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Quiz about Snookers Great Moments
Quiz about Snookers Great Moments

Snooker's Great Moments Trivia Quiz


If you are a snooker fan like me, you should try enjoy this quiz. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by jimmywhitefan. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
121,768
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
11 / 25
Plays
1016
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Question 1 of 25
1. Who did Jimmy White beat in the semi-finals of the 1984 Benson & Hedges Masters tournament? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Who was Jimmy White's opponent when he made his 147 break in the 1992 World Championship? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Who won the 1992 UK Championship? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Who was the player that made the the "banana shot", in the 1996 World Championship? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. What was the score of the match between John Parrott and Eddie Charlton, in the first round of the 1992 World Championship? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. There were two finalists in the 1991 Mita World Masters. Jimmy White was one, who was the other?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... they were in the 1992 World Championship; oOne of them made a 147 b)
Question 7 of 25
7. Jimmy White partnered Tony Meo in the Men's Double in the 1991 Mita World Masters?


Question 8 of 25
8. What was the score between Steve Davis and Mike Hallett in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters Final? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Who did Jimmy White beat in the 1992 British Open? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Who won the 1990 UK Championship? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Who was Jim Wych's partner in the Men's Doubles, of the 1991 Mita World Masters? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. What was Peter Ebdon's ranking after his first season as a professional player? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. In which year did Tony Meo win the British Open? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. What was the scoreline between Jimmy White and Joe Johnson in the fourth round of the 1992 British Open. Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Who was Tony Meo's opponent in the 1989 British Open? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Who made a 147 break against Jimmy White in the 1995 World Championship? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Who beat Steve Davis in the 1991 World Matchplay Championship? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Who beat Stephen Hendry in the 1991 World Championship quarter-finals?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)
Question 19 of 25
19. Who won the 1991 Benson & Hedges Masters? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. What was Tony Drago's highest break in practice, during the 1991 B&H Masters? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Who won the Premiere Snooker League in 1993? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Who was Jimmy White's partner in the 1991 Mita World Masters Mixed Double? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Who won the 1991 European Open?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... that was the only European Open title he got)
Question 24 of 25
24. Who did Jimmy White beat to win the 1992 Rothsmans Grand Prix? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. How many times was Mark Johnston-Allen a finalist in the European Open in the 20th century? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who did Jimmy White beat in the semi-finals of the 1984 Benson & Hedges Masters tournament?

Answer: Kirk Stevens

Stevens made a 147 break against White in the tenth frame, but White won the match with a 119 cleareance in the next, and went on to beat Terry Griffiths 9-5 in the final.
2. Who was Jimmy White's opponent when he made his 147 break in the 1992 World Championship?

Answer: Tony Drago

James Wattana also made a 147 break against Drago in the 1992 British Open.
3. Who won the 1992 UK Championship?

Answer: Jimmy White

White lost 16-13 to John Parrott the year before. And White beat Parrott by the same score line in 1992.
4. Who was the player that made the the "banana shot", in the 1996 World Championship?

Answer: Jimmy White

White did it in the 1996 World Championship.
5. What was the score of the match between John Parrott and Eddie Charlton, in the first round of the 1992 World Championship?

Answer: 10-0

Charlton was the first ever player to be whitewashed at the Crucible by that score line.
6. There were two finalists in the 1991 Mita World Masters. Jimmy White was one, who was the other?

Answer: Tony Drago

It was Drago's first appearance in the finals. But he lost 10-6 to Jimmy White.
7. Jimmy White partnered Tony Meo in the Men's Double in the 1991 Mita World Masters?

Answer: True

White and Meo were childhood friends who skipped school to play in snooker clubs.
8. What was the score between Steve Davis and Mike Hallett in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters Final?

Answer: 9-0

Hallet was the first player to be whitewashed by that scoreline in the tournament.
9. Who did Jimmy White beat in the 1992 British Open?

Answer: James Wattana

Wattana's father was shot dead in Bangkok when he was making a 147 break against Tony Drago.
10. Who won the 1990 UK Championship?

Answer: Stephen Hendry

Hendry beat Davis 16-15 in with a break of 91 in the final frame.
11. Who was Jim Wych's partner in the Men's Doubles, of the 1991 Mita World Masters?

Answer: Brady Gollan

Both of them are Canadian.
12. What was Peter Ebdon's ranking after his first season as a professional player?

Answer: 47

Ebdon won the New Player Of The Year award in 1992.
13. In which year did Tony Meo win the British Open?

Answer: 1989

He beat Dean Reynolds 13-9 in the 1989 finals.
14. What was the scoreline between Jimmy White and Joe Johnson in the fourth round of the 1992 British Open.

Answer: 5-3

Joe Johnson might have a chance to change the result, but he broke down on a break on 46. He missed a red in the eighth frame and was only two points behind. White went on to win the frame with a 35 clearance.
15. Who was Tony Meo's opponent in the 1989 British Open?

Answer: Dean Reynolds

Reynolds lost 13-9.
16. Who made a 147 break against Jimmy White in the 1995 World Championship?

Answer: Stephen Hendry

Hendry went on to win the Championship when he beat Nigel Bond 18-9.
17. Who beat Steve Davis in the 1991 World Matchplay Championship?

Answer: Gary Wilkinson

Gary Wilkinson defeated John Parrott in the quarter-finals, and Jimmy White in the semi-finals.
18. Who beat Stephen Hendry in the 1991 World Championship quarter-finals?

Answer: Steve James

Hendry led 11-9, but James won four in a row to take the title 13-11.
19. Who won the 1991 Benson & Hedges Masters?

Answer: Stephen Hendry

Hendry came back from 0-7 & 2-8 down, to win the match 9-8 against Mike Hallett.
20. What was Tony Drago's highest break in practice, during the 1991 B&H Masters?

Answer: 149

Drago snookered his practice partner Nick Manning after his break-off. And Drago took the brown as the free ball and went on to pot the brown as a colour ball. In fact he took the brown twice and 14 blacks.
21. Who won the Premiere Snooker League in 1993?

Answer: Jimmy White

It was White's first League win.
22. Who was Jimmy White's partner in the 1991 Mita World Masters Mixed Double?

Answer: Karen Corr

Steve Davis and Allison Fisher won the Mixed Doubles title.
23. Who won the 1991 European Open?

Answer: Tony Jones

He beat Mark Johnston-Allen 9-7 in the finals, and Mark Johnston-Allen made it to the final the following year, but lost 9-3 to Jimmy White.
24. Who did Jimmy White beat to win the 1992 Rothsmans Grand Prix?

Answer: Ken Doherty

White trailed 1-5 in the earlier in the day, but came out a 10-9 winner over Doherty.
25. How many times was Mark Johnston-Allen a finalist in the European Open in the 20th century?

Answer: 2

He lost to Tony Jones in 1991 and Jimmy White in 1992.
Source: Author jimmywhitefan

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