Yes, after literally no messages urging me to do a weekly quiz, it's here.
Each Thursday I shall post five reasonably fiendish questions on a particular theme. Your job is to provide the answers.
At this stage there are no prizes, but this may change.
Leave your name in answering and bask in the admiration of fellow blog readers when you get the answers right.
But no Googling!
This week's theme is 'firsts'...
1) Who was the first Scot ever to win a match at the Crucible?
2) Who was the first player to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in a professional event?
3) Who were the commentators for the first televised 147 break in 1982?
4) Who made the Crucible's first break in excess of 140?
5) Who won the first ranking event run under a random draw format?
1. Murdo Macleod
ReplyDelete2. Don't know this, but remember Cliff Wilson - legend - beat him in his first season, but that was probably about his third loss.
3. Jack Karnehm & David Taylor (?)
4. Doug Mountjoy
5. Bob Chaperon
1. Murdo MacLoed
ReplyDelete2. ?
3. John Spencer
4. Bill Werbenuik
5. Stephen Hendry, 1991 British Open
I no mcmanus beat ronnie at the crucible in 93 but not certain if that was is first loss
ReplyDeletecongratulations Dave- number 2 has got me - I would need to look it up- nice level of questions though as I had to think a moment on number 5 as well. I wont put the answers or it would spoil it for other guessers
ReplyDeleteJohn H
1.Murdo McLeod
ReplyDelete2.No Idea, will guess Fred Davis, know he beat him at some stage.
3.John Pulman and David Taylor.
4.Bill Werbeniuk
5. Think it was the second ppt in 83, so I'll go for Knowles.
If not, then Reardon in 82.
No googling...my best guesses are:
ReplyDelete1) Stephen Hendry
2) Mark Williams
3) David Taylor and John Pullman
4) Doug Mountjoy
5) Stephen Lee
No Googling? Are you kidding?!
ReplyDeleteQuestions are interesting, but I won't be able to find all the answers!
1. Murdo Macleod (a lot of people seem to think Hendry)
ReplyDelete2. Alan McManus
3. John Pulman and David Taylor
4. Bill Werbniuk
5. Ray Rearden (total guess)
Gary Moss
Nobody has them all correct so far
ReplyDeleteI think Sean Storey was the first to beat O'Sullivan, followed by Dave Findow then Gary Wilkinson.
ReplyDeleteCould be wrong.
1. Murdo Macleod
ReplyDelete2. Dont Know without Checking
3.Rex Williams and David Taylor
4.Bill Werbeniuk (1979)
5. Ray Reardon (1982 PPT) only the second tournament after the Jameson International of that year to carry ranking points other than the World Championships.
John H
1. Jim Donnelly?
ReplyDelete2. Alan Mcmanus?
3. John Pulman & Jim Meadowcroft?
4. I think it was a 145, was it Doug Mountjoy?
5. Bob Chaperon?
Snookerbacker (no chance)
Did Bert Demarco ever win a match at Sheffield?
ReplyDeleteHow many was I out Dave. I'm guessing I got two wrong
ReplyDeleteGary Moss
1 - murdo mcleod. 2 - dave finbow. 3 - david taylor , john pullman. 4 - bill werbenuik. 5 - bob chaperon
ReplyDeleteI guess for number 2) the real answer might be "himself" !
ReplyDeleteNumber one, mcleod and Hendry both won at the crucible, only Hendrys match was a couple of days later
ReplyDeleteChanging mine:
ReplyDelete1. Murdo Macleod
2. Still don't know this - Maybe Dave Finbow that earlier question gave
3. John Spencer - I remember that having made a 147 a couple of years before, he then commentated on Steve's & David Taylor (?)
4. Bill Werbeniuk (Mountjoy's 145 was later)
5. Bob Chaperon
1 - Murdo McLeod (1986)
ReplyDelete2 - Cliff Wilson (1992 UK)
3 - Any of Rex Williams,John Pulman
& David Taylor
4 - Bill Werbenuik (1979)
5 - John Higgins (2008 GP)
How many of these would you get Dave,if you didn't have the answers
in front of you ?!
1. Murdo McLeod (1987) - He did it
ReplyDeleteone session before Hendry
2.Cliff Wilson (stick with that for now)
3.Rex Williams & John Pulman (it
could only be 2 commentators)
4.Bill Werbenuik (1979)
5.John Higgins (2008 GP) - If there was a random draw event
before this - I would be surprised
Nice one Colin M. The first of many such losses, sadly.
ReplyDeleteI should have added that I'll be revealing the answers tomorrow morning
ReplyDeleteI'd say
ReplyDelete1.Murdo McLeod
2.I'll try Cliff Wilson but don't know for sure
3.John Pulman and David Taylor
4.I think Kirk Stevens got a 143 a year before Doug Mountjoy's 145
5. Bob Chaperon
Alpha
To paraphrase Eric Morecambe...we now have all the right answers, just not necessarily in the right order
ReplyDelete1. Murdo mcleod
ReplyDelete2.sean storey
3.David Taylor and John Pulman
4.Bill Werbeniuk
5.Tony Knowles.
It is a good idea the quiz, but I still think people will be googling the anwsers.
ReplyDeleteA very good memorial issue to Alex Higgins, spoiled only by a sycophantic piece by Dean Christopher.
Hendry, is wrong about the rankings, but I still feel that the true quality may be slightly disguised as there are 13 events that feature almost no best-of-nine matches.
I just come in from work &
ReplyDeletecan't beleive nobody has got them all just yet.
1 - Murdo McLeod
2 - Sean Storey
3 - John Pulman & David Taylor
4 - Bill Werbenuik
5 - Ray Reardon (1982 Players)
or Bob Chaperon (1990 British)
Typical chrisk5. a fun quiz and he not only has to have 3 goes but googles the answers and puts them up. what a child.
ReplyDeleteThe number 2 question is interesting,does the summer qualifiers count as a professional
ReplyDeleteevent ? - If so,Storey or Finbow
most likely.
If not,then Gary Wilkinson beat
Ronnie 5-3 at the 92 Grand Prix,
his first proper professional event
Anon 6.00PM - No,I didn't google
the answers & yes,the quiz is a
great idea !
Even I might learn something.
No chrisk you didnt google?
ReplyDeleteYou say in your earlier attempt you'd be surprised if there was an open draw before 2008. All of a sudden the 1982 ppt comes into your mind. You are full of it and this time you are caught red handed.
Anon 8.14PM - I took stock of other people's guesses.
ReplyDeleteThe only answers I knew initially
were McLeod & Werbeniuk.
'You are full of it..........'
Ronnie's Shanghai withdrawal still
fresh in your mind then ?!
Fellas, please.
ReplyDelete1) Jim Donnelly
ReplyDelete2) Jason Weston
3) Shaw Taylor & Ted Lowe
4) Billy Snaddon
5) Perrie Mans
almost every person looked up the answers, google or not.
ReplyDelete