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What is the score achieved while making a maximum break?

147. It is 15 reds, 15 blacks, and all colours being cleared in succession.

Mark Williams won the 2000 World title. Who was the last Welshman before him to have won it?

Terry Griffiths. Terry Griffiths won it in 1979. He defeated the 1985 champion Dennis Taylor by 24-16.

Who was the first non-UK player to have won the World Title?

Cliff Thorburn (CAN). He won it in 1980 defeating former champion Alex Higgins.

Three players have won the World Title at least 6 times in the modern-era (Reardon, Davis, Hendry). Which of the following won 15 World Titles?

Joe Davis. Amazingly, Joe Davis held the title between 1927-1940, and winning it again in the first post-war tournament in 1946 bringing his total tally to 15. He then retired from the event without having ever been beaten.

Which final match is commonly considered the greatest match of all-time that occurred in 1985?

Dennis Taylor-Steve Davis. The final viewing figures summed up perfectly the hold that the match had on the nation. The TV audience was a staggering 18.5 million, which at the time set three new records. It was the highest figure for televised sport in Britain.

The 1989 final between Steve Davis and John Parrott featured the largest winning span in a snooker final at the time. John Parrott was mercilessly drubbed by the invincible Davis. What was the final frame score?

18-3. Amazingly, Parrott recovered and won the tournament two years later.

Which of the following played the most World finals without actually winning one?

Jimmy White. The eternal underdog Jimmy White had reached an amazing six finals without winning one. He was defeated by Steve Davis (1984), John Parrott (1991), and Stephen Hendry (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994). Only he and Stephen Hendry had actually managed to reach five consecutive finals in the modern era.

Which of these snooker players spent the longest time in the world top 16 in the modern ranking era?

Steve Davis. Davis spent an amazing 20 years in the top 16, only dropping out of it after his first round defeat in the 2000 World Championship.

Which of the following set a record for the fastest maximum break, that was clocked in at 5 minutes and 20 seconds?

Ronnie O'Sullivan. Ronnie 'The Rocket' scored it in his first round match during the 1997 World Championship against Mick Price.

What country did snooker originate in?

India. It was a game played by the Indian maharajas, and it was brought to Europe by the English who have slightly modified it to make it the game we now all know.

Since Cliff Thorburn's victory in 1980 only one non UK player won the world title, who was he?

Ken Doherty (IRE). Ken won it in 1997 beating Stephen Hendry and postponing his seventh World crown.

Which player won the World title with the longest odds against him?

Joe Johnson. Joe started the 1986 tournament with odds of approximately 150-1, eventually beating the master Steve Davis in the final.

What nationality is the new rising star of world snooker (as of 2000) Marco Fu?

Hong Kong. He made quite the impression during the 2000 World Championship

Who has recently (march 2000) almost completed a century break by clearing up 15 reds, 15 blacks and all the colours up to and including the pink to fail on a straightforward black?

Ken Doherty. Doherty failed to score the maximum and went on to be defeated by the young Welshman, Stevens in the final of the 200 UK Masters.

Which female snooker player who now plays pool in the USA has left a great impression on the world of ladies' snooker due to her good looks and flamboyance?

Allison Fisher. She was not only good looking but also the most succesful female snooker player of all time.