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The Colours of Cricket

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The Colours of Cricket game quiz
"Cricket, in the bright sunshine, can be a feast for the eyes in more ways than one. Here's a pretty simple quiz looking at some of the colours that you can enjoy whilst watching it !"

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1. Traditionally, before the advent of coloured clothing in one day cricket, both teams would wear kit of predominantly which colour?
    White
    Green
    Black
    Red


2. What is the traditional colour of the ball in most forms of cricket?
    Pink
    Black
    Red
    Green


3. What colour are the distinctively branded bats used in all Stanford Twenty20 matches?
    White and Purple hoops
    Solid Black
    Red with Khaki dots
    Lime Green


4. This cricketing all rounder was born in Yorkshire, received all his education in Australia, then returned to his home county to play the majority of his cricketing career for them. He played 30 Test matches, and 51 ODI's for England before retiring from international cricket in 2003. Who is he?
    Jack Black
    Kevin Khaki
    Cameron White
    Craig White


5. What colour has India's one day kit been since the introduction of coloured clothing to one day cricket?
    Mocha
    Orange
    Blue
    Yellow


6. In Test Match cricket, what colour have the "sightscreens" (the large screens behind the bowler, designed to aid the batsman's view of the ball) always been?
    Red
    Black
    Green
    White


7. Lancaster Park in Christchurch, New Zealand has hosted Test cricket matches since early in the 20th Century. For a decade, from 1998 to 2007, it was known as what though?
    The Jade Stadium
    The Ochre Amphitheatre
    The Pink Park
    The Fuschia Field


8. Every Australian Test cricketer treasures his Test cap, known by it's unique shape as well as it's colour. By what name is this cap known wordwide?
    Baggy Green
    Wallaby White
    Gorgeous Gold
    Crimson Kanga


9. "Magenta, mauve and black striped blazers" are the club colours of one of the world's most esoteric cricket clubs, who have featured amongst their playing members David Niven, Boris Karloff, Sir Laurence Olivier and P.G. Wodehouse - which cricket club is this?
    Globe Theatre CC
    Stratford-on-Avon CC
    Hollywood CC
    Disney CC


10. The "Egg and Tomato" Tie is the iconic symbol of one of the world's most well known cricket clubs. Where would you see gentlemen members of the MCC walking around the Long Room in orange and gold ties?
    The English Breakfast Club, Rhiwbina
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Lords, London
    Wembley, London


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Compiled May 19 13