Put your cricket knowledge to the ultimate test in KFC's HCG cricket quiz.
The pressure will be on as we ask you a series of challenging quick-fire questions that you'll have a limited time to answer. Get one wrong and it's all over, so don't get caught out!
The top score overall has been posted by Andrew - 2744.
You can answer a max of 145 questions per game. So you answered every question in less than a second, your max score possible would be 145 * 19 = 2755.
Either the guy is a savant or I smell shenanigans.
Well its been removed but there are still a few in the 2000
Nah it's still there under Week 5.
This game bores me, Its obvious these people with 2000+ scores are cheating or seriously have no life.
I have logged the questions/answers I did get fort anyone else who wants to waste their time.
A cricket pitch, from wicket to wicket, is how many yards? 22
At Bellerive's Blundstone Arena adorning the members as you walk in off Church St. is a statue of a very famous Tasmanian… who is it of?
Australia's domestic first-class competition is the…. Sheffield Shield
Australia's finest bowler, with more than 700 Test wickets to his name… Shane Warne
Australia's national coach to at least 2017 having had his contract extended in October… Darren Lehmann
Australia's only cricketer to be knighted for his services to the game is? Don Bradman
Brisbane's second major ground is named in honour of this gritty left-hander who, among many achievements, captained Australia to the fabulous Ashes wins of 1989…
Captained Australia on the 'Greats of 1948' Ashes tour… Don Bradman
Debuted for Australia in the first Test against Pakistan in late October, 2014… leftie, from Sydney. Steve O'keefe
Decorated Big Bash import Jacques Kallis has contested how many World Cups since 1996? Five
Don Bradman was a boundary short of having a Test average of 100… what was his average? Hint: It's the same number for ABC post office boxes Australia-wide. 99.94
Classical batsman of the '60s and early '70s who retired young when his best was still to come. From Victoria.
From Doveton near Dandenong, he bowls at around 150km/h at his very best, but has been susceptible to injury…
From which capital city did Jackson Bird leave to go south to Tasmania in 2011?
He died tragically having been punched outside a bayside hotel in Melbourne in 2003.
He opened the bowling with Mitchell Johnson in the first of the Tests against Pakistan at Dubai in October, 2014.
He was Shane Warne's spin coach. They met before Shane had played a Test, in the nets in Adelaide. 'Show me what you've got son,' he said… Terry Jenner
He made five Test centuries as a teenager…
He was the first to 100 centuries in international cricket…
He was the first to 200 Test wickets. NZ-born. Leg-spinner.
How many balls are there in an over? Six
How many days, minimum, must a first-class match be scheduled over? Three
How many overs, in total, are possible in a 50/50 game? 100
How many runs are scored when the ball is hit and bounces into the boundary fence or over the rope. Four
How many runs are scored when you clear the fence with a big hit? Six
How many stitches on the seam does a cricket ball have? Six
How many stumps, in total, are used at either end of the wicket? Six
How many teams compete for the Sheffield Shield? Six
How many teams compete in Australia's Big Bash? Eight
In cricket around Australia, what is the traditional time for stumps?
India's current captain for more than 200 ODIs. MS Doni
In which direction are cricket wickets/centre squares positioned? North-South
King Viv' is among the recent West Indian cricketers to be knighted for their services to cricket… what is Sir Vivian's surname? Richards
Most believe he's the finest Australian batsman since Don Bradman… in all he made 71 international centuries, including 41 in Tests… remarkable stats… who is it?
NSW all-rounder from the Parramatta club who represented Australia for the first time at short-form level late in 2014… Sean abbott
One of Zimbabwe's finest, he is one of just two 17-year-olds to make a Test century on debut. Hamilton
Reinforced the Australian squad for its Middle East two-Test tour in October… Tasmanian (but it's not Xavier Doherty…) Ben Hilf
Tall Indian fast bowler renowned for his long hair, beard and sparkling neck chains… Ishant Sharma
Test matches are scheduled over how many days? Five
The Allan Border Medal honours the contribution of a past Australian great. Who? Allan Border
The Don Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award honours the contribution of a past Australian great. Who? Don Bradman
The only cricketer to take 800 Test wickets… Muthiah
This colourful BBC Test Match Special commentator is known to everyone as 'Blowers'… Henry Blofield
This proud son of Launceston has 5000 Sheffield Shield runs to his credit in the last decade…
The New South Wales Sheffield Shield team is known as what? The Blues
The first Prudential Assurance World Cup was held in which country, in 1975? England
The most famous Australian cricketer of all… Sir Donald Bradman
The only Victorian in the last decade to amass 6000 Sheffield Shield runs, without even one Test appearance… unlike his brother.
The South African cricketers were once known as the Springboks. Now they are the what? The proteas
The spiritual and historic home of cricket Lord's is in which major city in the UK? London
The spiritual home of cricket, in St John's Wood, London… Lords
This wonderful cricketing almanack has been issued in the UK and beyond every year since 1864. What is it called? Wisden
What a bowler takes a hat-trick, how many wickets has he taken in consecutive deliveries? Three
What is the name of the person responsible for looking after the ground and wicket area? All of these
What is the nickname of the New Zealand cricket team? Kiwis
What is the traditional starting date for Melbourne's Christmas Test? Dec 26
What is the traditional starting date for the Sydney New Year Test? Jan 03
When a batsman makes a ton, how many runs has he scored? 100
When a batsman is out for a duck, how many runs has he scored? None
When a bowler takes a 'five-for', how many wickets has he taken? Five
When commentators announce 'the taking of a new Kookaburra', what piece of equipment are they referring to? The Ball
Where is the 2015 World Cup being staged?
Which celebrated ground hosts 'Jane McGrath Day' each New Year? Sydney
Which country won the very first World Cup at Lord's in 1975? West Indies
Which of the Chappell brothers ordered the under-arm delivery to be bowled to the Kiwi tailender Brian McKechnie at the MCG? Greg Chappell
Which team captained by MS Dhoni is the reigning World Cup champion? India
Who is Australia's Test captain?
Who is the odd man out? Glen Chappell
Who scored 307 at the 'G, 1965-66?
Who was 'The Boy from Bowral'? Don Bradman
David Hookes died outside the hotel.
Rickie Ponting scored 5000 runs?
Current test captain is Steve Smith, but Michael Clarke maybe the answer.
Stumps is usually 6PM?
Second major ground in brisbane named after Alan Border?
Ricky Ponting made 41 test centuries.
Who scored 307 at the 'G, 1965-66? Bob Cowper
Who is Australia's Test captain? Steve Smith
Where is the 2015 World Cup being staged? Australia and NZ
The prize we all want:
Weekly KFC for a year (52 x $25 vouchers valued at $1,300)
Shit… I'd be able to get 2-3 meals out of that!
Will they give me a years worth of Jenny Craig or heart surgery once I've taken my prize?
The Overall Winner will be the one (1) Weekly Winner who has
registered the overall highest score in a single entry for the KFC
Fresh Test Trivia during the entire competition period. In the
event that multiple entrants attain identical highest scores in a
single entry during the entire fourteen week competition period
across all weekly rounds of the competition, the Promoter will
contact those entrants and require each of them to submit an
answer in 25 words or less to a question determined by the
Promoter in its absolute discretion. The Overall Winner will be the
entrant who has been judged to have provided the most
creative, humorous and original response to the question asked
by the Promoter. Each response will be individually judged based
on literary and creative merit. Chance plays no part in
determining the winner.
It comes down to how fast you are on the trigger :(
Aw spewing… will quit now then lol
The Indian legend once batted 60 overs and carried his bat in a World Cup match for 36 not out! The go-slow was Lord's, 1975… Sunil Gavaskar
His stunning 181 against the Sri Lankans at the national stadium in 1987-88 was continuing evidence of his pre-eminence as the finest batsman of his area. West Indian Viv Richards
Looks like I was right to give up early. The max possible score in this comp is 2755 (e.g.If you took less than 1 second to answer all 145 questions, which is almost impossible in itself) and somehow the overall winner has a score of 2830… Shenanigans a plenty!!
Someone has 2554 on the leaderboard lol.. well the questions repeat themselves often enough, still would take a bit of time to get there…
(In my mind the traditional starting date of the SCG test is Jan 2 still, not Jan 3…)