Snooker: The Silent Sport

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1. You enter the empty theatre ahead of a major snooker competition in order to get some early practise. You pick up your cue and you get out your set of 22 balls and begin to arrange them on the table. You place a triangle on the felt (more correctly baize), but what colour balls are meant to be arranged in this shape? Red Black Yellow Blue

2. You are in the audience watching a very tight frame between two professional snooker players. You notice that the last red ball has been potted and the six coloured balls remain on the table. For the player at the table to go ahead in points he needs to pot a ball worth five points or more. Which of the following ball colours will not put him immediately in the lead? Yellow Pink Blue Black

3. You are sitting in the audience watching a compelling frame of snooker and your favourite player has just achieved a 147 break! A standing ovation from the crowd is seen as this break is an extraordinary achievement illustrating technical brilliance. If a player is to make a 147 break what colour ball must be potted after every red ball? Pink Brown Blue Black

4. Other than the cue that snooker players mostly use to complete a frame of the sport, there exists some interesting equipment. What is the name given to the piece of equipment that is in many respects a rest but contains an arch to provide extra height? Spider Bug Roach Worm

5. The world of snooker was dominated by one player throughout the 1990s. In this highly technical game where pin-point accuracy and a steady nerve is essential, this player excelled to the dizzy heights of sporting success. What is the name of this Scottish player who was crowned World Snooker Champion seven times in the period 1990 to 1999? Stephen Hendry John Higgins Mark Williams Peter Ebdon

6. The 2000s in snooker were a lot more competitive than was the case in the 1990s due to the decline in form of one of the sport's greatest players. In the period 2000-2009, which of the following players won the most World Snooker Championships? Peter Ebdon Mark Williams Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins

7. Whilst only registering a comparatively modest career, this individual would become well known in the snooker world for his comedic style at the table and later for becoming a commentator at the BBC. What is the name of this player who made it to the semi-final of the World Snooker Championship in 1979 and who won the UK Championship the same year? John Scorpio John Leo John Virgo John Aries

8. Ding Junhui is an example of a player from outside the Commenwealth who has become a professional snooker player. This is a good step for snooker as by increasing the number of countries represented, the sport receives a broader appeal. By the Beijing Olympics of 2008, snooker was not classified as an Olympic sport but was the event ever included in the Asian Games. True False

9. Snooker, more than most sports, seems to be of a rather conservative nature with players wearing bow ties and the crowd remaining, for the most part, silent. With this ostensibly conservative nature in mind, has the World Snooker Championship final ever been officiated by a female? Yes No

10. The World Snooker Championship is the most important event in this particular sport's annual calendar. With prestige and a lot of money to be won it is the tournament that all snooker players aspire to. In 1977, this event was moved to a venue in the English city Sheffield, but for what was this venue originally built? Council debating chamber Morris dancing Brewing Theatrical plays