age and he looks at least 15 years older! )


(Don't go hunting for the answers on the net - it's likely that you'll find them )

I'm not too good at this..... tried though

[davis_greatest]

16) Who first compiled three consecutive century breaks

Any my question 21, because I've never found anyone who could answer it (even The Statman turned up blanks):

21) Which player(s) has / have made 3 consecutive total clearances in tournament play?


I am pretty sure that Davis did this in the early 1990s - and I am not aware that anyone else ever has - but I'm not sure! So, if anyone knows....

[The Statman]

Any my question 21, because I've never found anyone who could answer it (even The Statman turned up blanks):

21) Which player(s) has / have made 3 consecutive total clearances in tournament play?


I am pretty sure that Davis did this in the early 1990s - and I am not aware that anyone else ever has - but I'm not sure! So, if anyone knows....

Davis was the first player to make centuries in three consecutive frames in a ranking (and probably televised) tournament – in the UK final in 198(8?), and Doug Mountjoy did it in the very next tournament, the Mercantile in January 198(9?).

It has also happened three times at the Crucible, by John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan.

[Snooker Rocks!]

Well done so far

Parklife Ricky : 16
Skypigeon : 13
pat39 : 11

[davis_greatest]

Davis was the first player to make centuries in three consecutive frames in a ranking (and probably televised) tournament – in the UK final in 198(8?), and Doug Mountjoy did it in the very next tournament, the Mercantile in January 198(9?).

It has also happened three times at the Crucible, by John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Thanks. I was referring specifically to total clearances, however, rather than centuries. Any idea on who has made 3 in a row?

[The Statman]

Thanks. I was referring specifically to total clearances, however, rather than centuries. Any idea on who has made 3 in a row?

Nope. No idea.

[chasmmi]

1) Who's nickname is 'The Rocket' Ronnie
2) Who's nickname is 'The Darling of Dublin' Doherty
3) Who's nickname is 'The Entertainer' Parrott
4) Who's nickname is 'Ebbo' Ebdon
5) Who's nickname is 'Scoobie' Carter
6) Who's nickname is 'Basildon'
7) Who's nickname is 'Sprog'
8) Who's nickname is 'Tornado' Drago
9) Who's nickname is 'The Kid' Cope
10) Who's nickname is 'The Nugget' Davis (steve)
11) Who's nickname is 'The Golden Boy' Hendry
12) Who's nickname is 'Swampy' Kirk Stevens

13) Who's coach saw a 'Riley' sticker on his cue and smashed it Robidoux
14) Who lost 3 out of his first 4 matches as a professional and went on to win multiple world titles Williams
15) Who missed out on a 152 because they were so confident on playing the last black that they closed their eyes and missed it Higgins
16) Who first compiled three consecutive century breaks Steve Davis
17) Who has the most consecutive match wins (including women) Allison Fisher
18) Who won the 1995 'Newcomer of the Year' John Higgins
19) Who won the 1995 'Achievement of the Year' Hendry
20) Who was born in Malta, in 1965. Drago

[RaNeN]

Thanks. I was referring specifically to total clearances, however, rather than centuries. Any idea on who has made 3 in a row?

Not me!

[Cyril]

Joe Davis compiled three consecutive 100 breaks.

In professional tournies' I'd go for Steve Davis (Fidelity Units Trust International final, 1988) then Doug Mountjoy (Tennents UK final, 1988).

Apologies if I'm off topic here!!!

[Snooker Rocks!]

I know I can be critisised for this myself, but if everybody on the forum said what they didn't have/didn't know, we would get 1000s of replies to every post!

Cyril - interesting point, I didn't know JD made three consecutive breaks first, the answer I had in mind was Steve Davis.

[ADR147]

when did joe davis compile three in three frames?