🧠 Snooker Quiz

Question

1easyHow many points is the pink ball worth in snooker?

Answer 1

💡 6

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The pink ball is indeed worth 6 points in snooker. The colour values are: yellow (2), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6), black (7).

Answer 2

💡 147 (or maximum break)

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A maximum break of 147 requires potting all 15 reds each with a black (15×8 = 120 points), then all six colours in sequence (2+3+4+5+6+7 = 27 points), totalling 147.

Answer 3

💡 Black

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The black ball is indeed spotted at the top of the table, furthest from the baulk end, on the spot known as the 'black spot' or 'billiard spot'. This is a straightforward and correct snooker fact.

Answer 4

💡 7

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In snooker, a foul on the black ball awards the fouled player 7 points — the value of the black itself, which also happens to be the maximum foul value in the game.

Answer 5

💡 Neil Robertson

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Neil Robertson is indeed Australian and won the World Snooker Championship in 2010, becoming the first Australian to do so. He beat Graeme Dott in the final. This is correct on all counts.

Answer 6

💡 1977

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The World Snooker Championship has indeed been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield since 1977, when John Spencer won the inaugural event there. This is a well-known snooker fact.

Answer 7

💡 The Jester from Leicester

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Mark Selby earned the nickname 'The Jester from Leicester' due to his hometown and his occasionally playful demeanour at the table. He has won the World Snooker Championship four times.

Answer 8

💡 4

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Under snooker rules, the minimum foul penalty is 4 points. If the ball on was the yellow (value 2), the penalty defaults to the minimum of 4 points. The answer of 4 is correct.

Answer 9

💡 John Spencer

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John Spencer did indeed win the first World Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 1977, defeating Cliff Thorburn 25–21 in the final. It was Spencer's third and final world title.

Answer 10

💡 On television (televised)

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Kirk Stevens made a 147 break at the 1984 Masters at Alexandra Palace, which was the first maximum break achieved on live television. Stevens, wearing his trademark all-white suit, potted all 15 reds with blacks and then all the colours to the delight of the TV audience.