Cricket Vocabulary And Terms! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.How many runs are scored if a cricket fielder steps on the boundary with a ball in hand?
- A.
Five
- B.
Four
- C.
None
- D.
One
- 2.What must a fielder do to get a runner out in a game of cricket?
- A.
Tag The Bowler
- B.
Dislodge A Bail
- C.
Hit Another Player
- D.
Catch The Ball
- 3.What does a cricket umpire tap to signal a player's leg bye?
- A.
Thigh
- B.
Foot
- C.
Knee
- D.
Elbow
- 4.What are the white lines used to mark a cricket pitch called?
- A.
Dugout
- B.
Pitches
- C.
Wickets
- D.
Creases
- 5.What is the central area of a cricket field called?
- A.
Bench
- B.
Lane
- C.
Outfield
- D.
Pitch
- 6.Off, middle and leg are names for what cricket items?
- A.
Players
- B.
Pitches
- C.
Wicket Stumps
- D.
Creases
- 7.How far must a cricket batter travel to score a run?
- A.
Half Pitch
- B.
Pitch Length
- C.
Half Field
- D.
Field Length
- 8.How many batting team members take the field to start a cricket game?
- A.
11
- B.
One
- C.
Two
- D.
Nine
- 9.In cricket, a run is scored when the batsmen runs between what?
- A.
The Wickets
- B.
The End Zones
- C.
The Goal Posts
- D.
The Popping Creases
- 10.How many players make up a regulation cricket team?
- A.
11
- B.
Nine
- C.
Six
- D.
12
- 11.Off-spin and leg-spin refer to what type of cricket action?
- A.
Catching
- B.
Keeping
- C.
Bowling
- D.
Batting
- 12.Which cricket player wears a pair of webbed gloves?
- A.
Bowler
- B.
Fielder
- C.
Wicket Keeper
- D.
Batsman
- 13.In cricket, what is declared immediately upon an out?
- A.
Innings' End
- B.
Dead Ball
- C.
Jump Ball
- D.
Halftime
- 14.In cricket, what area lies opposite the off side?
- A.
Leg Side
- B.
Home Side
- C.
Away Side
- D.
On Side
- 15.A rained-out one-day cricket game with a tie score is declared what?
- A.
Wash Out
- B.
Do-Over
- C.
Bye
- D.
No-Result
- 16.In cricket, what is the meaning of the acronym LBW?
- A.
Leg Before Wicket
- B.
Left Ball Wicket
- C.
Leeds Bypass Wicket
- D.
Long Broken Wicket
- 17.Cricket has its origins in what European nation?
- A.
Scotland
- B.
India
- C.
England
- D.
Australia
- 18.When a cricket batsman gets out, what is said to have happened to his wicket?
- A.
It Is Dead
- B.
It Has Fallen
- C.
It Is Maxed Out
- D.
It Is Upturned
- 19.What common American team sport is similar to cricket?
- A.
Football
- B.
Basketball
- C.
Soccer
- D.
Baseball
- 20.What color is the stitching on a traditional cricket ball?
- A.
White
- B.
Red
- C.
Black
- D.
Yellow
- 21.The shape of a cricket wicket most closely resembles which letter?
- A.
A
- B.
U
- C.
M
- D.
W
- 22.What is the standard diameter of the stump of a cricket wicket?
- A.
1 millimeter
- B.
10 Millimeters
- C.
25 Millimeters
- D.
100 Millimeters
- 23.What is the name of the off-field official that presides over a cricket match?
- A.
Bowler
- B.
Match Referee
- C.
Coach
- D.
Umpire
- 24.By what name was the first set of published cricket rules known?
- A.
Cricket Rules
- B.
Cricket Guidelines
- C.
Laws Of Cricket
- D.
How To Play Cricket
- 25.The earliest known cricket games used what as a ball?
- A.
A Sack Of Rice
- B.
A Ball Of Wool
- C.
A Ball Of Hair
- D.
A Pig's Bladder
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