Test Your Knowledge: Guess the Year
The Joy of Cricket Trivia
Guess the Year: Cricket trivia quizzes engage fans with the sport and test knowledge.
Additionally, with cricket’s rich history, trivia quizzes let enthusiasts celebrate their passion and recall classic matches and iconic players.
Guess the Year: 8 Iconic Cricket Moments Quiz
You remember the moment, but do you remember the year? Here are eight of cricket’s most famous days. Pick the correct year from four options, then reveal the answer.
1. India stun West Indies in the World Cup final at Lord’s under Kapil Dev. A) 1979 B) 1983 C) 1987 D) 1992
Answer: 1983. India defended just 183 against the two-time champions.
2. England off-spinner Jim Laker takes 19 wickets in a single Test at Old Trafford. A) 1948 B) 1956 C) 1961 D) 1968
Answer: 1956. He took 9 in the first innings and all 10 in the second, a Test record that still stands.
3. Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket breaks away from the establishment. A) 1971 B) 1977 C) 1983 D) 1985
Answer: 1977. World Series Cricket helped popularize colored clothing, the white ball and floodlit matches.
4. Anil Kumble takes all 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan in Delhi. A) 1996 B) 1999 C) 2001 D) 2004
Answer: 1999. He became only the second bowler, after Jim Laker, to take all 10 in a Test innings.
5. South Africa chase down 434 against Australia in Johannesburg, “the 438 game”. A) 2003 B) 2006 C) 2009 D) 2011
Answer: 2006. It was the first time a team had scored 400 in an ODI, and it happened twice in the same match.
6. The first season of the Indian Premier League is played. A) 2006 B) 2007 C) 2008 D) 2010
Answer: 2008. Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, won the first title.
7. Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first man to score a double century in an ODI, against South Africa in Gwalior.A) 2008 B) 2010 C) 2011 D) 2012
Answer: 2010. He finished unbeaten on 200.
8. The first day-night Test is played with a pink ball, in Adelaide. A) 2012 B) 2015 C) 2017 D) 2019
Answer: 2015. Australia beat New Zealand in under three days.
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